Lawrence County, Alabama Genealogy

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 is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse 14451 Market St, Ste 300 Moulton, AL 35650 Phone: 256-974-2432 Fax:  256-974-1118 Lawrence County 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 FamilySearch Digital Library. 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 & Lawrence Counties Alabama, Vol. 3 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. 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


 * 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

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

Church Records

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

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

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 FamilySearch Digital Library

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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
Revolutionary War
 * Revolutionary War to World War II - Indexes for Lawrence County Military Records at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Mulatipal 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
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * - 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

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 — index and images - 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

 * 1855-1905 Indexes for Lawrence County Newspapers (Mostly Obituaries) 1855-1905 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * Lawrence County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection by GenealogyBuffs.com - collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Lawrence County area

Obituaries

 * Lawrence County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection by GenealogyBuffs.com - collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Lawrence County area

Other Records
Voter Registration Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Lawrence County has one book.
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

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
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; index and images
 * 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.
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1866-1880 Index to Wills of Lawrence Co., Alabama at USGenWeb.org. Contributed by Sandra Beaver.

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.

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 $

Birth

 * 1881-1900 Lawrence County Birth Index 1881-1900. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1808, 1818-1884, 1888-1889, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages,1809-1920 (Selected Counties) 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
 * 1818-1884 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920" at Ancestry $
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1947 Indexes for Lawrence County Marriage Books 1818-1947 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * 1828-1928 Lawrence County Marriage Books L-Q Index 1828-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * | Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1952  at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths,1908-59 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Archives
Lawrence County Archives 698 Main St. PO Box 728 Moulton, AL 35630 Phone: 256-974-1757 Website
 * Indexes for Lawrence County Loose Case Papers at Website

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

Societies
Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society P. O.  Box 1568 Huntsville, Alabama 35807 Website
 * Publication: Valley Leaves

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

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.