Blount County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama    Blount County

County Courthouse
Blount County Courthouse 220 Second Avenue East, Oneonta, AL 35121 Phone:(205) 625-4153

County Archivist has probate records from 1824, marriage, land and burial records from 1820. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records.

Parent County
1818--Blount County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee Cession and Montgomery County. County seat: Oneonta

Neighboring Counties

 * Cullman
 * Etowah
 * Jefferson
 * Marshall
 * St. Clair
 * Walker

African American
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Cemeteries

 * Antioch Methodist Cemetery
 * Center Hill Cemetery
 * Clear Springs Cemetery
 * Ebell Cemetery
 * Huffsutler Cemetery
 * Lee's Chapel Cemetery
 * Marsh Cemetery
 * Old Mount Moriah Cemetery
 * Philadelphia Cemetery
 * Pine Bluff Missionary Baptist Cemetery
 * Pleasant Grove Cemetery
 * Remlap Methodist Cemetery
 * Sargent Cemetery
 * Tidwell Cemetery

Land and Property
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Blount County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index..

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

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Locust Fork Alabama Family History Center
 * Locust Fork, Alabama

Web Sites

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