Hale County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Hale County

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

County Courthouse
Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate court and land records from 1868

Parent County
1867--Hale County was created 30 January 1867 from Greene, Tuscaloosa, Marengo and Perry Counties. County seat: Greensboro

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Alabama counties see: Alabama Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Bibb
 * Greene
 * Marengo
 * Perry
 * Tuscaloosa

Biographies

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

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Hale 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..

Local Histories

 * Yerby, William Edward Wadsworth. History of Greensboro, Alabama: From Its Earliest Settlement. Montgomery, Ala.: The Paragon Press, 1908. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Research Guides

 * Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Hale County. Birmingham, Ala.: The Project, 1940. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth

 * 1918-1919 - Hale County Birth Index 1918-1919. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.


 * 1867-1936 - Hale County Marriage Books A-G Index 1867-1936 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.

Death

 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * 1918-1936 - Hale County Death Index 1918-1936 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Libraries
Hale County Public Library/Hale Co-Greensboro Library 1103 Main Street Greensboro, AL 36744 Telephone: 334-624-3409


 * Collections include local histories and family histories, newspapers, census records, and more.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Hale County Alabama Genealogy Websites

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