Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama    Chambers County

County Courthouse
CHAMBERS COUNTY, 2 LaFayette Street, LaFayette, AL 36862, Phone: (334) 864-4348

Probate office has marriage records from 1833 probate and land records from 1843 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records &lt;ref name="HB"&gt;The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 35.&lt;/ref&gt;

Parent County
1832--Chambers County was created 18 December from the Creek Cession of 1832. County seat: Lafayette

Neighboring Counties

 * Harris County, Georgia
 * Lee
 * Randolph
 * Tallapoosa
 * Troup County, Georgia

Cemeteries

 * Fairfax Cemetery


 * Langdale Cemetery


 * Fairview Cemetery


 * Shawmut Cemetery


 * Glass or Bethelehem Cemetery


 * Riverview Cemetery

All of these cemeteries are owned by the City of Valley.

Newspapers
The Valley Times News is located at 220 N 12th St. Lanett, Alabama. Phone # is 334-644-1101

The LaFayette Sun is located 116 LaFayette St., LaFayette, Alabama. Phone # is 334=864-8885

Societies and Libraries
The Cobb Memorial Archives is located at 3419 20th Ave. Valley, Alabama. Phone # is 334-768-2052.

The Chambers county Library is located at 3419 20th Ave. Valley, Alabama. Phone # is 334-768-2052

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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