St. Clair County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |St. Clair County

County Courthouse
St Clair County Courthouse 129 5th Avenue Ashville, AL 35953 Phone: (205) 594-7921

Probate Judge has marriage probate and land records from 1800 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

Parent County
1818--St. Clair County was created 20 November 1818 from Shelby County. County seat: Ashville

Neighboring Counties

 * Bibb
 * Chilton
 * Coosa
 * Jefferson
 * Saint Clair
 * Talladega

African American

 * 1914-1936 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.

Cemeteries
Some St. Clair County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.


 * Ivison, Hazle R. Collins. Index to Alabama Cemeteries: Blount County, Coosa County, St. Clair County, Talladega County, Winston County. n.d. Digital version at - free.

Court Records
The Northern Judicial District county seat is Ashville. The Southern Judicial District county seat is Pell City.

Probate Records

 * 1830-1976 - Probate Records, 1830-1976 at  - free.

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). St. Clair County is in District 3.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

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


 * 1899-1936 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. St. Clair County has one book.

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