Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama    Chambers County

County Courthouse
Chambers County Courthouse 2 LaFayette Street, LaFayette, AL 36862, Phone: (334) 864-4348

Probate office has marriage records from 1833 probate and land records from 1843 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

Parent County
There is no parent county because Chambers County was created from the 1832 Creek Cession. County seat: Lafayette

Neighboring Counties

 * Harris County, Georgia
 * Lee
 * Randolph
 * Tallapoosa
 * Troup County, Georgia

Biography

 * Chambers County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries

 * Fairfax Cemetery


 * Langdale Cemetery


 * Fairview Cemetery


 * Shawmut Cemetery


 * Glass or Bethelehem Cemetery


 * Riverview Cemetery

All of these cemeteries are owned by the City of Valley.

Additional Chambers County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Local Histories

 * Richards, Evan Goodin. Reminiscenses of the Early Days in Chambers County. n.d. Digital version at - free;.


 * Valley Historical Scrapbook. West Point, Ga.: The Society, 1970. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Newspapers
The Valley Times News is located at 220 N 12th St. Lanett, Alabama. Phone # is 334-644-1101

The LaFayette Sun is located 116 LaFayette St., LaFayette, Alabama. Phone # is 334=864-8885

Probate Records

 * Chambers County Probate Records - Estate and Wills at USGenWeb.org. Includes a list of wills recorded in Will Book 3 1856/1872, wills at Chambers Co. AlArchives, and a few other transcripts of wills.

Taxation

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

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.


 * Chamber County Marriages at ALGenWeb - free.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * Chamber County Deaths at ALGenWeb - free.

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Chambers County has one book.

Societies and Libraries
The Cobb Memorial Archives is located at 3419 20th Ave. Valley, Alabama. Phone # is 334-768-2052.

The Chambers county Library is located at 3419 20th Ave. Valley, Alabama. Phone # is 334-768-2052

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.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Chambers County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)