Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Montgomery County was created on 6 December 1816 and was named for Lemuel P. Montgomery, a military officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812. Its county seat is Montgomery. It is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Montgomery County Courthouse PO Box 1667 251 S Lawrence Montgomery, AL 36102 Phone: 334-832-1260 Montgomery County Website Probate Judge has marriage records from 1817, 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

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

Bible Records

 * Alabama Bible Records at Tracking Your Roots
 * Montgomery County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Montgomery County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Montgomery County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 206. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.
 * Montgomery County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

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 and images

Church Records

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

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Montgomery

Court Records

 * 1932-1944 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1950 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1950 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1960 (*); Judge of Probate at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1894-1916 (*); City Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Directories

 * 1859-60 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images


 * 1878 City Directory and History of Montgomery, Alabama. 1878. Jesse D Beale. Montgomery, Ala.: T.C. Bingham &amp; Co., Printers and Binders. Online at: Ancestry — index & images ($)


 * 1880-1895 Montgomery, Alabama Directories, 1880-95 Online at: Ancestry — index ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1865-1895  Montgomery County Colored Marriage Books 1-17 Index 1865-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Funeral Homes

 * Alabama Heritage Funeral Home and Cemetery in Montgomery
 * Bell-Lee's Funeral Home in Montgomery
 * Jackson Professional Funeral Services in Montgomery
 * Leak Memory Chapel in Montgomery
 * Magnolia Cremations and Funeral Services in Montgomery
 * Southern Memorial Funeral Home and Crematorium in Montgomery

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

 * Heritage of Montgomery County, Alabama. Heritage Publishing Consultants. Clanton, AL: Walsworth Publishing Co., 2001. Online at: Internet Archive.
 * Recollections of the Early Settlers of Montgomery County, Alabama. By W.G. Robertson. Montgomery, Ala.: Society of Pioneers of Montgomery, 1961. Online at: Ancestry ($).

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 Alabama Department of Archives and History - index
 * 1861-1865 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


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company A and E
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company B, G and K
 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company I, F and J
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "Metropolitan Guards"
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G" Montgomery Free Blues"
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D [subsequently, Company E]
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G [subsequently, Company H]
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company B, C, F and K
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I(Mounted)
 * - 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and K
 * - 17th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Montgomery Guards"
 * - 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 23rd Battalion, Alabama, Company G
 * - 31st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 33rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and H
 * - 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company H
 * - 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and F
 * - 61st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I

World War I
 * 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

World War II
 * 1940-1945  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection; index and 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
 * Alabama Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both and pay-to-access websites.
 * 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 ($)
 * 1809-1985 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1820-1899 Montgomery County AlArchives Wills - Index Volumes 2 - 6 at USGW Archives
 * 1826-1838 Images of Estates (with Index) at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1932-1944 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-1950 (*); Chancery and County Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 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 ($). Montgomery County is in District 2.

Birth

 * 1881–1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1878 Montgomery County Birth Index 1878. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * Births at ALGenWeb

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
 * 1817-1895 Montgomery County Marriage Index 1817-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 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

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 Montgomery County Archives Courthouse Annex III 101 South Lawrence Street PO Box 223 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-832-7173 Email: [mailto:dallashanbury@mc-ala.org dallashanbury@mc-ala.org] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Montgomery Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Wetumpka Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * The Alabama Department of Archives and History - an affiliate library
 * Elmore County Museum - an affiliate library

Libraries
Montgomery City-County Public Library 245 High Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-625-4999 Email: [mailto:reference@mccpl.lib.al.us reference@mccpl.lib.al.us] Website Facebook Multiple locations

Societies
Montgomery County Genealogical Society PO Box 230194 Montgomery, AL 36123-0194 Email: [mailto:tringram45@gmail.com tringram45@gmail.com] Website Publication: MGS Quarterly Montgomery County Historical Society Figh-Pickett-Barnes School House 512 S Court St PO Box 1829 Montgomery, AL 36102 Phone: 334-264-1837 Email: [mailto:info@mchsal.org info@mchsal.org] Website Facebook Publication: Montgomery County Historical Society Herald Pintlala Historical Association c/o Pintlala Public Library 255 Federal Rd Hope Hull, AL 36043 Phone: 334-288-7414 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.
 * Montgomery County ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Montgomery 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.