Madison County, Alabama Genealogy

United States Alabama Madison County

Parent County
13 December 1808: Madison County was created from the Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession of 1806-1807.

Neighboring Counties
Jackson | Limestone | Marshall | Morgan | Franklin County, Tennessee

Cities
Gurley | Huntsville | Madison | New Hope| Owens Cross Roads| Triana

Census Designations
Harvest | Hazel Green| Meridianville | Moores Mill| New Market| Redstone Arsenal

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville
 * Brown Cemetery, New Hope
 * Ryland Cemetery, Huntsville one of two cemeteries at Ryland Pike and Dug Hill Road. The Ryland Cemetery is on both sides of Ryland Pike with another cemetery south of it.

General cemetery sites and listings:


 * Madison County Cemetery Listing by Surname ~  ALGenWeb

Census

 * 1809 Census of Madison County ~  ALGenWeb
 * 1830 Census Index and Transcription ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1840 Census Index and Transcription ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1850 Census Index and Transcription ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1860 Census Index and Transcription ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Census Index and Transcription ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Court Records
Madison County Chancery and Circuit Court Records are scheduled to become available for free online at FamilySearch. This collection contains records of disputed estates and divorces. For more information, click here.

Newspapers

 * Madison county newspapers - a listing of newspapers published in the county &amp; libraries that hold them; via the Library of Congress.

Vital Records

 * Huntsville Obituary Index - searchable database of obits done by the Huntsville Madison County Public Library
 * Madison County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection - A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Madison County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com.

Archives, Libraries, and Museums

 * Huntsville Madison County Public Library

Courthouses
County Courthouse 700 100 Northside Sq., Huntsville, AL 35801

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Byrd Springs Alabama Family History Center
 * Huntsville, Madison
 * Huntsville Alabama
 * Huntsville, Alabama
 * Madison-Harvest Alabama
 * Madison, Alabama,

Web Sites

 * Madison County, ALGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Madison County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Madison County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)