Lamar County, Alabama Genealogy

United States Alabama Lamar County

Parent County
1867--Lamar County was created 4 February 1867 from Marion and Fayette Counties. County seat: Vernon

Record Loss
1866 -- 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

 * Fayette
 * Lowndes County, Mississippi
 * Marion
 * Monroe County, Mississippi
 * Pickens

Cemeteries

 * Almon Cemetery
 * Antioch Church Cemetery
 * Asbury Cemetery
 * Bankhead Cemetery
 * Beaverton Memorial Cemetery
 * Bethabara Cemetery (off Hwy 18)
 * Bethabara Cemetery (Bethabara Rd.)
 * Bethel Cemetery (Bethel Rd.)
 * Bethel Cemetery (Wheat Rd,)
 * Bethel Cemetery ( Co. Rd. 51)
 * Bethel Cemetery (Co. Rd. 9)
 * Bethel Cemetery (Hwy. 17)
 * Blaylock Cemetery
 * Blooming Grove Cemetery (Co. Rd. 49)
 * Blooming Grove Cemetery (Providence Rd.)
 * Branyon Cemetery
 * Canaan Cemetery
 * Cantrell Cemetery (by Webb Church)
 * Cantrell Cemetery (off Randle Rd.)
 * Carter Cemetery (off Hwy. 17)]
 * Carter Cemetery (near Detroit)
 * Christian Chapel Cemetery
 * Corinth Cemetery (Corinth Rd.)
 * Corinth Cemetery (County Rd. 21)
 * Crews Cemetery
 * Crump Cemetery
 * Eatman Cemetery
 * El Bethel Cemetery
 * Emmaus Cemetery
 * Evans Cemetery
 * Fairview Cemetery (Fairview Rd, Lamar)
 * Fairview Cemetery (Loundes,MS)
 * Fairview Cemetery (off Co. Rd. 151, Marion)
 * Fairview Cemetery (Tuscaloosa) 
 * Fairview Cemetery (Marion)
 * Fairview Cemetery (Hackleburg)
 * Fairview Cemetery (Walker)
 * Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Fellowship Cemetery
 * Friendship Cemetery (Friendship Rd.)
 * Friendship Cemetery (off Co. Rd. 12)
 * Friendship Cemetery (Marion)
 * Friendship Cemetery (Tuscaloosa)
 * Furnace Hill Cemetery (starts w/Adair)
 * Furnace Hill Cemetery (starts w/Ayres)
 * Furnace Hill Cemetery (starts w/Benefiel)
 * Guin Cemetery
 * Henson Cemetery
 * Henson Springs Cemetery
 * Herron Cemetery
 * Higdon Memorial Cemetery
 * Hill Cemetery
 * Holliday Cemetery
 * Hollis Cemetery (Class? Rd)
 * Hollis Cemetery (Hollis Cemetery Rd)
 * Holly Grove Cemetery
 * Kennedy Cemetery (Cemetery Rd)
 * Kennedy Cemetery (Blue Bird Rd)
 * Lamar Memory Gardens
 * Lampkin Cemetery
 * Liberty Cemetery
 * Liberty Cemetery (Co. Rd. 16)
 * Liberty Cemetery (Co. Rd. 49)
 * Love Joy Cemetery (Love Joy Rd)
 * Lovejoy Cemetery (Hamilton)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Sulligent)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Pickens)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Fayette)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Tuscaloosa)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Tuscaloosa; Hwy 69)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Walker)
 * Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Meadow Branch Cemetery (starts w/Allen)
 * Meadow Branch Cemetery (starts w/Cooper)
 * Moore Cemetery (off Hwy 96)
 * Moore Cemetery (Fayette)
 * Moore Cemetery (Walker)
 * Moore Cemetery (Hoolligan &amp; Moore)
 * Morton Chapel Cemetery
 * Moscow Cemetery
 * Mount Carmel Cemetery
 * Mount Hebron Cemetery
 * Mount Nebo Cemetery
 * Mount Olive Church of Christ Cemetery
 * Mount Olive Cemetery (Co. Rd. 23)
 * Mount Olive Cemetery (E of Beaverton)
 * Mount Pisgah Cemetery
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Mt. Pleasant Rd.)
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Mt. Pleasant Church Rd.)
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Fayette)
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Marion)
 * Mount Zion Cemetery
 * Mulberry Springs Cemetery

Newspapers
Transcribed newspapers:


 * The Vernon Pioneer (1875 - 1878)
 * The Vernon Clipper (1879 - 1880)
 * The Lamar News (1886 - 1887)
 * The Vernon Courier (1886 - 1889)

Vital Records
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Lamar County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com.


 * Lamar County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Newspaper Transcriptions

 * Death notices and obituaries found in the transcribed newspapers
 * Marriage notices found in the transcribed newspapers

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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