Escambia County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Escambia County was created on 10 December 1868 and may have been named for the Creek name Shambia, meaning "clearwater", or the Choctaw word for "cane-brake" or "reed-brake". Its county seat is Brewton. It is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Escambia County Courthouse 314 Belleville Ave. Brewton, AL 36426 Phone: 251-867-0305 Fax: 251-867-0379 PO Box 856 Brewton, AL 36427 Escambia County Website

County Clerk has marriage records from 1897 and probate and land records from 1869.

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

 Indian reservation 
 * Poarch Creek Indian Reservation

Bible Records

 * Escambia County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Escambia County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Escambia County Records at Tracking Your Roots

Biographies

 * Memorial Record of Alabama, Escambia County. Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1893. Pg. 951. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Escambia County Biographies at The 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

Ward and Branch Records (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Olive
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1885-1929 (*); Chancery and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Escambia County, Alabama Online Historical Directories at Online Historical Directories - Google Sites

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Funeral Homes

 * Christian Memorial Funeral Home in Atmore and Brewton
 * Craver's Funeral Homes in Brewton and Flomaton
 * Johnson Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore
 * Mayberry Funeral Home in Atmore
 * Petty Funeral Homes in Atmore
 * Presley Fluker Funeral Directors in Brewton
 * Turner Funeral Chapel in Atmore
 * Williams Memorial Chapel in Brewton

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


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

Online Land Indexes and Records

Maps and Gazetteers

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

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
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 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

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch] - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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

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

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
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

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
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1869-1931 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1900-1950 (*); 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

Birth

 * 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

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

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

 * Atmore Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * West Florida Public Library - Century Branch - an affiliate library

Libraries
Atmore Public Library 700 E Church Street Atmore, AL 36502 Phone: 251-368-5234 Website Facebook Brewton Public Library  206 West Jackson Street Brewton, AL 36426 Phone: 251-867-4626 Email: [mailto:brewtonlibrary@gmail.com brewtonlibrary@gmail.com] Website Facebook Flomaton Public Library 436 Dr Van Ave Flomaton, AL 36441 Phone: 251-296-3552 Email: [mailto:kboutwell@flomatonal.org kboutwell@flomatonal.org] Website Facebook

Museums
The Thomas E. McMillan Museum 220 Alco Drive Brewton, AL 36426 Phone: 251-809-1528 Email: [mailto:museum@jdcc.edu museum@jdcc.edu] Website Facebook The Museum is located in the Fine Arts Center on the Brewton campus of Coastal Alabama Community College.

Societies
Escambia County Historical Society PO Box 276 Brewton, AL 36427 Phone: 251-809-1528 Email: [mailto:escambiacohistoricalsociety@gmail.com escambiacohistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

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.
 * Escambia County ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Escambia 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.