Sumter County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Sumter County

County Courthouse
SUMTER COUNTY Washington Street Livingston, AL 35470 Phone: (205) 652-2291

Probate Judge has a few birth records from 1888-1918 marriage and probate record from 1833, land records and historical voters maps

Parent County
1832--Sumter County was created 18 December 1832 from the Choctaw Cession of 1830. County seat: Livingston

Record Loss
1901 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Choctaw
 * Greene
 * Kemper County, Mississippi
 * Lauderdale County, Mississippi
 * Marengo
 * Noxubee County, Mississippi
 * Pickens

Cemeteries
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 * Brewersville Cemetery, Belmont
 * Brown Cemetery, Livingston
 * Henagan Cemetery, Livingston
 * Lee Cemetery, Epes
 * Livingston Memorial Gardens, Livingston
 * Maye Cemetery, Livingston
 * Myrtlewood Cenetery, Livingston
 * New Prospect Cemetery, Livingston
 * Odd Fellows Cemetery, Gainesville
 * Old Cemetery, Gainesville
 * Old Cemetery of African and American Minorities of African Descent, Boliger
 * Roy Cemetery, Epes
 * Shady Grove Cemetery, Livingston

Court
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Alabama, Sumter County Circuit Court Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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