Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Colbert County

County Courthouse
Colbert County Courthouse 201 North Main Street, Tuscumbia, AL 35674, Phone:(205) 386-8512

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1877 land records from early 1800;s Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

History
Colbert County was created on 6 February 1867, out of part of Franklin County. It was abolished 29 November of 1867, re-established 24 January 1870.

Parent County
1867--Colbert County was created 6 February 1867 from part of Franklin County. County seat: Tuscumbia

Neighboring Counties

 * Franklin
 * Lauderdale
 * Lawrence
 * Tishomingo County, Mississippi

Cemeteries

 * Douthat, James L. Pickwick Landing Reservoir Cemeteries. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Free surname index and publisher's bookstore at Mountain Press.

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Colbert County has two books listed, but only Book 1 is accessible at this time.

Book 1

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