Lee County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Lee 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 is in honor of Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse 2311 Gateway Dr, Rm 104 Opelika, AL 36801 Phone: 334-737-3526 Fax: 334-737-3520 Lee County Website Probate Judge has marriage and land records from 1867, military discharge records from 1919 and probate records from 1861

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

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Lee county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
 * Lee County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 1

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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
Civil War

World War I World War II
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collectionhttps://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Special:MyPage/Sandbox
 * 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
 * 1880-1930  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 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
 * 1940-1945  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 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

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

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.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch — index, and some images - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1788, 1797, 1874-1880, 1882-1883, 1886–1907, 1933, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 Ancestry ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages Ancestry ($)
 * 1867-1931 Lee County Marriage Books A-L Index 1867-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1900 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959 Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - How to Use this Collection

Family History Centers

 * Auburn Alabama Family History Center
 * Opelika Alabama Family History Center

Libraries
Auburn Public Library 749 East Thach Ave. Auburn, Alabama 36830 Phone: 334-501-3190 Website
 * Offers family history subscription databases to library patrons

Lewis Cooper, Jr. Memorial Library 200 South 6th Street Opelika, AL 36801 Phone: 334-705-5380 Website

Societies
East Alabama Genealogical Society P. O. Box 2892 Opelika, AL 36801 Publication: Tap Roots Website

Auburn Heritage Association P. O. Box 2248 Auburn, AL 36830 Website

Lee County Historical Society P. O. Box 206 Loachapoka, AL 36865 Publication: Trails in History Website

Websites

 * 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.
 * Lee County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Lee County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Lee Co. AL
 * – 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.