Limestone County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Limestone County

County Courthouse
Limestone County Courthouse 310 W. Washington Ave., Athens, AL 35611 Phone:(256) 233-6406

County Archives has bird and death records 1881-1913 marriage records 1832-1900 divorce records 1896-1947 land and court records 1818-1900, tax records 1861-1900, Newspapers 1868-1985 Probate Judge has marriage probate land records from after 1900 Clerk Circuit Court has court records after 1900 and divorce records after 1947

Parent County
1818--Limestone County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee and Chicksaw Cession in 1816. County seat: Athens

Record Loss
1862 -- 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

 * Giles County, Tennessee
 * Lauderdale
 * Lawrence
 * Lincoln County, Tennessee
 * Madison
 * Morgan

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at . begins on page 71.

Cemeteries

 * Douthat, James L. Wheeler Reservoir Cemeteries. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Free surname index and publisher's bookstore at Mountain Press.

Additional Limestone County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Elkmont

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Limestone County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. 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..

Civil War Battles Fought in Limestone County

 * 1864 - January 26 = Athens
 * 1864 - October 26-29 = Decatur

Battle information from Civil War Battle Summaries by State, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama.

Probate

 * 1866-1870 - Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Probate Records 1866-1870 Limestone County Alabama. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 2001. Digital version at - free.

Limestone County Archives

 * Intro to the Archives (http://www.limestonecounty-al.gov/LC_Archives.html)
 * Online research of Archives records (follow link from home page)
 * Friends of the Archives (http://www.limestonefoa.org/)

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Athens Alabama Family History Center
 * 1716 W Market St Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States Phone: 256-771-9968 Hours: T 10am-4pm; W 6:30pm-8:30pm; Sat 9am-12pm. Closures: Closed First Saturday of each month; Closed Dec 21 - 31

Web Sites

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