Cullman County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Cullman County was created on 24 January 1877 and was named in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann. Its county seat is Cullman. It is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Cullman County Courthouse 500 2nd Avenue SW, Rm 303 Cullman, AL 35055 Phone: 256-775-4654 Cullman County Website Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1877 and old newpapers.

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

Bible Records

 * Cullman County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Family Bible Records at Tracking Your Roots

Biographies

 * Memorial Record of Alabama, Baldwin County. Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1893. Pg. 798. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

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

 * Cullman County Courthouse Inventory of Archives; v. 01 1981. By Camilla Livingston Drake. Cullman County, Alabama : Cullman County, Alabama. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Cullman Funeral Home in Cullman
 * Cullman-Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory in Cullman
 * Holly Pond Funeral Home in Holly Pond
 * Moss Service Funeral Home in Cullman

Local Histories

 * Cullman County Alabama. By G.A. Park. Cullman, AL: n.p., 1912. Online at: HathiTrust.
 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 133. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

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

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Cullman County:
 * April 30, 1863 - Day's Gap, also known as Sand Mountain Battle.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

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 <br

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

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1878 The Southern Immigrant at Ancestry $
 * 1930-1951 The Cullman Democrat at Ancestry $
 * 1937-38, 1942-43, 1947 The Cullman Banner at Ancestry $


 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Obituaries

 * A collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Cullman County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com:
 * Cullman County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1874-1938 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1877-1945 (*); 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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at  Findmypast — index $
 * 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
 * 1818-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1877–early 1930s Cullman County 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 Cullman County Archives County Courthouse 500 2 Ave SW Cullman, AL 35055 Phone: 256-775-4671 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Cullman Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Guntersville Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Jasper Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Locust Fork Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Guntersville Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Wallace State College - an affiliate library

Libraries
Cullman County Public Library 200 Clark Street NE Cullman, AL 35055 Phone: 256-734-2720 Email: [mailto:cullmanpubliclibrary@gmail.com cullmanpubliclibrary@gmail.com] Website Facebook Wallace State Community College Library 801 Main St NE Hanceville, AL 35077 Phone: 256-352-8260 Email: [mailto:library@wallacestate.edu library@wallacestate.edu] Website Wallace State's extensive and growing collection of research materials includes books, periodicals, microfilm, microfiche, CD-ROM disks, computer programs, family folders and more. Some sources cover the entire United States. The collection is centered on Alabama, neighboring states, the Old South, Kentucky, the Civil War and Cherokee Indians. The program has access to the 2.5 million microfilm reel collection of records from the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Museums
Cullman County Museum 211 2nd Avenue NE Cullman, AL 35055 Phone: 256-739-1258 Email: [mailto:cullmanmuseum@gmail.com cullmanmuseum@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Societies
Cullman County Historical Society Website Facebook Since 2018, the Cullman County Historical Society holds monthly meetings at the Cullman County Museum on the 4th Sunday. The website link above is for the society's blog, although it is no longer active.

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.
 * [*Genealogy Trails Cullman 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.