Marengo County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Marengo 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 in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, where the French defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800. The County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Marengo County Courthouse 101 East Coats Avenue #104 PO Box 480566 Linden, AL 36748 Phone: 334-295-2224 Fax: 334-295-2092 Marengo County Website Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records. Registrar in Chancery has divorce records. Clerk circuit Court has court records.

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

Census Records
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

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ward and Branch Records


 * Magnolia

Directories
Marengo County, Alabama Online Historical Directories - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both and pay-to-access websites.
 * 1861 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Marengo County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2008. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index..

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Marengo County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 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
Multiple Wars
 * ca.1918-ca.1962  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War, 1861-1865
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 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; index and images
 * 1880-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company F
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D(Canebrake Rifle Guards)
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Canebrake Legion"
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Washington Light Infantry"
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Marengo Rifles"
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "Chamberlain Rifles or Woodruff Rifles"
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
 * - 23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C
 * - 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A, B and E

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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

World War II
 * 1940-1945  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Other Records
Voter Registration Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Marengo County has three books, with working links to two:
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * Marengo County Voting Registration Book 2
 * Marengo County Voting Registration Book 3

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Marengo County Birmingham, Ala.: The Project, 1940. Digital version at Ancestry $
 * 1819-1865; 1841-1898 Wills, Estates, Petitions 1819-1865; 1841-1898 at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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.

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1881–1930  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1851, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 Ancestry ($)
 * 1818-1895 Marengo County Marriage Index 1818-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1818-1936 White Marengo County Marriages
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1881-1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 Ancestry ($)
 * 1906-1913 Marengo County Death Index 1906-1913 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959 Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1974  at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - How to Use this Collection; index

Family History Centers

 * Demopolis Alabama Family History Center

Libraries
Demopolis Public Library 211 East Washington Street Demopolis, Alabama 36732 Phone: 334-289-1595 Website
 * Their genealogy collection is found in theGwyndolyn Collins Turner Reading Room. This includes local and state histories, newspapers, family files, census records, and more.

Societies
Marengo County Historical Society P. O. Box 159 407 N Commissioners Ave Demopolis, AL 36732 (334) 289-9644 Email: [mailto:marengohistory@bellsouth.net marengohistory@bellsouth.net] Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Marengo Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Marengo County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Marengo County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * ALGenWeb
 * Marion County ALGenWeb
 * – 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.