Lamar County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Lamar County was created on 4 February 1867 and was named in honor of Senator Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, a member of the United States Senate from Mississippi. Its county seat is Vernon. It is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lamar County Courthouse 330 First St. NE. PO Box 434 Vernon, AL 35592 Phone: 205-695-7193 Fax: 205-695-0046 Lamar County Website Probate Office has marriage records 1867-1997, probate and land records; Circuit Clerk Office has divorce and Court Records

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

Bible Records

 * Lamar County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Lamar County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Lamar County Bible Records at 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
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Funeral Homes

 * Chandler Funeral Home in Vernon
 * Dowdle Funeral Home in Millport
 * Memorial Funeral Home in Sulligent
 * Otts Funeral Home in Sulligent

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * History of Lamar County. By Mrs. Augusta Lambdin, Ed. Barnesville, AL: The Barnesville News-Gazette, 1932. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, AL: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 142. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject

Military Records
Mulatipal 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
 * - 10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Jefferson Volunteers"
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C (Cahaba Valley Rangers)
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G (Yancey Guards [or Yancey Rangers])
 * - 19th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C (Jefferson Warriors)
 * - 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and G
 * - 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D, G and H
 * - 30th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
 * - 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and D

World War I World War II
 * 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
 * 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
 * Alabama Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both and pay-to-access websites.
 * Obituary Index Birmingham Area Newspapers(Birmingham News, May 1929 - January 1980;Birminham World, September 1940 - December 1996; Methodist Christian Advocate / Alabama Christian Advocate, January 1929 - December 1979; Shelby County Reporter, January 1932 - December 1979)
 * Alabama Citizen - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1913-1918
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives Project - transcribed obituaries for Jefferson County.

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1985 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1869-1939 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1934 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1908-1916 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1917-1985 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

School Records

 * Birmingham Southern College: 1914-2008 (via the Internet Archive)
 * Howard College Student Catalogs (currently Samford University): 1847-1908 (via the Internet Archive)

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Jefferson County Tax Payment Records - County of Jefferson (searchable database)


 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $

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 ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1928 Jefferson County Marriage Books 1-28 Index 1818-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1818-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1845 Orena V. Grant Genealogical Collection (Marriages and Cemetery Records): From Southeastern, North and South Central States at Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1881-1952  at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1974  atFamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook Birmingham Public Library, Archives & Manuscripts 2100 Park Place Birmingham, AL 35203-2744 Phone: 205-226-3630 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Columbus Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Jasper Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Leeds Alabama FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Kennedy Public Library 17885 AL-96 Kennedy, AL 35574 Phone: 205-596-3670 Mary Wallace Cobb Memorial Library 44425 Highway 17 Vernon, AL 35592 Phone: 205-695-6123 Email: [mailto:marywallacecobb1@aol.com marywallacecobb1@aol.com] Facebook Sulligent Public Library 514 Elm St Sulligent, AL 35586 Phone: 205-698-8631 Email: [mailto:sulligentlibrary@yahoo.com sulligentlibrary@yahoo.com] Facebook

Societies
Lamar County Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 357 Vernon, AL 35592-0357 Email: [mailto:lamarhistory@gmail.com lamarhistory@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb project may have maps, name indexes, history, or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Lamar County, USGenWeb Archives Project. Record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Lamar County, ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Lamar County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lamar County AL Genealogy (Alabama Genealogy)
 * – 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.