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Guide to Lawrence 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 is in honor of J. Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from Vermont. The County has Moulton as its seat and the County was created February 6, 1818. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse 14330 Court Street Moulton, AL 35650 Phone: (256) 974-2432 County Website Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1810 Clerk Circuit Court has court records

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

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at . Lawrence County begins on page 66.

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


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
 * Indexes for Lawrence County Cemetery Records at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * Cemetery Records: Barbour County with Cherokee &amp; Lawrence Counties Alabama, Vol. 3. 1966. Digital version at e. Includes Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mt. Hope Methodist Church Cemetery, Owens Cemetery, Rock Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Templeton Cemetery, Wear Cemetery, and Young Town Cemetery.
 * Douthat, James L. Wheeler Reservoir Cemeteries. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Mountain Press.$$

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

For individual censuses, see:


 * Parsly, Mrs. Lewis F. 1820 Census Lawrence County Alabama Territory. n.d. Digital version at
 * 1820 State Census of Lawrence County, Alabama. Huntsville, Ala.: The Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, Inc., 1977. Digital version at

Church Records

 * Index for Lawrence County Churches at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Court Records

 * 1818-1850 Indexes for Lawrence County Minute Books 1818-1850 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Genealogies

 * Index for Lawrence County Family Files at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Land and Property Records

 * 1818-1850 Indexes for Lawrence County Deed Books 1818-1850 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Local Histories

 * Gentry, Dorothy. Life and Legend of Lawrence County Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1962. Digital version at

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Military Records

 * Revolutionary War to World War II - Indexes for Lawrence County Military Records at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Civil War


 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's), Company A and B
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's), Company D
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company C
 * - 9th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Pope Walker Guards"
 * - 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, F and I
 * - 27th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and I
 * - 35th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and H

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
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * 1855-1905 Indexes for Lawrence County Newspapers (Mostly Obituaries) 1855-1905 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Other Records
Loose Papers
 * Indexes for Lawrence County Loose Case Papers at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

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

Periodicals

 * Valley Leaves. 1966–. Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. . Website identifies articles relating to Lawrence County (click "Search by County").

Probate Records

 * 1818-1850 Indexes for Lawrence County Inventory and Will Books 1818-1850 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archivese. Note: these will books are not at the Family History Library.
 * 1866-1880 Index to Wills of Lawrence Co., Alabama at USGenWeb.org. Contributed by Sandra Beaver.

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

Tax Records

 * 1848-1849 Indexes for Lawrence County Tax Records 1848-1849 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $

Vital Records
Vital Record Substitutes
 * A collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Lawrence County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com:
 * Lawrence County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection
 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Deaths,
 * 1908-59] at Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1881-1900 Lawrence County Birth Index 1881-1900. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1818-1947 Indexes for Lawrence County Marriage Books 1818-1947 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * 1808, 1818-1884, 1888-1889, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1818-1884 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920" at Ancestry $
 * 1828-1928 Lawrence County Marriage Books L-Q Index 1828-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * [hhttp://sites.rootsweb.com/~allawren/marriage.htm Marriages] at ALGenWeb
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages,
 * 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1881-1895 Lawrence County Death Index 1881-1895. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Family History Center Locator

Libraries
Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society P. O.  Box 1568 Huntsville, Alabama 35807 Publication: Valley Leaves Link

Lawrence County Archives 698 Main St. PO Box 728 Moulton, AL 35630 256-974-1757 Link

Lawrence County Historical Commission, Inc. P. O. Box 728 Moulton, AL 35650-0728 256-974-1757 Publication: Old Lawrence Reminiscences



Libraries Lawrence County Public Library 401 College Street Moulton, Alabama 35650 Telephone: 256-974-

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.
 * Lawrence County ALGenWeb~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Lawrence 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.