Autauga County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Autauga County was created on 21 Nov 1818 and named for the Autauga (aka, Tawasa) Indians that lived there, primarily in a village named Atagi (meaning "pure water") situated on the banks of a creek by the same name (called "Pearl Water Creek" by settlers). Autaugas were members of the Alibamu tribe. Its county seat is Prattville. It is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Autauga County Courthouse 134 N Court Street Prattville, AL 36067 Phone: (334) 358-6700 Autauga County Website 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

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

Bible Records

 * Alabama Bible Records at Tracking Your Roots
 * Autauga County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Autauga County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Autauga County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Memorial Record of Alabama, Autauga County. Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1893. Pgs. 180, 345. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Autauga County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Census Records
Federal Census


 * 1830 1830 Autauga Census at Autauga County, Alabama Genealogical Information
 * 1840 1840 Autauga Census at Autauga County, Alabama Genealogical Information
 * 1850 1850 Autauga Census at Autauga County, Alabama Genealogical Information
 * 1850 Black, James M. Autauga County, Alabama 1850 Census Digital version at
 * 1860 1860 Autauga Census at Autauga County, Alabama Genealogical Information

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
 * 1853-1914 (*); Methodist Episcopal churches at FamilySearch Catalog — images

'''List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1823-1849 Orphans Court Records at Autauga.net (1823-1849) index
 * 1824-1933 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1859-1930 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

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.

Funeral Homes

 * Davis Funeral Home in Prattville
 * Prattville Memorial Chapel in Prattville
 * Ridout's-Brown-Service Prattville Chapel in Prattville

Genealogies

 * The heritage of Autauga County, Alabama Clanton, Alabama : Heritage Publishing Consultants, c2001 FS Library 976.1463 H2t

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1822-1888 Will and Estate Records at Autauga County, Alabama Genealogical Information - index
 * United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1799-1980 Maps of Alabama (1799-1980) at Maps of US
 * Historical Maps at the University of Alabama
 * Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject
 * FamilySearch Places-Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

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
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 - index & images ($)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 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

FamilySearch Catalog
 * 1850-1851, 1862 Southern Rights Association, Volunteer aid fund, 1850-1851 and 1862
 * 1889-1911 United Confederate Veterans. Camp Wm. W. Wadsworth, no. 491 Roll of Confederate soldiers, 1889-1911
 * 1900-1920 Record of pensions, 1900-1920


 * - 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

World War I
 * 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
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * 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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1905 Circuit Court. Naturalization records, 1905 at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Obituaries

 * 1853-1889 Death and marriage notices from Autauga County, Alabama newspapers : 1853-1889 Larry E. Caver, comp. Prattville, Alabama : L.E. Caver, c2000 FS Library 976.1463 V4c

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1867 Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 Book 1 at the Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * 1867 Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 Book 2 at the Alabama Department of Archives and History

Periodicals

 * Autauga ancestry Prattville, Alabama : Autauga Genealogical Society, 1991- FS Library 976.1463 D25a

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1800-1915 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1830-1976 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1840-1889 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1849-1940 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1868-1927 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry.com($), Findmypast ($), Fold 3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage ($), and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry.com ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1871-1928 Autauga County Birth Index 1871-1928. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, and some images
 * 1908-1912 Autauga County Birth Index 1908-1912. Batch  at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1809-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1834-1865 Autauga County Marriage Books 2 thru 4 Index 1834-1865. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1839-1844 Autauga County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1839-1844. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1865-1873 Autauga County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1865-1873. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1889 Autauga County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1874-1889. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1889-1908 Autauga County Marriage Books 9 thru 11 Index 1889-1908. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1898-1912 Autauga County Marriage Books 12 and 13 Index 1898-1912. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1912-1922 Autauga County Marriage Books 14 and 15 Index 1912-1922. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1922-1932 Autauga County Marriage Books 16 and 17 Index 1922-1932. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1925-1928 Autauga County Marriage Index 1925-1928. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * Autauga County Marriage Index lookup at ALGenWeb

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1908-1912 Autauga County Death Index 1908-1912. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1908-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Clanton Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Montgomery Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Wetumpka Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * The Alabama Department of Archives and History - an affiliate library
 * Elmore County Museum - an affiliate library

Libraries
Autauga-Prattville Public Library 254 Doster Street Prattville, AL 36067 Phone: 334-365-3396 Email: [mailto:prattvillelibrary@gmail.com prattvillelibrary@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Societies
Autauga County Heritage Association 102 E Main St Prattville, AL 36067 Phone: 334-361-0961 Email: [mailto:buenavista@autaugahistory.org buenavista@autaugahistory.org] Website Facebook Autauga Genealogical Society PO Box 680668 Prattville, AL 36068-0668 Email: [mailto:jkbrown2@knology.net jkbrown2@knology.net] Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb project may have maps, name indexes, history, or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project. Record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Autauga County at Access Genealogy
 * Autauga County at Linkpendium
 * Autauga County at Birmingham Public Library
 * Autauga County at Alabama Genealogy
 * – 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.