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Guide to Greene County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named in honor of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene of Rhode Island. The County has Eutaw as its seat and the County was created December 13, 1819. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse 400 Morrow Avenue Eutaw, AL 35462 Phone:(205) 372-3598 Greene County Website Greene County Courthouse 400 Morrow Avenue Eutaw, AL 35462 Phone: (205) 372-3598

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1823, probate records from 1821, land records from 1820 and military discharge records

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Greene County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at . Begins on page 1042.
 * Greene County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project.

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Greene county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

Directories

 * 1855-1856 Snedecor, V. Gayle. 1963 Reprint of Snedecor's 1855-1856 Directory of Greene County, Alabama. Eutaw, Ala., 1963. Digital version at Ancestry $

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Military Records
Civil War, 1861-1865


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company B
 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company C
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I [subsequently, Company D]
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company I
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Greene County Grays"
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Confederate Guards"
 * - 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E and I
 * - 36th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, C and H
 * - 41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
 * 1871-1880 at FamilySearch
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch

Other Records
Helpful Websites %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 * AlGenWeb

Voting Records
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Green County has 2 books:


 * Book 1
 * Book 2

Probate Records

 * 1824-1829 Persons Named in the Greene County, Alabama Orphans Court Record A-L
 * 1824-1829 Persons Named in the Greene County, Alabama Orphans Court Record M-Z
 * 1830-1976 Greene County Probate Records, 1830-1976 at

Online Probate Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * 1822-1860, 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1823-1860 Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages Alabama Marriages Ancestry.com
 * 1818-1847 Marriages (and index). Southeastern Genealogy ($)

Death

 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths Alabama Deaths Ancestry

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Family History Center Locator

Libraries
Greene County Historical Society P. O. Box 746 Eutaw, AL 35462 Greene County Historical Society Website

Greene James C. Poole Jr. Memorial Library 205-372-9026


 * Greene Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web
 * Al Gen Web

Libraries James C. Poole, Jr. Memorial Library 420 Prairie Avenue Eutaw, AL 35462 Telephone: 205-372-9026

Websites

 * 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.
 * County ALGenWeb~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Greene County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.