Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama    Chambers County

County Courthouse
Chambers County Courthouse 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

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.

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

Local Histories

 * Richards, Evan Goodin. Reminiscenses of the Early Days in Chambers County. n.d. Digital version at - free;.

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

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

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

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