Pike County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Pike County

County Courthouse
Pike County Alabama 120 W Church Street P O Box 1147 Troy, Alabama 36081 Phone: 334-566-6374

Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1830 Birth Records 1881-1904 Death Records 1881-1891 and 1902-1905

Parent County
1821--Pike County was created 17 December 1821 from Henry and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Troy

Record Loss
1828 -- 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

 * Barbour
 * Bullock
 * Coffee
 * Crenshaw
 * Dale
 * Montgomery

African American

 * 1888-1907 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free. (skips 1893-1895)

Biography

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

Church Records
LDS Ward and Church Records


 * Pike
 * Coffee

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Pike 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..

Military

 * Bullard, Karen C. and Annette J. Connor. Census of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1907 in Pike, Bullock and Crenshaw Counties. n.d. Digital version at - free.

Probate Records

 * 1830-1976 - Probate Records, 1830-1976 at  - free.

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Pike County is in District 1.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

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


 * 1830-1859, 1890-1910 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.


 * 1830-1849 - Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Marriages 1830-1849 Pike County, Alabama. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 1998. Digital version at - 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. Pike County has two books:


 * Book 1
 * Book 2

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Troy Alabama Family History Center
 * 790 Elba Hwy Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States Hours: Th, Sun by appointment

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