Chilton County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Chilton County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has probate and divorce records, Court Records from 1868 Probate Judge has marriage and land records

History
Chilton County was originally known as Baker County, renamed Chilton County on 17 December 1874.

Parent County
1868--Chilton County was created 30 December 1868 from part of Bibb, Autauga, Perry, and Shelby Counties. County seat: Clanton

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Baker County (later known as Chilton County) had a destructive courthouse fire in 1870.

For a list of record loss in Alabama counties see: Alabama Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Autauga
 * Bibb
 * Coosa
 * Dallas
 * Elmore
 * Perry
 * Shelby

Cemeteries

 * Alpine Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Center Hill Cemetery, Jemison
 * Church Street Church Cemetery
 * Confederate Memorial Park Cemetery#1 Mountain Creek
 * Confederate Memorial Park Cemetery#2 Mounatain Creek
 * Deadwilder-Hicks Cemetery
 * Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Gandy Cemetery
 * Harris Family Cemetery
 * Hayes Cemetery
 * Hillcrest Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Jones Cemetery
 * Jones Cemetery#2 Maplesville
 * Littleton Family Cemetery
 * Mapelsville Cemetery
 * Mineral Springs Cemetery (2nd partial listing)
 * Moore Family cemetery
 * Mount Carmel (Adams) Baptist Church Cemetery (partial)
 * Old Eddings/West Family Cemetery(partial
 * Old Maplesville Cemetery
 * Ousley-Boggs Cemetery, Fletcher
 * Pates Chapel Cemetery, Jemison
 * Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, African American
 * Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery
 * Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery, aka Scott Hill Cemetery
 * Popewell Family Cemetery
 * Posey Cemetery #2, Jemison
 * Rocky Mount Community Cemetery
 * Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Scandanavian Cemetery
 * Union Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Valley Creek Cemetery
 * Verbena Cemetery (partial)

Local Histories

 * Wyatt, Thomas Eugene. Chilton County and Her People: A Brief History. Clanton, Ala.: The Union-Banner, 1960. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Probate Records

 * 1830-1976 - Probate Records, 1830-1976 at  - free.
 * 1880-1920 Chilton County, Alabama Index of Wills (Book) Record II

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth

 * 1918-1919 - Chilton County Birth Index 1918-1919. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 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.


 * 1870-1936 - Chilton County Marriage Books 2-10 Index 1870-1936 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1870-1930 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.


 * 1933, 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.

Death

 * 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).


 * 1908-1910 - Chilton County Death Index 1908-1910. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free

Voting Registers

 * Chilton County was not yet established for the 1867 Voting Registers.

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Chilton County, AL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.
 * Chilton County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Chiton County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Chiton County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)