Houston County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named after George Smith Houston, a Governor of Alabama. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Houston County Courthouse 114 North Oats Street PO Drawer 6406 Dothan, AL 36302 Phone: 334-677-4800 Houston County Website Health Department has birth, death and burial records Probate Office has marriage, probate and land records from 1903 Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1903 Registrar in Chancery has divorce records from 1903

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

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

Directories
Houston County, Alabama Online Historical Directories - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both and pay-to-access websites.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1908-15, 1926, 1928-36, 1943-51 The Dothan Eagle (Dothan, Ala.) at Ancestry $
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

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; index and images
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and 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.

Vital Records

 * Houston County Vital Records at ALGenWeb

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, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages
 * 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collectionindex, and some images
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection]; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * 1903-1931 Houston County Marriage Books 1-8 Index 1903-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths1908-59 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Family History Centers

 * Dothan Alabama Family History Center

Libraries
Troy University-Dothan Campus P. O. Box 8368 Dothan, AL 36304 334-983-6556 ext. 327 Website

Houston Houston-Love Memorial Library 212 W Burdeshaw St. P.O. Box 1369 Dothan, Alabama 36303 334-793-9767 Website

Dothan Houston Library Main Branch 445 North Oates Street Dothan, AL 36303 Phone: (334) 793-9767 Website

Dothan Houston Library Ashford Branch 305 6th Avenue Ashford, AL 36312 Phone: 334-899-3121

Dothan Houston Library Westgate Branch 535 Recreation Road Dothan, AL 36303 Phone: 334-699-2950

Societies
Southeast Alabama Genealogical and Historical Society P. O. Box 246 Dothan, AL 36302-0246 334-794-8378 Publications: Wiregrass Roots SEAGHS Magazine

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.
 * Houston County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Houston County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Houston Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web
 * – 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.