Alabama, County Birth Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This index contains birth registers for Autauga, births & deaths, 1871-1916; Barbour, Baldwin, births & deaths, 1886-1919; Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw,1881-1893' Clarke, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, births & deaths,1878-1954; Coosa, births & deaths, 1920-1949; Covington, Cullman, Dallas, 1880-1930; Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Hale, 1895-1922; Henry, Jackson, Lamar, 1919-1922; Lawrence, Limestone, Lowndes, births & deaths,1879-1935; Madison, Marengo,  Marion, Marshall, 1920-1938; Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, 1908-1930; Pickens, Pike, Randolph, births & deaths, 1886-1945; Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington, and Winston counties. Coverage dates may vary.

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Alabama.
 * Alabama Guided Research
 * Alabama Record Finder
 * Alabama Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Alabama Research, 1880-Present
 * Beginning Research in United States Vital Records
 * How to Find Alabama Birth Records

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Alabama, County birth registers : COLLECTION RECORD, 1881-1930
 * Alabama Genealogical Society magazine Birmingham, Alabama : Alabama Genealogical Society, 1967- FHL 976.1 B2ag

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Alabama Historical Records Survey Project, Service Division Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics in Alabama. Birmingham, Alabama : Alabama Historical Records Survey Project, 1942

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