Tallapoosa County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa is of a Greek origin. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tallapoosa County Courthouse Eastern Division Dadeville 125 North Broadnax St Dadeville, AL 36853 Phone: 256-825-1098 Fax: 256-827-2026 Western Division Alexander City 1 Court Sq PO Box 189 Alexander City, AL 35011 Phone: 256-234-4361 Tallapoosa County Website

Probate Judge has a few birth and death records 1881-1991, Marriage and probate records from 1835 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

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

Biographies

 * Tallapoosa County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Census Records
State Census


 * 1855   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1831-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
The Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society has been involved in a long-term project to preserve and digitize 19th Century Circuit Court records. Books dating from 1822 and loose records dating mostly from the 1870s to 1950s are added monthly to the website. Indexes are also included on the site. The 2008 Loose Records Microfilm Index is a relationship index where each name is associated its FHL film number.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1865-1902 Tallapoosa County Colored Marriage Books 1A-1 Index 1865-1902 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Land and Property Records

 * The original land grants for Tallapoosa county, Alabama have been mapped and are available from Deed Mappers. Requires the Deed Mapper Software to use.

Local Histories

 * Golden, Virginia Noble. A History of Tallassee for Tallasseeans. Tallassee, Ala.: Tallassee Mills of Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills, 1949. 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
Multiple Wars
 * ca.1918-ca.1962  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1930   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company C
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company D "Pearsons Dragoons"
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F (Tallapoosa Rifles)
 * - 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G "Hillabee Blues"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H "Jackson Avengers"
 * - 34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D, E, F and G
 * - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
 * - 47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A, B, C, D, F, G and K
 * - 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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

World War II
 * 1940-1945  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

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

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Tallapoosa County has two books with a working link to one:


 * Book 2

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753–1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry
 * 1809–1985  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Tallapoosa County is in District 2.

Birth

 * 1881-1885 and 1904-1919 Tallapoosa County Birth Index 1881-1885 and 1904-1919 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1881–1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1816–1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($) Contains over 12,000 names.
 * 1834-1845, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry– ($)
 * 1835-1895 Tallapoosa County Marriage Books 1-9 Index 1885-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * Tallapoosa Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1918, 1938 Tallapoosa County Death Index 1881-1918 and 1938 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1881–1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($) Copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. varies depending on the original record. incomplete
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry– ($)
 * 1908-1974  at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. - How to Use this Collection; index
 * Tallapoosa Deaths at ALGenWeb

Family History Centers

 * Alexander City Alabama Family History Center

Libraries
Horseshoe Bend Regional Library 256-825-9232 Website includes the following libraries in Tallapoosa County:


 * Adelia M. Russell Library 318 Church St. Alexander City, Alabama 35010 256-329-6796 Website
 * Library collection includes local history, census, marriage records, cemetery records, and family histories.
 * Dadeville Public Library 205 N. West St. Dadeville, Alabama 36853 256-825-7820 Website

Museums
Tallapoosa County Museum 125 North Broadnax St. Dadeville, AL 36853 Phone: 256-896-4351

Tallapoosa Historical Museum 214 N Broadnax Street Dadeville, AL 36853 Phone: 256-825-7535 Facebook Website

Societies
Tallapoosa County Historical Society 1426 Cherokee Rd. Dadeville, AL 335010 256-825-9232

Genealogy Society of East Alabama P.O. BOX 2892 Opelika, AL 36803-2892 Email to: [mailto:gsofea@gmail.com gsofea@gmail.com] Website: Facebook Publication: Tap Roots

Websites

 * Tallapoosa County ALGenWeb
 * 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.
 * Tallapoosa County ALGenWeb~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Tallapoosa County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.