Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy

United States &gt; Alabama &gt; Jackson County

Parent County
1819--Jackson County was created 13 December 1819 from the Cherokee Cession of 1816. County seat: Scottsboro

Record Loss
1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Dade County, Georgia
 * De Kalb
 * Franklin County, Tennessee
 * Lincoln County, Tennessee
 * Madison
 * Marion County, Tennessee
 * Marshall

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog