Autauga County, Alabama Genealogy

United States Alabama  Autauga County

Guide to Autauga County, Alabama ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse


Autauga County Courthouse 135 N Court Street Suite B Prattville, AL 36067 Phone: (334) 358-6700

Judge of Probate has probate, land and military record Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and Court Record Record Office has marriage from early 1800's, Health Department has birth and Death Records

Quick History
Wikipedia

Parent County
21 Nov 1818: Autauga County was created from Montgomery County. 1819-1831: Washington was the county seat. 1831-1868: Kingston was the county seat. since 12 December 1868: Prattville has been the county seat to this day.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Alabama counties see: Alabama Counties with Burned Courthouses

Cities
Millbrook | Prattville

Towns
Autaugaville | Billingsley

Unincorporated communities
Bethel Grove | Bonita | Booth | Dosterville | Forester | New Prospect

Neighboring Counties
Chilton | Dallas | Elmore | Lowndes | Montgomery

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.

Biographies

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

Cemeteries
Find-A-Grave ~  Listing of 173 Autauga County cemeteries along with transcriptions and partial transcriptions

Autauga County ALGenWeb ~  database of Autauga County cemeteries (not all inclusive) and transcriptions.

http://www.interment.net/us/al/autauga.htm

By selecting the above link, you will find the following cemeteries:

Interment.net:


 * Bethel Baptist Cemetery
 * Boone Chapel Cemetery
 * Jones Baptist Cemetery
 * Liberty Baptist Cemetery
 * Marbury Baptist Cemetery
 * Milton Baptist Cemetery
 * Pleasant Valley Cemetery
 * Wadsworth Baptist Cemetery

BillionGraves


 * Coles Cemetery, Billingsley
 * Daniel Pratt Cemetery, Prattville
 * Indian Grave, Billingsly
 * Memory Gardens Cemetery, Prattville
 * Oak Hill Cemetery, Prattville
 * Water Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Prattville

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

Census
Searchable 1830 Census Index

Searchable 1840 Census Index

Searchable 1850 Census index by beats. Link to Beat Map.

Black, James M. Autauga County, Alabama 1850 Census. Digital version at - free.

Searchable 1860 Cenus index by beats

Link to Partial 1910 Census

Link to Partial 1910 Census Index, ED 1

Link to Partial 1910 Census Index, ED 2

Court Records
Searchable index of Commioners Court Records

Searchable index of Orphans Court Records

Land and Property

 * Searchable index of land records


 * Searchable index of wills and estates records

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Link to historical maps.

Migrations
www.migrations.org/county.php3

Civil War
Civil War service men from Autauga County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Autauga County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company A, B and G
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company D "Pearsons Dragoons"
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company H [formerly Independent Co.]
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I "Wetumpka Light Guards"
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company L "Autauga Rifles" [subsequently, Company A]
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I (Mounted)
 * - 24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K "Autauga Guards"
 * - 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B

Probate Records

 * 1830-1976 - Autauga County, Alabama Probate Records, 1830-1976 at - free.
 * Autauga County, Alabama Wills and Estates Index compiled by Larry Nobles and Autauga Genealogical Society found on USGenWeb.com

Taxation

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

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth

 * 1871-1928 - Autauga County Birth Index 1871-1928. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1908-1912 - Autauga County Birth Index 1908-1912. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.


 * 1830–1868; 1877; 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry– ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.


 * 1839-1844 - Autauga County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1839-1844. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1834-1865 - Autauga County Marriage Books 2 thru 4 Index 1834-1865. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1839–1867 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.


 * 1865-1873 - Autauga County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1865-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1874-1889 - Autauga County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1874-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1889-1908 - Autauga County Marriage Books 9 thru 11 Index 1889-1908. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1898-1912 - Autauga County Marriage Books 12 and 13 Index 1898-1912. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1912-1922 - Autauga County Marriage Books 14 and 15 Index 1912-1922. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1922-1932 - Autauga County Marriage Books 16 and 17 Index 1922-1932. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1925-1928 - Autauga County Marriage Index 1925-1928. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * Marriage Lookup


 * Auauga County Marriages Search at ALGenWeb - free.

Death

 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry– ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1912 - Autauga County Death Index 1908-1912. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Autauga County has two books listed.


 * Book 1
 * Book 2

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
 * www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alags/
 * www.autaugaheritage.com/

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Autauga County, AL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.
 * Autauga County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Autauga County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Autauga County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)