Lowndes County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Lowndes County was named for William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lowndes County Courthouse 1 Washington Street Hayneville, AL 36040 Phone: 334-548-2252 Fax:  334-548-2548 Lowndes County Website Judge of Probate has marriage and land records from 1830, birth and death records from 1879, probate records from 1870 and military discharge records from 1919.

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

Bible Records

 * Lowndes County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Lowndes County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Lowndes County Bible Records at Tracking Your Roots
 * Lowndes County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Lowndes County Biographies at The 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

Court Records

 * 1830-1867 (*); County and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1833-1898 (*); County, Probate, and Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1865 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1881-1912 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1894-1907 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Funeral Homes

 * Bell Funeral Homes in Hayneville

Land and Property Records
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Lowndes County see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Lowndes County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index..

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 202. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Lowndes County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 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
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 Alabama 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


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (Guards of the Sunny South)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H "Lowndes Beauregards"
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E [subsequently, Company M]
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Moore Guards"
 * - 17th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A (Bartow Avengers);
 * - 23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 45th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and I
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I

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<br
 * 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

 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981: at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection, index and 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
 * 1830-1940 (*); Probate and County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1832-1935 (*); Probate and County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1833-1898 (*); County, Probate, and Orphans' Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1860-1901 (*); Probate and County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1861-1899 (*); Probate Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1906 (*); Probate and County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1944 (*); Probate and County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1945 (*); Probate and County Courts 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

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $. Lowndes County is in District 2

Birth

 * 1879-1885, 1910-1918 Lowndes County Birth Index 1879-1885 and 1910-1918 (gaps) in International Genealogical Index 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 ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 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 Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1830-1928 Lowndes County Marriage Books 1, 3, and A-H Index 1830-1928 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 ($)
 * 1881-1885, 1910-1933 Lowndes County Death Index 1881-1885 and 1910-1933 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry ($)
 * 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

 * Camden Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Montgomery Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * The Alabama Department of Archives and History - an affiliate library

Libraries
Hayneville Public Library 215 E Tuskeena St #B PO Box 425 Hayneville, AL 36040-0425 Phone: 334-548-2686 Facebook

Societies
Lowndes County Historical and Genealogical Society 5935 County Road 4 Minter, AL 36761 Email: [mailto:cgolowka@gmail.com cgolowka@gmail.com] Website

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.
 * Lowndes County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lowndes County, Alabama ALGenWeb
 * – 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.

Research Guides

 * Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Lowndes County Birmingham, Ala.: The Project, 1939. Digital version at Ancestry $