Butler County, Alabama Genealogy

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Parent County
1819--Butler County was created 13 December 1819 from Conecuh and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Greenville

Record Loss
1853 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Conecuh
 * Covington
 * Crenshaw
 * Lowndes
 * Monroe
 * Wilcox

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.

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Butler County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Butler County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)