Bibb County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Bibb County was created on 07 Feb 1818 and named in honor of William W. Bibb, the first Governor of Alabama. Its county seat is Centreville It is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bibb County Courthouse 35 Court Square East PO Box 185 Centreville, AL 35042 Phone: 205-926-3103 Fax: 205-926-3132 Bibb County Website County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records from 1818. Clerk Circuit court has divorce and court records.

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

Bible Records

 * Bibb County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Bibb County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Bibb County Bible Records at ALGenWeb
 * Bibb County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Memorial Record of Alabama, Bibb County. Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1893. Pgs. 109, 478. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Bibb County Biographies at USGenWeb Archives Project

Census Records
State Census
 * 1855   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1831-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1821-1942 (*); County and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); Probate Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Index, Notes from 1826-1836 Circuit Court Records, Bibb County, Alabama. By Y C Thomas. Bibb County, Alabama : Bibb County, Alabama. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

The following articles ave information concerning African American research:
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Funeral Homes

 * Cahaba Memorial Funeral Chapel in Brent
 * Rockco Funeral Home in Centreville

Guardianship

 * 1823-1916 Probate Court, Index to guardianship and guardianship records, 1823-1916, Bibb County, Alabama(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Bibb 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. Arphax Publishing ($). Website includes  surname index..

Local Histories

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pgs. 109. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1799-1980 Maps of Alabama (1799-1980) at Maps of US
 * Family Maps of Bibb County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * ca.1918-ca.1962  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 Civil War Service Database at Alabama Department of Archives and History - index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1865-1930 Index to Confederate records and various Confederate records, 1865-1930, Bibb County, Alabama(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1871-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History - index & images


 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, D, F and G
 * - 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Bibb Rifles"
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, F, G and H

World War I
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Service Records at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Gold Star Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1940-1966 Alabama Active Military Service Reports at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Declarations of intention, 1907-1912

Newspapers

 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Other Records
Voter Registration Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Bibb County has two books:
 * 1834-1981: at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection, index and images
 * Book 1
 * Book 2

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1985 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1815-1924 (*); Probate Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1818-1930 (*); Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1900-1935 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Bibb County is in District 2.

Birth

 * 1853-1880, 1900-1919 Bibb County Birth Index 1853-1880, 1900-1919 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1933 Bibb County Marriage Books F thru Q Index 1818-1933 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1820-1860 Gandrud, Pauline Myra Jones. Marriage Records of Bibb County, Alabama, 1820-1860: Being Transcribed and Indexed from the Original Marriage Books Memphis, Tenn.: The Milestone Press, 1969. Digital version at
 * 1881 Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * 1914 Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * 1915 Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * 1916 Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * 1917 Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * various dates Marriages A–C at ALGenWeb
 * various dates Marriages D–R at ALGenWeb
 * various dates Marriages S–Z at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1909-1911 Bibb County Death Index 1909-1911. Batch at FamilySearch Parish and Vital Records List
 * Deaths at ALGenWeb

Divorce

 * Divorce records, 1907-1930

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Clanton Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Columbiana Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Tuscaloosa Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Shelby County Museum and Archives - an affiliate library

Libraries
Brent Centreville Public Library 20 Library Street Centreville, AL 35042 Phone: 205-926-4736 Email: [mailto:bcpl.read@gmail.com bcpl.read@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project. Record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Bibb County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * CyndisLists Bibb Category Index
 * – 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.