Pickens County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Pickens County was created on 19 December 1820 and was named for the Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina. Its county seat is Carrollton. It is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pickens County Courthouse 20 Phoenix Ave PO Box 418 Carrollton, Al 35447 Phone: 205-367-2050 Fax: 205-367-2054 Pickens County Website Probate Judge has marriage probate and land records from 1876 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

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

Bible Records

 * Pickens County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Pickens County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Pickens County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 213. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

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

Church Records

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

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1843-1949 (*); Chancery and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Funeral Homes

 * Lavender's Funeral Service in Aliceville
 * Skelton Funeral Home in Reform

Land and Property Records
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

 * Annals of Northwest Alabama: Including a Reprint of Nelson F. Smith's History of Pickens County, Ala. (1856). By Carl Elliott. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Priv. print., 1958. Online at: Ancestry ($).
 * History of Pickens County, Alabama, Eighteen Hundred and Seventeen, to Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-six. By Nelson Foot Smith. Carrollton, Ala.: Pickens Republican, 1856. Online at: HathiTrust.
 * Records of Pickens County, Alabama. By Mrs. C.P. McGuire, Sr. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Willo Publishing Company, n.d.  Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Online at: Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Online at: Vol. 3 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

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 [https:/ 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


 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company H
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H "Pickens County Guards"
 * - 19th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Pickens Rough and Readys"
 * - 24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Dixie Boys"
 * - 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 40th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and G "Pickens Planters"
 * - 41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, C, D, I and K
 * - 42nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and D


 * 1862-1865 History of Company B, 40th Alabama Regiment, Confederate States Army, 1862-1865. 1902. Anniston, Ala: Norwood. Online at: Internet Archive

World War I World War II
 * 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
 * 1940-1945  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection; index and some 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 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
 * 1869-1918 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1876-1953 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1877-1954 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Index to the Earliest Wills and Estates of Pickens County, Alabama. Pickens County, Alabama : Pickens County, Alabama. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * 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 ($). Pickens County is in District 2.

Birth

 * 1874, 1891-1941 Pickens County Marriage Index 1874 and 1891-1941 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
 * 1876-1895 Pickens County Marriage Books A-E Index 1876-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * Pickens County Marriages at ALGenWeb

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
 * 1920-1942 Pickens County Death Index 1920-1942. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * Pickens County Deaths at ALGenWeb

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

 * Tuscaloosa Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Osceola Library System-St. Cloud Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Pickens County Cooperative Library System 155 Reform St #120 P.O. Box 489 Carrollton, AL 35447 Phone: 205-367-8407 Email: [mailto:pickenslibrary120@gmail.com pickenslibrary120@gmail.com] Website Includes the following libraries:
 * Aliceville Public Library 416 Third Avenue NE Aliceville, AL 35442 Phone: 205-373-6691 Email: [mailto:avillelibrary416@gmail.com avillelibrary416@gmail.com] Website Facebook
 * Carrollton Public Library 225 Commerce Avenue PO Box 92 Carrollton, AL 35447 Phone: 205-367-2142 Website Facebook
 * Reform Public Library 302 1st Street South PO Box 819 Reform, AL 35481 Phone: 205-375-6240 Email: [mailto:reformlib301@gmail.com reformlib301@gmail.com] Website Facebook
 * Ruth Holliman Public Library 287 Main Street South PO Box 336 Gordo, AL 35461 Phone: 205-364-7148 Email: [mailto:ruthholliman4@gmail.com ruthholliman4@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Pickens County Genealogical Society Library 2nd Street NE Gordo, AL 35466 Phone: 205-399-4629 Email: [mailto:pickensco.gen@nctv.com pickensco.gen@nctv.com] Facebook

Societies
Pickens County Genealogical Society 350 Springfield Rd Gordo, AL 35466 Phone: 205-364-7830 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.
 * Pickens County ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Pickens 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.