Monroe County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Monroe County

County Courthouse
Monroe County, Alabama Courthouse Square Monroeville, Al 36461 Phone: 251-743-2283

Courthouse Fire destroyed all records prior to 1833 Probate Judge has marriage probate and land record from 1832 1816 Census of Monroe County published by Monroe Journal Monroeville, Alabama

Parent County
1815--Monroe County was created 29 June 1815 from Washington County and the Creek Cession of 1814. County seat: Monroeville

Record Loss
1833--A courthouse fire destroyed all records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Baldwin
 * Butler
 * Clarke
 * Conecuh
 * Escambia
 * Wilcox

African-American

 * see obituary abstracts from the African-American newspaper, The Eagle, in the Newspaper section below

Newspapers

 * Obituaries &amp; Death Notices published in The Eagle, 1891-1914 - an African-American newspaper of the county. Provided via Afrigeneas.com

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Monroe Alabama
 * 430 Goodway Road Goodway, Monroe, Alabama, United States Phone: 251-862-2937

Web Sites

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