Houston County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Houston County was created on 9 February 1903 and was named in honor of George Smith Houston, a governor of Alabama. Its county seat is Dothan. It is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Houston County Courthouse 114 North Oats Street PO Drawer 6406 Dothan, AL 36302 Phone: 334-677-4800 Houston County Website Health Department has birth, death and burial records Probate Office has marriage, probate and land records from 1903 Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1903 Registrar in Chancery has divorce records from 1903

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

Bible Records

 * Houston County Bible Records at 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

Directories

 * Houston County, Alabama Online Historical Directories at Online Historical Directories - Google Sites

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Funeral Homes

 * Family First Funeral Care in Dothan
 * Hammond and Son Funeral Home in Dothan
 * Horace Williams Mortuary in Dothan
 * Pearly Gates Funeral Home in Dothan
 * Scott's Chapel Hill Mortuary in Dothan
 * Southern Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory in Dothan
 * Sunset Memorial Park Funeral Home in Dothan
 * Unity Funeral Home in Dothan
 * Ward-Wilson Funeral Home in Dothan

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * 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
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

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

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1908-15, 1926, 1928-36, 1943-51 The Dothan Eagle (Dothan, Ala.) at Ancestry $
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

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

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
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1902-1929 (*); Judge of Probate at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1904-1930 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 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

Vital Records

 * Houston County Vital Records at ALGenWeb

Birth

 * 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 ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 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 Collectionindex, and some images
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection]; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1903-1931 Houston County Marriage Books 1-8 Index 1903-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

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

 * Dothan Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Enterprise Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Ozark Alabama FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Dothan Houston Library Ashford Branch 305 6th Avenue Ashford, AL 36312 Phone: 334-899-3121 Website Dothan Houston Library Main Branch 445 North Oates Street Dothan, AL 36303 Phone: 334-793-9767 Email: [mailto:dhcls@dhcls.org dhcls@dhcls.org] Website Facebook Dothan Houston Library Westgate Branch 535 Recreation Road Dothan, AL 36303 Phone: 334-699-2950 Website Houston-Love Memorial Library 212 W Burdeshaw St Dothan, AL 36303 Phone: 334-793-9767 Facebook Troy University-Dothan Campus 500 University Drive Dothan, AL 36304 Phone: 334-983-6556 Email: [mailto:arichards154275@troy.edu arichards154275@troy.edu] Website Facebook

Societies
Southeast Alabama Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 246 Dothan, AL 36302-0246 Phone: 334-794-8378 Email: [mailto:rdvalky@aol.com rdvalky@aol.com] Publication: Wiregrass Roots SEAGHS Magazine

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.
 * Houston County ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Houston 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.