Perry County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Perry County

County Courthouse
Perry County Alabama P O Box 478 Marion, Alabama 36756 Phone: 334-683-2200

County Clerk has marriage probate and land records



Parent County
1819--Perry County was created 13 December 1819 from Montgomery County and the Creek Cession of 1814. County seat: Marion

Neighboring Counties

 * Bibb
 * Chilton
 * Dallas
 * Hale
 * Marengo

Cemeteries
Additional Perry County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Land and Property
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Perry County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2009. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index..

Vital Records

 * 1820-1929 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.


 * 1858-1873 - Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Marriages 1858-1873 Perry County, Alabama. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 2002. Digital version at - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Perry County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Perry County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Perry County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)