Randolph County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Randolph County

County Courthouse
Randolph County Courthouse P O Box 249 Wedowee, Al 36278 Phone: 256-357-4933

Probate Judge has birth and death records from 1886 marriage records from 1896, land and probate records from 1897 and military pensions 1904-1909

Parent County
1832--Randolph County was created 18 December 1832 from the Creek Cession of 1832. County seat: Wedowee

Record Loss
1896 -- 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

 * Carroll County, Georgia
 * Chambers
 * Clay
 * Cleburne
 * Heard County, Georgia
 * Tallapoosa
 * Troup County, Georgia

Census

 * Gandrud, Pauline Jones. 1840 Federal Census of Randolph County, Alabama. 1947. Digital version at - free.

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Randolph County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2011. 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..

Taxation

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

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. - free.  Nearly 14,000 Randolph County births.

Marriage

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


 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.


 * 1888, 1896-1900, 1925, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.


 * 1896-1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920" at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. - free.  More than 5,000 Randolph County deaths and burials.


 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. - free.

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Randolph County has one book.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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