Butler County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama   Butler County

County Courthouse
Butler County Courthouse 700 Court Square, Greenville, AL 36037 Phone:(334) 382-7166

Courthouse burned April 1853 Probate Judge has birth and death records 1894-1919 Marriage, probate and land records

Parent County
1819--Butler County was created 13 December 1819 from Conecuh and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Greenville

Record Loss
1853 -- 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

 * Conecuh
 * Covington
 * Crenshaw
 * Lowndes
 * Monroe
 * Wilcox

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.

Biography

 * Little, John Buckner. The History of Butler County, Alabama: From 1815 to 1885: With Sketches of Some of Her Most Distinguished Citizens and Glances at Her Rich and Varied Resources. Cincinnati: Elm St. Print. Co., 1885. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Butler County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries

 * Union Baptist Cemetery
 * St. Paul Methodist Church Cemetery
 * St. Luke Cemetery
 * New Prospect Methodist Church
 * Brooks Chapel
 * Little Brown Church
 * South Butler Cemetery
 * Ebenezer West Cemetery
 * Smith Family Cemetery
 * Elizabeth Cemetery 
 * Oakey Streek Cemetery
 * Stamps Cemetery
 * The May Cemetery
 * The Springhill Cemetery
 * Pressley Cemetery
 * Bennett Cemetery
 * Consolation Primitive Baptist Church

Additional Butler 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 Butler County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2006. 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..

Local Histories

 * Little, John Buckner. The History of Butler County, Alabama 1815 to 1885. Cincinnati, Ohio: Elm St. Printing, 1885. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Little, John Buckner. The History of Butler County, Alabama: From 1815 to 1885: With Sketches of Some of Her Most Distinguished Citizens and Glances at Her Rich and Varied Resources. Cincinnati: Elm St. Print. Co., 1885. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Butler County is in District 1.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Vital Record Substitutes
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Butler County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs:


 * Butler County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Butler County has one book.

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.
 * Butler County ALGenWeb~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Butler County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Butler County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)