Randolph County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Randolph County

County Courthouse
Randolph County Courthouse P O Box 249 Wedowee, Al 36278 Phone: 256-357-4933

Courthouse burned 1897, records destroyed Probate Judge has birth and death records from 1886 marriage records from 1896, land and probate records from 1897 and military pensions 1904-1909

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

Record Loss
1896 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


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

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll County, Georgia
 * Chambers
 * Clay
 * Cleburne
 * Heard County, Georgia
 * Tallapoosa
 * Troup County, Georgia

Vital Records
Randolph County, Alabama Vital Records

&lt;br&gt; Nearly 14,000 Randolph County births (1881-1930) and more than 5,000 deaths and burials (1881-1952) are indexed in the database at FamilySearch.org. See Alabama Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records) for more information about this database. &lt;br&gt;

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.
 * Randolph County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Randolph County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)