Alabama, United States Genealogy

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

Alabama Information
Alabama became the twenty-second state to be admitted to the United States on December 14, 1819. Before it came into the Union it was in the Alabama Territory. Alabama is located in the southeast region of the United States. Alabama is divided into 67 counties. The state capital is Montgomery.

Alabama Clickable Map
Many genealogy records are kept on the county level in the United States. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.

Counties
Extinct or Renamed Counties: Baine | Baker | Benton | Cahawba | Cotaco | Decatur | Hancock | Jones | Sanford

Alabama Maps Collection: Alabama Department of Archives and History

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
 * FamilySearch Center locator map

Additional Resources

 * LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, Research in Alabama Falls Church, Virginia : National Genealogical Society, 2021 FamilySearch Catalog 976.1 D27ngs
 * Alabama Genealogical Society magazine Birmingham, Alabama : Alabama Genealogical Society, 1967- FS Library 976.1 B2ag
 * Alabama Research Outline – Original FamilySearch Library research outline; contains many out-of-date links
 * Cyndi's List - Alabama genealogy sites on the internet
 * Alabama Genealogy Trails - Collection of transcribed data for the state of Alabama
 * Access Genealogy – Genealogy guide for Alabama
 * Alabama Genealogy History Guide – Genealogy Guide for Alabama
 * Alabama State Archives - Major record collections of Alabama
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for Alabama
 * Every Name Index
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project-Alabama
 * Alabama Department of Archives and History