Jefferson County, Alabama Genealogy

 &#160;  United States&#160; &#160; Alabama&#160; &#160; Jefferson County County Courthouse Jefferson county has two official County seats - Birmingham and Bessemer. Birmingham  Jefferson County Courthouse 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd. N., Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: (205) 325-5355 Probate Judge has marriage records from 1818 Probate Records from 1870 and land records for 1820 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jefferson County p. 38. ; . Bessemer  Bessemer County Courthouse</a> 1801 3rd Avenue Bessemer, AL 35020 Phone: (205) 481-4110 History Parent County 1819--Jefferson County was&#160;created 13 December 1819&#160;from&#160;Blount</a> County. County seat: Birmingham <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="Handybook">The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002). Boundary Changes Record Loss 1870 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following article on the Burned Counties Research</a> and also comparable article by Michael John Neill at the Ancestry.com blog site</a>. Places/Localities Populated Places Cities Adamsville | Bessemer | Birmingham</a> | Brighton | Center Point | Clay | Fairfield | Fultondale | Gardendale | Graysville | Helena | Homewood | Hoover | Hueytown | Irondale | Leeds | Lipscomb | Midfield | Mountain Brook | Pinson | Pleasant Grove | Sumiton | Tarrant | Trussville | Vestavia Hills | Warrior Towns Argo | Brookside | Cardiff | County Line | Kimberly | Maytown | McCalla</a> | Morris | Mulga | North Johns | Sylvan Springs | Trafford | West Jefferson Census Designations Chalkville | Concord | Edgewater | Forestdale | Grayson Valley | McDonald Chapel | Minor | Mount Olive | Rock Creek Neighboring Counties Bibb</a> | Blount</a> | Saint Clair</a> | Shelby</a> | Tuscaloosa</a> | Walker</a> Resources African American <dl><dd><ul><li>1896-1935 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org</a> - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="cov">Coverage Table, &quot;Alabama County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records),&quot; FamilySearch Research Wiki, https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records), accessed 6 August 2012. </li></ul> </dd></dl> Biographies <ul><li>The Book of Birmingham and Alabama. Birmingham, Ala.: The Birmingham Ledger Publishers, 1914. Digital version at <span class="fck_mw_template"> - free. Includes bios and photographs. </li><li>DuBose, John Witherspoon. Jefferson County and Birmingham Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Teeple and Smith, 1887. Digital version at <span class="fck_mw_template"> - free. </li></ul> Cemeteries <ul><li>Adams Cemetery</a> </li><li>Adger Cemetery</a> </li><li>Atwood Cemetery</a> </li><li>Bagley Bend Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.interment.net/data/us/al/jefferson/bass/index.htm">Bass Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Bass&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=21426&amp;">Bass Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,113981,n,beth-el%20cemetery.cfm">Beth-El Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144006,n,bibb%20cemetery.cfm">Bibb Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.interment.net/data/us/al/jefferson/bivens_chapel.htm">Bivens Chapel Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,114865,n,brewer%20cemetery.cfm">Brewer Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=STRETCH&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GSst=3&amp;">Brighton Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Bush&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=21896&amp;">Bush Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,1805725,n,cahaba%20heights%20cemetery.cfm">Cahaba Heights Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144051,n,cain%20creek%20cemetery.cfm">Cain Creek Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144064,n,cardiff%20cemetery.cfm">Cardiff Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144067,n,castle%20heights%20memorial%20gardens.cfm">Castle Heights Memorial Gardens</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,115799,n,cedar%20hill%20cemetery.cfm">Cedar Hill Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144118,n,creel%20cemetery.cfm">Creel Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GScid=22350">Crooked Creek Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,151437,n,crumley%20chapel%20cemetery.cfm">Crumley Chapel Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144140,n,dug%20hill%20cemetery.cfm">Dug Hill Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144144,n,earltown%20cemetery.cfm">Earltown Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=22602">East Lake Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,117875,n,edward%20cemetery.cfm">Edward Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?FScemeteryid=22674&amp;page=cem">Elmwood Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,117972,n,emanuel%20cemetery.cfm">Emanuel Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,118122,n,fairington%20cemetery.cfm">Fairington Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Barnes&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=22834&amp;">Forest Crest Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Cobb&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=22835&amp;">Forest Hill Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,118608,n,fraternal%20cemetery.cfm">Fraternal Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144225,n,george%20cemetery.cfm">George Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,118904,n,george%20washington%20memorial%20gardens%20cemetery.cfm">George Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,119020,n,glasgow%20hill%20cemetery.cfm">Glasgow Hill Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,119202,n,grace%20hill%20cemetery.cfm">Grace Hill Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?FScemeteryid=23140&amp;page=cem">Greenwood Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,120052,n,higgins%20cemetery.cfm">Higgins Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?FScemeteryid=23414&amp;page=cem">Highland Memorial Gardens</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144274,n,hodges%20cemetery.cfm">Hodges Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,120532,n,hughes%20cemetery.cfm">Hughes Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=23626">Inglenook Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,120830,n,jefferson%20garden%20of%20memories.cfm">Jefferson Garden of Memories</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,120832,n,jefferson%20memorial%20gardens.cfm">Jefferson Memorial Gardens</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,120973,n,joley%20cemetery.cfm">Joley Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,121268,n,knesses%20israel%20cemetery.cfm">Knesses Israel Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,121334,n,lakeview%20cemetery.cfm">Lakeview Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144337,n,lawler%20cemetery.cfm">Lawler Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,121653,n,lincoln%20cemetery.cfm">Lincoln Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,121676,n,linn%20cemetery.cfm">Linn Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=24029">Linns Crossing Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144358,n,maben%20cemetery.cfm">Maben Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144364,n,martin%20luther%20king%20junior%20memorial%20cemetery.cfm">Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,122361,n,mason%20cemetery.cfm">Mason Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144365,n,massey%20cemetery.cfm">Massey Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.interment.net/data/us/al/jefferson/massey/index.htm">Massey Pioneer Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,122489,n,mccombs%20cemetery.cfm">McCombs Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.interment.net/data/us/al/jefferson/mcelwain/index.htm">McElwain Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,151433,n,midway%20cemetery.cfm">Midway Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Bates&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=24483&amp;">Moncrief Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,123074,n,morris%20cemetery.cfm">Morris Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Clayton&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=24597&amp;">Mount Calvary Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=McLaughlin&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=24633&amp;">Mount Hebron Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Armstrong&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=24633&amp;">Mount Hebron Cemetery (starting with Armstrong)</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.interment.net/data/us/al/jefferson/mtnebo/index.htm">Mount Nebo Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.interment.net/data/us/al/jefferson/mtolive/index.htm">Mount Olive Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,123428,n,mount%20zion%20cemetery.cfm">Mount Zion Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,123640,n,narl%20cemetery.cfm">Narl Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,1700576,n,new%20horizon%20memorial%20gardens.cfm">New Horizon Memorial Gardens</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Smith&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=25067&amp;">Oak Hill Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,124143,n,oakdale%20cemetery.cfm">Oakdale Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,124150,n,oakland%20cemetery.cfm">Oakland Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,124809,n,pine%20hill%20cemetery.cfm">Pine Hill Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/bigmap,n,pinson%20cemetery,fid,151296.cfm">Pinson Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,125248,n,prescott%20cemetery.cfm">Prescott Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,144487,n,providence%20cemetery.cfm">Providence Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,125511,n,reed%20cemetery.cfm">Reed Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,125697,n,roberts%20cemetery.cfm">Roberts Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Bell&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=25950&amp;">Sadlers Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=25987">Saint Michaels Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Parsons&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=26035&amp;">Salter Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Salter&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=26035&amp;">Salter Cemetery (starts w/Cirillo)</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GScid=26156">Shadowlawn Memorial Park</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Black&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=26170&amp;">Shady Grove Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/AL/Jefferson_County/Sheritt_Cemetery">Sheritt Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Bailey&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=26245&amp;">Shiloh Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,140305,n,smithson%20cemetery.cfm">Smithson Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,151294,n,taylors%20chapel%20cemetery.cfm">Taylors Chapel Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=26703">Toadvine Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Praytor&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=26737&amp;">Trussville Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:*&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;startIndex=&amp;startPage=1&amp;rlz=1I7GPEA_en&amp;safe=active&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Union+Cemetery+Jefferson+County+Alabama&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Union+Cemetery&amp;hnear=0x8888de0150477323:0x98d56e0a4b32468c,Jefferson,+AL&amp;cid=15671770520370829478">Union Cemetery (A)</a> </li><li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:*&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;startIndex=&amp;startPage=1&amp;rlz=1I7GPEA_en&amp;safe=active&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Union+Cemetery+Jefferson+County+Alabama&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Union+Cemetery&amp;hnear=0x8888de0150477323:0x98d56e0a4b32468c,Jefferson,+AL&amp;cid=13923070614830376979">Union Cemetery (B)</a> </li><li><a 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href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:*&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;startIndex=&amp;startPage=1&amp;rlz=1I7GPEA_en&amp;safe=active&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Union+Cemetery+Jefferson+County+Alabama&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Union+Cemetery&amp;hnear=0x8888de0150477323:0x98d56e0a4b32468c,Jefferson,+AL&amp;cid=1183974927650160866">Union Cemetery (E Christian Union)&#160;</a> </li><li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:*&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;startIndex=&amp;startPage=1&amp;rlz=1I7GPEA_en&amp;safe=active&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Union+Cemetery+Jefferson+County+Alabama&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Union+Cemetery&amp;hnear=0x8888de0150477323:0x98d56e0a4b32468c,Jefferson,+AL&amp;cid=17450157739247973106">Union Cemetery (F)</a> </li><li><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:*&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;startIndex=&amp;startPage=1&amp;rlz=1I7GPEA_en&amp;safe=active&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=Union+Cemetery+Jefferson+County+Alabama&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=Union+Cemetery&amp;hnear=0x8888de0150477323:0x98d56e0a4b32468c,Jefferson,+AL&amp;cid=15857948237588457647">Union Cemetery (G)</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,140357,n,union%20grove%20cemetery.cfm">Union Grove Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Black&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=26809&amp;">Union Grove Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,128332,n,union%20hill%20cemetery.cfm">Union Hill Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=26294">Union Hill Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=26853">Valhalla Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Roper&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=26858&amp;">Valley Creek Cemetery (starting w/B)</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&amp;GSln=Donaldson&amp;GSiman=1&amp;GScid=26858&amp;">Valley Creek Cemetery (starting w/D)</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,128450,n,village%20falls%20cemetery.cfm">Village Falls Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,140376,n,virginia%20mines%20cemetery.cfm">Virginia Mines Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=1446089">Walkers Chapel Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://alabama.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,140385,n,weaver%20cemetery.cfm">Weaver Cemetery</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.placenames.com/us/p129131/">Wise Cemetery</a> </li></ul> BillionGraves: <ul><li><a href="http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=5451">Jefferson Memorial Gardens, Trussville</a> </li><li><a href="http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158443">New Hope Cemetery, Irondale</a> </li><li><a href="http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=6244">Reed Cemetery, Birmingham</a> </li><li><a href="http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=8820">Taylors Chapel Cemtery, Clay</a> </li></ul> Additional Jefferson County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records <span class="fck_mw_template"> and <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Census <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Church Records Baptists <ul><li>Hageness, MariLee Beatty. ''Mount Hebron Church Minutes 1819-1857. Leeds, Jefferson County, Alabama.'' Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 1998. Digital version at <span class="fck_mw_template"> - free. </li></ul> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints LDS Ward and Branch Records <ul><li>Birmingham </li><li>McCalla </li></ul> Court Land and Property To place a grant or deed on a map within context of <span class="fck_mw_template"> see: <ul><li>Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Jefferson 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 <a href="http://www.historygeo.com/maplib/prjs/AL">HistoryGeo.com</a> ($). Website includes free surname index. <span class="fck_mw_template">. </li></ul> Local Histories <ul><li>DuBose, John Witherspoon. Jefferson County and Birmingham Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Teeple and Smith, 1887. Digital version at <span class="fck_mw_template"> - free. </li></ul> Maps Military <span class="fck_mw_template"> Newspapers <ul><li><a href="http://bpldb.bplonline.org/db/obituaries">Obituary Index&#160;: Birmingham Area Newspapers</a>&#160; (Birmingham News, May 1929 - January 1980;&#160; Birminham World, September 1940 - December 1996; Methodist Christian Advocate / Alabama Christian Advocate, January 1929 - December 1979; Shelby County Reporter, January 1932 - December 1979) </li><li><a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=83hVMSBzrWwC">Alabama Citizen</a> - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1913-1918 </li></ul> Probate Taxation Vital Records <span class="fck_mw_template"> <dl><dd><ul><li>1928-1949 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at <a _fcknotitle="true" href="FamilySearch.org">FamilySearch.org</a> - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="cov">Coverage Table, &quot;Alabama County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records),&quot; FamilySearch Research Wiki, https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records), accessed 6 August 2012. </li></ul> </dd></dl> Yearbooks <ul><li>Birmingham Southern College: <a href="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject:%22Birmingham-Southern+College+-+Student+Yearbook%22">1914-2008</a>&#160;(via the Internet Archive) </li><li>Howard College Student Catalogs (formerly Samford College): <a href="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject:%22Samford+University+%E2%80%94+Catalogs%22">1847-1908</a>&#160;(via the Internet Archive) </li></ul> Societies and Libraries <a href="http://www.bham.lib.al.us/resources/genealogy/">Genealogy</a> Southern History Department Birmingham Public Library 2100 Park Place Birmingham, AL 35203 Family History Center <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers">Introduction to LDS Family History Centers</a> </li><li><a href="Bessemer Alabama Family History Center">Bessemer Alabama Family History Center</a> </li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>831 Briarwood Dr Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States Phone: 205-425-7928 Hours:&#160;Wed 5pm-9pm other hours by appointment 919-1939 </li></ul> </dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="Birmingham Alabama Family History Center">Birmingham Alabama Family History Center</a> </li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>2780 Altadena Rd Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States Phone: 205-967-7279 Hours:&#160;Tues 10am-4pm; Wed 10am-8pm; Sat 10am-2pm. Closures: All holidays and first and fifth Sat of every month </li></ul> </dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="Birmingham 2nd Alabama Family History Center">Birmingham 2nd Alabama Family History Center</a> </li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>1337 Old Springville Rd, Birmingham,&#160;Alabama 35235 Phone: 205-854-0300 Hours:&#160;W 5pm-9pm by appointment only; F 9am-1pm by appt only </li></ul> </dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="Leeds Alabama Family History Center">Leeds Alabama</a> </li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>1101 Rockhampton St NE Leeds, Jefferson, Alabama, United States Hours: Wed. 6:00-9:00 p Sat. by Appt. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Gardendale Alabama Family History Center">Gardendale Alabama Family History Center</a> </li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>1925 Mt Olive Blvd Gardendale, Alabama 35071 Phone: 205-631-6765: </li></ul> <dl><dd>Hours:&#160;T,Th 7pm-9pm by appt. Closures: Closed Thanksgiving week and last 2 weeks of Dec. </dd></dl> </dd></dl> Web Sites <ul><li><a href="http://usgenweb.org">USGenWeb project</a> may have maps, name indexes, history, or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. </li><li><a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/jefferson.htm">USGenWeb Archives Project </a>~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more. </li><li><a href="http://www.algw.org/jefferson/">Jefferson County, ALGenWeb</a> ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county. </li><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li><li><a href="http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AL/Jefferson/">Jefferson County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History</a> (Linkpendium) </li></ul> References <span class="fck_mw_references" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="references" /> <span class="fck_mw_template">

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