Conecuh County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Conecuh 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 for an American Indian from the Indian word for "land of cane." The county is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Conecuh County Courthouse 111 Court St Rm 203 Evergreen, AL 36401 Phone: 251-578-2066 or 251-578-7012 Fax: 251-578-7013 Conecuh County Website Probate Judge has marriage probate and land records

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

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Conecuh County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at [ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/381418-memorial-record-of-alabama-a-concise-account-of-the-state-s-political-military-professional-and-industrial-progress-together-with-the-personal-memoirs-of-many-of-its-people-vol-1?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]. Begins on page 700.
 * Conecuh County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

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


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
 * FamilySearch Digital Library. "The Evergreen Old Historical Cemetery in Evergreen, Alabama, Conecuh County" by Riley, Elizabeth d'Autrey. Brewton, Ala.: Escambia Ptg. and Office Supplies, 1971.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

Local Histories

 * Riley, Benjamin Franklin. History of Conecuh County Alabama. Columbus, Ga.: T. Gilbert, Printer, 1881. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Military Records
Civil War


 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E(Conecuh Guards)
 * - 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D
 * - 23rd Battalion, Alabama, Company F
 * - 23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and H
 * - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 42nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E

 Online Records 
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1880-1930 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch

World War I World War II
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Conecuh County has one book.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch
 * 1873-1875, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $. 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.

Death

 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $. 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.
 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Libraries

 * Conecuh Evergreen-Conecuh Public Library 201 Park Street Evergreen, AL 36401 Phone: 251-578-2670 website


 * Evergreen Public Library 119 Cemetery Ave Evergreen, Alabama 36401 Phone:251-578-2670 Facebook

Societies

 * Canebrake Genealogical and Historical Society P. O. Box 851342 Mobile, AL 36685 website

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

Research Guides

 * Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Conecuh County. Birmingham, Ala.: The Survey, 1938. Digital version at Ancestry $