Walker County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Walker County

County Courthouse
Walker County Courthouse 1801 3rd Avenue Jasper, AL 35501 Phone: (205) 384-7268

Records burned 1877 Probate Judge has marriage and probate records

Parent County
1823--Walker County was created 26 December 1823 from Marion and Tuscaloosa Counties. County seat: Jasper

Record Loss
1865, 1877, 1896, and 1932 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Populated Places
Carbon Hill | Cordova | Dora | Jasper | Sumiton | Curry | Eldridge | Kansas | Nauvoo | Oakham | Parrish | Sipsey |

Neighboring Counties

 * Blount
 * Cullman
 * Fayette
 * Jefferson
 * Marion
 * Tuscaloosa
 * Winston

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records US Vol. 24 page 1 - Popular Springs Cemetery


 * Pocahontas Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Carbon Hill BillionGraves

Additional Walker County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records and  at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Land and Property
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Walker County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index..

Taxation

 * 1847 - 1840's Walker County tax record, digitized by - free.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Jasper Alabama
 * 1612 18th Ave Jasper, Walker, Alabama, United States Hours: T 5pm-9pm; Th 10am-2pm

Web Sites

 * 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.
 * Walker County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Walker County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Walker County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)