Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Montgomery County

County Courthouse
Montgomery County, Alabama P O Box 1667 Montgomery, Alabama 36102 Phone 334-832-1210

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1928, Probate Records from 1817 and land records from 1819 Alabama Dept of Archives and History has marriage records 1817-1928 Clerk of Board of revenue has divorce records from 1851 and court Records from 1817

Parent County
1816--Montgomery County was created 6 December 1816 from Monroe County. County seat: Montgomery

Neighboring Counties

 * Autauga
 * Bullock
 * Crenshaw
 * Elmore
 * Lowndes
 * Macon
 * Pike

Biography

 * Montgomery County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries
Some Montgomery County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Montgomery

Directories

 * 1878 - Beale, Jesse D. City Directory and History of Montgomery, Alabama: With a Summary of Events in that History, Calendarically Arranged, Besides Other Valuable and Useful Information. Montgomery, Ala.: T.C. Bingham &amp; Co., Printers and Binders, 1878. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 1880-1895 - Montgomery, Alabama Directories, 1880-95 at Ancestry ($). Includes 1881-1881, 1883-1884, 1887, 1891, 1893, and 1895 city directories.

Local Histories

 * Robertson, W. G. Recollections of the Early Settlers of Montgomery County, Alabama. Montgomery, Ala.: Society of Pioneers of Montgomery, 1961. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War service men from Montgomery County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Montgomery County.


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Companies A and E

Probate Records

 * 1820-1899 Montgomery County AlArchives Wills - Index Volumes 2 - 6. Wills from Volume 1 were entered into Volume 2, except for a will for Arthur Williams.

Taxation

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

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * There is a growing list of Montogmery County Births that have been submitted by descendants found at ALGenWeb - free.

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.


 * Marriages at ALGenWeb - free.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Montgomery Alabama
 * 3460 Carter Hill Rd Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama Phone: 334-269-9041 Hours: Tuesday 9am-2pm; by appt Tue. eve. and Sat.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Montgomery County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)