Tallapoosa County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Tallapoosa County name is of Creek origin. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tallapoosa County Courthouse Eastern Division Dadeville 125 North Broadnax St Dadeville, AL 36853 Phone: 256-825-1098 Fax: 256-827-2026 Western Division Alexander City 1 Court Sq PO Box 189 Alexander City, AL 35011 Phone: 256-234-4361 Tallapoosa County Website

Probate Judge has a few birth and death records 1881-1991, Marriage and probate records from 1835 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

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

Bible Records

 * Tallapoosa County, Alabama Bible Records at AccessGenealogy
 * Tallapoosa County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Tallapoosa County Alabama USGenWeb Bible Records at USGenWeb
 * Tallapoosa County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical (p169). 1888. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Hathitrust — index & images


 * Tallapoosa 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

Court Records

 * 1835-1852 (*); Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1835-1863 (*); Probate Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1863 (*); Commissioners' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1839-1880 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1844-1933 (*); Probate Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1861-1934 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1908-1916 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

The Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society has been involved in a long-term project to preserve and digitize 19th Century Circuit Court records. Books dating from 1822 and loose records dating mostly from the 1870s to 1950s are added monthly to the website. Indexes are also included on the site. The 2008 Loose Records Microfilm Index is a relationship index where each name is associated its FHL film number.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1865-1902 Tallapoosa County Colored Marriage Books 1A-1 Index 1865-1902 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Funeral Homes

 * Armour's Memorial Services in Alexander City
 * Holloway Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Alexander City
 * Langley Funeral Home in Camp Hill
 * Radney Funeral Home in Alexander City
 * Wright's Funeral Home in Alexander City

Land and Property Records

 * The original land grants for Tallapoosa county, Alabama have been mapped and are available from Deed Mappers. Requires the Deed Mapper Software to use.

Local Histories

 * A History of Tallapoosa County. 1951. by William Pressley Ingram. Birmingham, Ala.: American Calendar and Novelty Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library


 * A History of Tallassee for Tallasseeans. 1949. Virginia Noble Golden. Tallassee, Ala.: Tallassee Mills of Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills. Online at: Ancestry — index & images ($)

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 Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company C
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company D "Pearsons Dragoons"
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F (Tallapoosa Rifles)
 * - 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G "Hillabee Blues"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H "Jackson Avengers"
 * - 34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D, E, F and G
 * - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
 * - 47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A, B, C, D, F, G and K
 * - 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A

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 - 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
 * 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 images

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Tallapoosa County has two books with a working link to one:


 * Book 2

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
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1835-1863 (*); Probate Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1835-1949 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1838-1930 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1840-1915 (*); Judge of Probate at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1848-1874 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1850-1873 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1863 (*); Probate Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1871-1898 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1871-1936 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1872-1913 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1872-1922 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1874-1926 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1874-1927 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1884-1930 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

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.

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1881-1885 and 1904-1919 Tallapoosa County Birth Index 1881-1885 and 1904-1919 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1881–1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, and some images

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
 * 1816–1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1835-1895 Tallapoosa County Marriage Books 1-9 Index 1885-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * Tallapoosa Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1918, 1938 Tallapoosa County Death Index 1881-1918 and 1938 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * Tallapoosa Deaths at ALGenWeb

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook

Family History Centers

 * Alexander City Alabama Family History Center
 * Auburn Alabama Family History Center
 * Birmingham Alabama Family History Center
 * Clanton Alabama Family History Center
 * Columbiana Alabama Family History Center
 * Leeds Alabama Family History Center
 * Montgomery Alabama Family History Center
 * Talladega Alabama Family History Center
 * Tuscaloosa Alabama Family History Center
 * Wetumpka Alabama Family History Center


 * The Alabama Department of Archives and History - an affiliate library
 * Birmingham Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Shelby County Museum and Archives - an affiliate library

Libraries
Horseshoe Bend Regional Library 205 N West Street Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-9232 Email: [mailto:horseshoebend@bellsouth.net horseshoebend@bellsouth.net] Website Facebook
 * Includes the following libraries in Tallapoosa County:
 * Adelia M Russell Library 318 Church St Alexander City, AL 35010 256-329-6796 Email: [mailto:amy.huff@alexandercityal.gov amy.huff@alexandercityal.gov] Website Facebook
 * Library collection includes local history, census, marriage records, cemetery records, and family histories.
 * Dadeville Public Library 205 N West St Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-7820 Email: [mailto:dadevillelibrary@gmail.com dadevillelibrary@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Museums
Tallapoosa Historical Museum 214 N Broadnax St Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-7535 Email: [mailto:danivolt@hotmail.com danivolt@hotmail.com] Facebook

Societies
Genealogical Society of East Alabama Lee County Meeting Center 205 South 10th Street PO Box 2892 Opelika, AL 36803-2892 Email to: [mailto:gsofea@gmail.com gsofea@gmail.com] Website Facebook
 * Publication: Tap Roots

Websites

 * Tallapoosa County ALGenWeb
 * 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.
 * Tallapoosa County ALGenWeb~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Tallapoosa 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.