Jefferson County, Alabama Genealogy

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Parent County
1819--Jefferson County was created 13 December 1819 from Blount County. County seat: Birmingham

Record Loss
1870 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following article on the Burned Counties Research

and also comparable article by Michael John Neill at the Ancestry.com blog site.

Cities
Adamsville | Bessemer | Birmingham | Brighton | Center Point | Clay | Fairfield | Fultondale | Gardendale | Graysville | Helena | Homewood | Hoover | Hueytown | Irondale | Leeds | Lipscomb | Midfield | Mountain Brook | Pinson | Pleasant Grove | Sumiton | Tarrant | Trussville | Vestavia Hills | Warrior

Towns
Argo | Brookside | Cardiff | County Line | Kimberly | Maytown | McCalla | Morris | Mulga | North Johns | Sylvan Springs | Trafford | West Jefferson

Census Designations
Chalkville | Concord | Edgewater | Forestdale | Grayson Valley | McDonald Chapel | Minor | Mount Olive | Rock Creek

Neighboring Counties
Bibb | Blount | Saint Clair | Shelby | Tuscaloosa | Walker

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Birmingham
 * McCalla

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog