Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogy


 * This article is about a southwest Alabama county. For other uses, see Baldwin.

United States  Alabama    Baldwin County

County Courthouse
Baldwin County Courthouse 1 Court Square PO Box 239 Bay Mintre, AL 36507 Phone: (334) 937-9561

The Probate Court has marriage records from 1810, probate records from 1809 and land records from 1808. The Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records.

History
Baldwin County initially fell within the bounds of Mississippi Territory.

Parent County
1809--Baldwin County was created 21 December 1809 from Washington County and part of Florida. County seat: Bay Minette

Neighboring Counties

 * Clarke
 * Escambia
 * Escambia County, Florida
 * Mobile
 * Monroe
 * Washington

African American

 * 1896-1935 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.

The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Biographies

 * Baldwin County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries
FindAGrave ~ Listing of 222 Baldwin county cemeteries with partial or complete transcriptions.

Community Cemetery Montgomery Hill Baptist Cemetery

Census

 * 1810 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1855 - Population Index to the 1855 Baldwin County Census at Ancestry ($). Includes heads of household.

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Baldwin County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2006. 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..

Local Histories

 * Comings, Lydia Jane Newcomb et al. A Brief History of Baldwin County. Fairhope, Ala.: Baldwin County Historical Society, 1928. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); - free;.

Civil War Battles Fought in Baldwin County

 * 1864 - August 2-23 = Mobile Bay, also known as Passing of Forts Morgan and Gaines, (partly fought in Mobile County)
 * 1865 - March 27-April 8, 1865 = Spanish Fort
 * 1865 - April 2-9 = Fort Blakely

Battle information from Civil War Battle Summaries by State, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Probate Records

 * 1830-1976 - Probate Records, 1830-1976 at  - free.

Taxation

 * 1810-1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1816 - Inhabitants of Alabama in 1816. Broken Arrow Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1955. Digital version at - free. Includes Baldwin County.


 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Baldwin County is in District 1.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

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


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
 * 1801-1930 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Baldwin County has three books:


 * Book 1
 * Book 2
 * Book 3

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Daphne Alabama Family History Center


 * 28721 County Road 13 Daphne, Baldwin, Alabama, United States Phone: 251-625-1386 Hours: T 10am-2pm; W 6:30-8:30; Th 12-4pm

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.
 * Baldwin County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.


 * Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)