Calhoun County, Alabama Genealogy

United States Alabama Calhoun County

Parent County
1832--Calhoun County was created 18 December 1832 from the Creek Cession of 1832. County seat: Anniston

Calhoun County Alabama was created on 18 December 1832 and was originally named Benton County. There is no parent county because Calhoun (then Benton) County was created from the 1832 Creek Cession. On 29 Jan 1858 the name was changed to Calhoun County.

Record Loss
1861 and 1895 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Cleburne
 * Etowah
 * St. Clair
 * Talladega

African American
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Directories
Calhoun County, Alabama Online Historical Directories - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Newspapers
Alabama Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Vital Records
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Calhoun County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.


 * Calhoun County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Calhoun County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Calhoun County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)