Mobile County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named in honor of the indigenous Maubila tribe. The county is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Mobile County Courthouse 205 Government Plaza #913 Mobile, Al 36644-2936 Phone: 251-574-8786 Mobile County Website Probate Judge has marriage records from 1813 Probate Records from 1812 and land records from 1813

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

Biographies

 * Mobile County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Mobile county cemeteries.
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index and images


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
 * Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, AL
 * Additional Mobile County cemeteries may be included in Alabama Cemetery Records FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 1, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 5.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

Church Records
Church Records (Rural) List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Notre Dame du Fort Conde de la Mobile, Mobile


 * 1704-1764 - Notre Dame du Fort Conde de la Mobile, Mobile Baptism Index 1704-1764. Batch at


 * 1704-1764 - Notre Dame du Fort Conde de la Mobile, Mobile Marriage Index 1704-1764. Batch at FamilySearch

Directories

 * Mobile County, Alabama Online Historical Directories - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both and pay-to-access websites.
 * 1890-1892 - Mobile, Alabama City Directories, 1890-92 at Ancestry ($). Includes 1890, 1891, and 1892 directories.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 1865-1930s - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org (skips books 5 and 38)
 * 1865-1891 - Mobile County Marriage Books 1-10 Index 1865-1891 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * Africantown, U.S.A. A Pictorial History of Plateau and Magazine Point (Mobile County) Alabama / [story narrative, John H. Smith]. - Mobile, Ala: American Ethnic Science Society, c. 198165 p.: ill.F334.M6 A6 1981

Local Histories

 * Bi-centennial Celebration, May 26-28, 1911, of the Founding of Mobile by Jean Baptiste de Bienville, 1711. Mobile: Commercial Print. Co., 1912. Digital version at Ancestry
 * Craighead, Erwin. Mobile: Fact and Tradition, Noteworthy People and Events. Mobile, Ala.: Powers Print. Co., 1930. Digital version at Ancestry
 * Delaney, Caldwell. Remember Mobile. Mobile, Ala., 1948. Digital version at Ancestry
 * Hamilton, Peter J. Colonial Mobile: An Historical Study, Largely from Original Sources, of the Alabama-Tombigbee Basin and the old South West from the Discovery of the Spiritu Santo in 1519 Until the Demolition of Fort Charlotte in 1821. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1910. Digital version at Ancestry
 * Hamilton, Peter J. Mobile of the Five Flags: The Story of the River Basin and Coast about Mobile from the Earliest Times to the Present. Mobile: Gill Print. Co., 1913. Digital version at Ancestry

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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
Civil War Civil War Battle Fought in Mobile County
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1880-1930  at FamilySearch
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch
 * Mobile Bay, also known as Passing of Forts Morgan and Gaines, August 2-23, 1864 (partly fought in Baldwin County)

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

Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama, by the Heritage Preservation Services.
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company A
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D (Red Eagles)
 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F, G, H and I
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Mobile Cadets
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Gulf City Guards"
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "Washington Light Infantry"
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K "Mobile Rifles"
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company E, Mobile Humphries Dragoons [formerly Co. "D", Wirt Adams' Cavalry]
 * - 8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Alex Stephens' Guards"
 * - 8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "Hamp Smith Rifles"
 * - 8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G "German Fusileers
 * - 8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H "Mobile Independent Scouts"
 * - 8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I "Emerald Guards"
 * - 9th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Beauregard Rifles"
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Lafayette Guards"
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Independent Rifles
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I "Southern Foresters"
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Washington Light Infantry"
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Mobile Battle Guards:
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "Chamberlain Rifles or Woodruff Rifles"
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H "Swanson Guards or French Guards"
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I "Independence Rifles or United Rangers"
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K "Mobile Cadets"
 * - 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H "Sam Cooper Rifles"
 * - 24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Washington Guards"
 * - 24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Emmett Guards"
 * - 24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Beulah Guards"
 * - 24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "Alabama Guards"
 * - 24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
 * - 24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I "Confederate Guards"
 * - 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, C, F, I and K
 * - 36th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G and K
 * - 40th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F, H, I and K
 * - 42nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company K

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch
 * 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 me and images

World War II
 * 1940-1945  at FamilySearch — 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.

Voting Records

 * 1834-1981: at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753 – 1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry
 * 1809 – 1985 at FamilySearch
 * 1812-1837 Images of Wills at Southeastern Genealogy ($)

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.

Tax Records

 * 1814, courtesy: FamilySearche. (browse under Hancock, Jackson, Mobile)
 * 1816-1817 -, courtesy: FamilySearch
 * 1816 - Inhabitants of Alabama in 1816. Broken Arrow Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1955. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Includes Mobile County.
 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Autauga County is in District 2.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1800–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809–1920 Alabama Marriages,1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
 * 1809–1950 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1816–1957 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1813-1821, 1823-1825, 1827-1840, 1844, 1846-1849, 1851-1853, 1878, 1924, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry– ($); . This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.
 * 1813-1929 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org
 * 1813-1855 - King, Clinton P. and Merlem A. Barlow. Marriages of Mobile County Alabama, 1813-1855. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1985. Free Name Search ; publisher's bookstore: Genealogical.com ;.
 * 1823-1891 - Mobile County Marriage Books 1-28 Index 1823-1891 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1878 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920" at Ancestry– ($); . This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
 * Before 1821 Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * Marriages A-C at ALGenWeb
 * Marriages D–R at ALGenWeb
 * Marriages S–Z at ALGenWeb
 * County Marriages by Groom at ALGenWeb
 * Mobile County Marriages by Bride at ALGenWeb
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($); . 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.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); . Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry– ($); . The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).
 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Archives
Mobile Municipal Archives 457 Church St. Mobile, AL 36602 Phone: 251-208-7740 Mailing address:P. O. Box 1827 Mobile, AL  36633-1827 Website

Mobile County Probate Court Archives P. O. Box 7 Mobile, AL 36633 251-574-4941 Website

Family History Centers

 * Mobile Alabama Family History Center

Libraries
Mobile Public Library Local History Dept. 700 Government Street Mobile, AL 36602-1403 Phone: 251-340-1535 Website
 * Collections include local histories, newspaper clippings, city directories, censuses, probate index, military records, and more.

Museums
The Museum of Mobile 111 South Royal St. Mobile, AL 36602 Phone: 251-434-7569 Website

Societies
Mobile Genealogical Society, Inc P. O. Box 6224 Mobile, AL 36660-6224 Phone: 251-404-9918 Website
 * Publications: Deep South Genealogical Quarterly MGS Newsletter

Historic Mobile Preservation Society 300 Oakley Place Mobile, AL 36604 Phone: 251-432-1281 Website

Websites

 * 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.
 * Mobile County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Mobile County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Mobile Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * – 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.