Cherokee County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Cherokee County

County Courthouse
Cherokee County Courthouse 100 Main Street, Centre, AL 35960 Phone:(256) 927-3637

Records burned in 1882 Probate Judge has marriage, probate, land and military discharge records from 1882

Parent County
1836--Cherokee County was created 9 January 1836 from the Cherokee Cession of 1835. County seat: Centre

Record Loss
1882 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

 * Calhoun
 * Chattooga County, Georgia
 * Cleburne
 * DeKalb
 * Etowah
 * Floyd County, Georgia
 * Polk County, Georgia

Cemeteries

 * Arrington Chapel Cemetery
 * Bethel Church Cemetery
 * Black Oak Cemetery
 * Broomtown Cemetery
 * Broomtown-Clark Family Cemetery
 * Cedar Bluff Cemetery
 * Cedar Bluff-Bankston Cemetery
 * Centre-Weaver's Cemetery
 * Davis Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
 * Goshen Valley Cemetery
 * Henderson Hill Cemetery
 * Jamestown-Moseley Cemetery
 * Lawrence/Demaris Cemetery
 * Lebanon Church of Christ Cemetery
 * Piedmont-Taylor's Chapel Cemetery
 * Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Sandy Springs-Sheepskin Cemetery
 * Sardis Hill Baptist Church Cemetery

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.
 * Cherokee County, Alabama Bible Records
 * Cherokee County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cherokee County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)