Butler County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama   Butler County

County Courthouse
Butler County Courthouse 700 Court Square, Greenville, AL 36037 Phone:(334) 382-7166

Courthouse burned April 1853 Probate Judge has birth and death records 1894-1919 Marriage, probate and land records

Parent County
1819--Butler County was created 13 December 1819 from Conecuh and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Greenville

Record Loss
1853 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Conecuh
 * Covington
 * Crenshaw
 * Lowndes
 * Monroe
 * Wilcox

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.

Cemeteries

 * Union Baptist Cemetery
 * St. Paul Methodist Church Cemetery
 * St. Luke Cemetery
 * New Prospect Methodist Church
 * Brooks Chapel
 * Little Brown Church
 * South Butler Cemetery
 * Ebenezer West Cemetery
 * Smith Family Cemetery
 * Elizabeth Cemetery 
 * Oakey Streek Cemetery
 * Stamps Cemetery
 * The May Cemetery
 * The Springhill Cemetery
 * Pressley Cemetery
 * Bennett Cemetery
 * Consolation Primitive Baptist Church

Vital Records
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Butler County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.


 * Butler County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Butler County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Butler County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)