Etowah County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named from the Cherokee Indian language, which means "edible tree." The county is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Etowah County Courthouse 801 Forrest Avenue, Ste 202 Gadsden, AL 35901 Phone: 256-549-5429 Fax: 256-439-6027 Etowah County Website Probate Judge has marriage divorce, probate and land records from 1867

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

Bible Records

 * Bible Record of Henry H. Usry at Alabama Genealogy

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Etowah County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Begins on page 1010.
 * Etowah 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 Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Gadsen

Directories

 * 1931 Miller's Gadsden City Directory 1931.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Local Histories

 * Barnes, Joe. History of Hokes Bluff, Alabama, and Eastern Etowah County. n.d. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

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

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. Etowah County has one book.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1867-1939  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Images; Includes Etowah County Final Records 1887-1927; Minutes 1867-1930; Wills 1908-1939.
 * 1869-1916 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — 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.

Birth

 * 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, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) 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
 * 1860, 1879-1892, 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1867-1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920" at Ancestry $
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Family History Centers

 * Gadsden Alabama Family History Center

Libraries
Gadsden Public Library Main Branch 254 College Street Gadsden, AL 35901 Phone: 256-549-4699 Website

Gadsden Public Library East Gadsden Branch 809 East Broad Street Gadsden, AL 35903 Phone: 256-549-4691 Website

Gadsden Public Library Alabama City Branch 2700 West Meighan Blvd. Gadsden, AL 35904 Phone: 256-549-4688 Website

Museums
Etowah Heritage Museum 2829 West Meighan Blvd. Gadsden, AL 35904 Phone: 256-886-6911 Facebook Website

Societies
Etowah Historical Society 2829 W. Meighan Blvd. P. O. Box 8131 Gadsden, AL 35904 Phone:256-549-4674 Email: [mailto:info@etowahhistory.org info@etowahhistory.org] Website Facebook

Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society One Cabot Avenue P. O. Box 8268 Gadsden, AL 35902 Publication: Northeast Alabama Settlers Email: [mailto:neagslib@comcast.net neagslib@comcast.net] Website

Websites

 * 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.
 * Etowah County ALGenWeb~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Etowah County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Etowah County Vital Records at ALGenWeb
 * Etowah Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web
 * – 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.