Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy

United States Alabama  Jackson County

History


The county is named after War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.

Parent County
1819--Jackson County was created 13 December 1819 from the Cherokee Cession of 1816. County seat: Scottsboro

Record Loss
1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Dade County, Georgia
 * De Kalb
 * Franklin County, Tennessee
 * Lincoln County, Tennessee
 * Madison
 * Marion County, Tennessee
 * Marshall

Cemeteries

 * Abbott Cemetery
 * Abbott Chapel Cemetery
 * Allen Cemetery
 * Allison Cemetery
 * Anderson Cemetery
 * Armstrong Cemetery
 * Austell Cemetery
 * Austin-Cameron Cemetery
 * Baker Cemetery
 * Baker Cemetery
 * Barbee Cemetery
 * Beech Grove Cemetery
 * Bellefonte Cemetery
 * Berry Cemetery
 * Bethel Cemetery
 * Bingham Cemetery
 * Bishop Cemetery
 * Blue Spring Cemetery
 * Bluff Cemetery
 * Bonaventure Cemetery
 * Bouldin Cemetery
 * Boyd Cemetery
 * Brandon Cemetery
 * Brown-Cox Cemetery
 * Bryant Cemetery
 * Bryant Cemetery
 * Bullock Cemetery
 * Burch Cemetery
 * Burgess Cemetery
 * Butler Cemetery
 * Bynum Cemetery
 * Caperton Cemetery
 * Cargile Cemetery
 * Cargile Cemetery
 * Carr Cemetery
 * Caulfield Cemetery
 * Cedar Hill Cemetery
 * Champion Cemetery
 * Chaney Cemetery
 * Chisenhall Cemetery
 * Chisenhall Cemetery
 * Church Hill Cemetery
 * Clark Cemetery
 * Clark Cemetery
 * Clay Cemetery
 * Clay Cemetery
 * Coffee Cemetery
 * Coffey Cemetery
 * Coffey Cemetery
 * Collins Cemetery
 * Crawford Cemetery
 * Cross Cemetery
 * Crow Cemetery
 * Crowell Cemetery
 * Culver Cemetery
 * Cumberland Cemetery


 * Union Cemetery, Woodville BillionGraves

Land
Probate Court Land Index

Military
Civil War


 * Blevins, Jerry. Sequatchie Valley Soldiers in the Civil War: Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion and Sequatchie Counties in Tennessee and Jackson County in Alabama. Huntsville, Ala.: J. Blevins, 1990..

Vital Records
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Jackson County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com.


 * Jackson County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Scottsboro Alabama
 * Scottsboro, Alabama

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)