Bibb County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama    Bibb County

County Courthouse
Bibb County Courthouse, 35 Court Square East, Centerville, AL 35042, Phone: (205) 926-3103

County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records from 1818. Clerk Circuit court has divorce and court records.

Parent County
1818--Cahawba County was created 7 February 1818 from Monroe, Montgomery Counties. Cahawba County was renamed Bibb County in 1820. County seat: Centreville

Neighboring Counties

 * Chilton
 * Hale
 * Jefferson
 * Perry
 * Shelby
 * Tuscaloosa

African American
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Cemeteries
Bethel Cemetery

Additional Bibb County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Bibb 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 free surname index..

Local Histories

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at . begins on page 109.

Vital Records

 * 1817-1936 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Bibb County has two books:

Book 1

Book 2

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