Pike County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Pike County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Pike County was created on 17 December 1821 and was named for General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806. Its county seat is Troy. It is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pike County Courthouse 120 West Church Street Troy, Alabama 36081 Phone: 334-566-5113 Fax: 334-807-5009 Pike County Website Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1830, Birth Records 1881-1904 Death Records 1881-1891 and 1902-1905

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

Bible Records

 * Pike County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Pike County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Pike County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Pike County Records at Tracking Your Roots

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 241. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.
 * Pike County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Census Records
State Census


 * 1855   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1831-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1844-1853 (*); Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1888-1933 (*); Chancery and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Alabama_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records), accessed 6 August 2012. (skips 1893-1895)
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1888-1907   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Funeral Homes

 * Dillard Funeral Home in Brundidge and Troy
 * Green Hills Funeral Home in Troy
 * Harrison Funeral Service in Troy
 * Moore Chapel Funeral Home in Brundidge

Land and Property Records
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Pike County see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Pike County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index..

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Heritage of Pike County, Alabama. Pike County Heritage Book Committee. Clanton, Ala: Heritage Publishing Co. at Walsworth Publishing Co., 2001. Online at: Internet Archive.
 * History of Pike County, Alabama. By Margaret Pace Farmer. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1953. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Pike County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * ca.1918-ca.1962  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 Civil War Service Database at Alabama Department of Archives and History - index
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Record of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, Pike County, Alabama. By Margaret Pace Farmer. Troy, Ala: Troy Publishing Co., 1962. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
 * Census of Confederate Soldiers residing in Alabama, 1907 in Pike, Bullock and Crenshaw counties By Karen C. Bullard and Annette J. Connor. Troy, Ala: Pike County Historical and Genealogical Society, 1983. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company A, F and I
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C (Perote Guards)
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E (Rough and Ready Pioneers)
 * - 4th Battalion, Alabama Cavalry (Love's), Company A
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F (Brundidge Guards)
 * - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I and L
 * - 17th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I (Pike Rangers)
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (A. B. Moore's Invincibles)
 * - 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I and K
 * - 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and K
 * - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C, F and K
 * - 39th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and H
 * - 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company B
 * - 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and G

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Service Records at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Gold Star Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

World War II
 * 1940-1945  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1940-1966 Alabama Active Military Service Reports at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

Newspapers

 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Pike County has two books:


 * Book 1
 * Book 2

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753–1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1985 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1829-1923 (*); Probate and County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1875-1905 (*); Probate and County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Pike County Will and Estate Abstracts at USGenWeb.org
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1881–1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1909 and 1914-1916 Pike County Birth Index 1909 and 1914-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809–1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816–1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1859–1895  Pike County Marriage Index 1859-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * Pike County Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881–1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1902–1930 Pike County Death Index 1902-1930 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908–1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * Pike County Deaths at ALGenWeb

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Eufaula Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Troy Alabama FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Troy Public Library 500 East Walnut Street Troy, AL 36081 Phone: 334-566-1314 Website Facebook Collection includes probate records, newspapers, census, military records, local history books, family histories, and more. Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library 164 South Main Street Brundidge, AL 36010 Phone: 334-735-2145 Email: [mailto:tlmldirector@troycable.net tlmldirector@troycable.net] Website Facebook

Societies
Pike County Historical, Genealogical and Preservation Society 1305 S Brundidge St, Ste A PMB 277 Troy, AL 36081 Phone: 805-836-0815 Email: [mailto:pikehistoricalsociety@hotmail.com pikehistoricalsociety@hotmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project. Record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Pike County ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Pike 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.