Wilcox County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    Wilcox County

County Courthouse
Winston County Courthouse 100 Broad Street Camden, AL 36726 Phone: (334) 682-4126

Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1819

Parent County
1819--Wilcox County was created 13 December 1819 from Monroe and Dallas Counties. County seat: Camden

Neighboring Counties

 * Butler
 * Clarke
 * Dallas
 * Lowndes
 * Marengo
 * Monroe

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Wilcox County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index..

Research Guides

 * Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Wilcox County. Birmingham, Ala.: The Survey, 1942. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Wilcox County is in District 1.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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