Lauderdale County, Alabama Genealogy

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Parent County
1818--Lauderdale County was originally included in Houston County created by land speculators in 1784, then made a part of Elk County by the Mississipi territorial legislature before 1817. The present county was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Cession of 1816. County seat: Florence

Neighboring Counties

 * Colbert
 * Giles County, Tennessee
 * Hardin County, Tennessee
 * Lawrence
 * Lawrence County, Tennessee
 * Limestone
 * Tishomingo County, Mississippi
 * Wayne County, Tennessee

Court

 * County Circuit Court record book for 1843-50 - can be viewed online at the website of the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library website.

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Florence Alabama
 * Florence, Alabama

Web Sites

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