Barbour County, Alabama Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Barbour County Courthouse 1800 Fifth Avenue North PO Box 398 Clayton, Al 36016-0398 Phone: 334-775-8371

Judge of Probate has marriage probate &amp; land records from 1800's Clerk Circuit Court has div rec from 1860 and Court Record from 1912

Description
The County was named in honor of James Barbour, who served as Governor of Virginia. The County has Clayton as its seat and the County was created December 18, 1832. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

Parent County
1832--Barbour County was created 18 December 1832 from Pike County and Creek Cession. Barbour County has two county courthouses (both in use) Clayton and Eufaula. County seat: Clayton

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Bullock
 * Clay
 * Dale
 * Henry
 * Pike
 * Quitman County, Georgia
 * Russell
 * Stewart county, Georgia

African American
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

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

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Barbour county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.


 * Cemetery Records: Barbour County, Alabama, Vol. 1. 1966. Digital version at - free. Includes Anderson Cemetery, Anderson Baptist Church Cemetery, Antioch Cemetery (Blue Springs, Ala.), Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Batesville Baptist Church Cemetery, Betcher Bethel Cemetery, Bethel Hardshall Baptist Church Cemetery, Blue Springs Assembly of God Church Cemetery, Clayton Cemetery, Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Elam Baptist Church Cemetery, Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery, Lightner Private Cemetery, New Hope Cemetery, Old Scott or Old Scotch Cemetery, Pea River Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pleasant Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Pleasant View Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rocky Mount Cemetery, Ryans Cemetery, Shiloh Holiness Church Cemetery, Sikes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Warren Cemetery, and Weycott Plantation Cemetery.


 * Cemetery Records: Barbour County, Alabama, Vol. 2. 1966. Digital version at - free. Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethsadie Cemetery, County Line Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Dykes or Lightwood Knot Cemetery, Ephesus or Cunningham Cemetery, Epworth Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Faulk Cemetery, Grubbs Church or Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, McElvin Private Cemetery, Methodist Cemetery (Louisville, Ala.), Mt. Zion Cemetery, Pea Creek Church Cemetery, Thomas Cemetery, and Whiteoak Cemetery.


 * Cemetery Records: Barbour County with Cherokee &amp; Lawrence Counties Alabama, Vol. 3. 1966. Digital version at - free. Includes Adams Chapel Cemetery, Baptist Cemetery (Spring Hill, Ala.), Beauchamp Cemetery, Center Ridge Cemetery, Christian Grove Cemetery, Creel Cemetery, Espy Cemetery, Jones Private Cemetery, Methodist Church Cemetery (Texasville, Ala.), Mt. Andrew Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Old Spring Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Pine Level Baptist Church Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Pond Bethel Cemetery, Private Cemetery (Spring Hill, Ala.), Private Family Cemetery (Sandy Point, Ala.), Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery, Sardus Church Cemetery, Tucker Cemetery, Upper Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, and Zion's Chapel Cemetery.


 * Barbour County, Alabama Tombstone Inscriptions. n.d. Digital version at - free. Includes Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Clayton Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Louisville Methodist Church Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Pea River Presbyterian Church Cemetery.


 * Barbour County, Alabama Cemetery Records. 1957. Digital version at - free. Includes Adams Chapel Cemetery and Creel Cemetery.

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

Census
State Census


 * 1866 - at FamilySearch — index

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Barbour 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 ($)..

Local Histories

 * Besson, J A. B. History of Eufaula, Alabama: The Bluff City of the Chattahoochee. Atlanta, Ga: Franklin Steam Print. House, 1875 - read full-text online


 * Thompson, Mattie Thomas. History of Barbour County, Alabama. Eufaula, Ala., 1939. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * Walker, Anne Kendrick. Backtracking in Barbour County: A Narrative of the Last Alabama Frontier. Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press, 1941. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($).

Civil War
Civil War service men from Barbour County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Barbour County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A (Pioneer Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B (Eufaula Rifles)
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I (Clayton Guards)
 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company B
 * - 4th Battalion, Alabama Cavalry (Love's), Companies B and C
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K [subsequently, Company A
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B (Midway Southern Guards)
 * - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D (Fort Browder Roughs)
 * - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (Glenville Guards)
 * - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K (Eufaula City Guard)
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G "Seal's Guards"
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 39th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Companies B, C, G, H, I, and K
 * - 45th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Companies A and C
 * - 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 - at FamilySearch — images

World War I

 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753 – 1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1809 – 1985 at FamilySearch — image
 * Divorce Book B; Index to Chancery Court (Estates, Wills, Petitions, Bonds, Adoptions, Marriage Licenses 1888-1927; and index). Southeastern Genealogy ($)

Taxation

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

Birth

 * 1884, 1906-1919 - Barbour County Birth Index 1884, 1906-1919 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1881 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 - Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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.


 * 1838-1925 - Barbour County Marriage Books 1-19 Index 1838-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1838-1886 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.


 * 1843; 1845; 1849–1874; 1892; 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.


 * 1850–1874 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920"at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.


 * 1809 – 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index/images


 * 1816 – 1957 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1800 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1809 – 1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry.com — index $

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.


 * 1906-1918 - Barbour County Death Index 1906-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 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).


 * 1881 – 1952 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1908 – 1974 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1881 – 1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1908 – 1959 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Deaths,


 * 1908-59] at Ancestry.com — index $

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Barbour County has three books:


 * Book 1
 * Book 2
 * Book 3

Societies and Libraries
Barbour County Genealogy & Local History Society Facebook

Barbour County Genealogy and Local History Group Meets September thru May at the Eufaula Carnegie Library

Barbour Eufaula Carneige Library 217 N Eufaula Ave Eufaula AL 334-687-2337 Website

Historic Chattahoochee Commission P. O. Box 33 Eufaula, AL 36072-0033 334-687-9755 Website Eufaula Heritage Association P. O. Box 486 Eufaula, AL  36072-0486 334-687-3793 Website


 * Welcome to Barbour County, Al


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 * Al Gen Web]


 * Alabama Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies


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 * Alabama Genealogy


 * Barbour County, Alabama Genealogy links

Family History Center

 * Introduction to Family History Centers


 * Eufaula Alabama

Family History Centre Locator
 * Eufaula Alabama Hwy 131 Bakerhill Hwy Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, United States Phone: 334-687-6146 Hours: W 6pm-8pm

Barbour County Alabama Genealogy Websites

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