Cleburne County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Cleburne County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Cleburne County was created on 6 December 1866 and named after Confederate Army Major General Patrick Ranoyne Cleburne. Its county seat is Heflin. It is located in the northeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Cleburne County Courthouse 120 Vickery Street, Room 202 Heflin, AL 36264 Phone: 256-463-2651 Cleburne County Website

Probate Judge has birth and death records 1911-1921, marriage and probate records from 1867 and land records from 1884.

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

Bible Records

 * Alabama Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Bible Records at Tracking Your Roots
 * Cleburne County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Memorial Record of Alabama, Cleburne County. Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1898. P. 651. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

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

Court Records

 * 1872-1950 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1883-1886 (*); Chancery and County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1884-1950 (*); Probate and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1903 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1867-1881, 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $

Funeral Homes

 * Dryden Funeral Home in Heflin

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. P. 134. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - 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  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

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
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

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

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; images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1859-1925 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1867-1944 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

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

Marriage

 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1867-1893, 1938-1954 in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-1913 Cleburne County Death Index 1911-1913. Batch at FamilySearch

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Anniston Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Gadsden Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Gadsden Public Library - Alabama City Branch - an affiliate library
 * Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County - an affiliate library

Libraries
Lucile L Morgan Public Library 541 Ross St Heflin, AL 36264 Phone: 256-463-2259 Email: [mailto:lmorganlibrary@gmail.com lmorganlibrary@gmail.com] Website Facebook Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County 108 E 10th Street Anniston, AL 36201 Phone: 256-237-8501 Email: [mailto:library@publiclibrary.cc library@publiclibrary.cc] Website Facebook Alabama Room collections include local history and genealogical records of Cleburne County.

Societies
Cleburne County Historical Society 120 Vickery St St. Heflin, AL 36264

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project. Record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Cleburne County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.