Covington County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Covington County

County Courthouse
Covington County Courthouse 1 Court Square, Andalusia, AL 36420, Phone (334) 428-2520

Records burned 1895 Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records Clerk Circuit Court has court and divorce records

History
Covington county was formed from Henry County, was called Jones County from August 1868 until October 1868, abolished: December 3, 1867, re-established: December 1, 1868.

Parent County
1821--Covington County was created 7 December 1821 from Henry County. County seat: Andalusia

Record Loss
1847--Courthouse destroyed by flood waters. 1839 and 1878--County records destroyed by fires

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


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Butler
 * Coffee
 * Conecuh
 * Crenshaw
 * Escambia
 * Geneva
 * Okaloosa County, Florida
 * Walton County, Florida

Biography

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

Cemeteries

 * Able Cemetery
 * Adellum Cemetery
 * Andalusia Memorial Garden
 * Beda Cemetery
 * Bethany Cemetery
 * Bethel Cemetery
 * Bethlehem Cemetery
 * Beulah Cemetery
 * Bozeman Cemetery
 * Brooks Cemetery
 * Bryant Cemetery
 * Bushfield Cemetery
 * Carolina Cemetery
 * Carter Cemetery
 * Cedar Grove Cemetery
 * Chapel Hill Cemetery
 * Covington Memorial Gardens
 * Fairmount Cemetery
 * Feagin Cemetery
 * Five Runs Cemetery
 * Friendship Community Cemetery
 * Gantt Cemetery
 * Garwin Cemetery
 * Henderson Cemetery
 * Hillside Memorial Gardens
 * Johnson Memorial Gardens
 * Judson Cemetery
 * Kervin Cemetery
 * Lockhart Cemetery
 * Magnolia Cemetery
 * Mancill Cemetery
 * Marshall Memorial Cemetery
 * Mitchell Cemetery
 * Mount Carmel Cemetery
 * New Home Cemetery
 * Newell Cemetery
 * North Creek Cemetery
 * Oakey Ridge Cemetery
 * Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
 * Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
 * River Falls Cemetery
 * Rose Hill Cemetery
 * Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Shiloh Cemetery
 * Smith Cemetery
 * Southside Cemetery
 * Stewart Cemetery
 * Sweet Home Cemetery


 * Odom, Edith. Covington Co., AL, Bushfield Cemetery. McKenzie, Ala., 1966. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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

Newspapers

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

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Vital Record Substitutes
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Covington County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com:


 * Covington County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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

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.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Covington County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Covington County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Covington County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)