Pike County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Pike County

County Courthouse
Pike County Alabama 120 W Church Street P O Box 1147 Troy, Alabama 36081 Phone: 334-566-6374

Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1830 Birth Records 1881-1904 Death Records 1881-1891 and 1902-1905

Parent County
1821--Pike County was created 17 December 1821 from Henry and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Troy

Record Loss
1828 -- 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

 * Barbour
 * Bullock
 * Coffee
 * Crenshaw
 * Dale
 * Montgomery

African American

 * 1888-1907 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free. (skips 1893-1895)

Church
LDS Ward and Church Records


 * Pike
 * Coffee

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Troy Alabama Family History Center
 * 790 Elba Hwy Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States Hours: Th, Sun by appointment

Web Sites

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