Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Franklin County

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse 410 North Jackson Ave. Russellville, AL 35653, (256) 332-8861

Records burned 1890 Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1890 Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1923 and divorce records

Parent County
1818--Franklin County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession of 1816. County seat: Russellville

Record Loss
1890 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

Burned Counties Research

http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Colbert
 * Itawamba County, Mississippi
 * Lawrence
 * Marion
 * Tishomingo County, Mississippi
 * Winston

Cemeteries

 * Shady Grove Cemetery, Phil Campbell BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at . begins on page 102.

Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War service men from Franklin 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 Franklin County.


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company F

Periodicals

 * Valley Leaves. 1966–. Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. . Website identifies articles relating to (click "Search by County").

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Franklin County is in District 3.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * Births 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

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Franklin County has one book.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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.
 * Franklin County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)