Lee County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Lee County

County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse 215 South 9th Street Opelika, AL 36803 Phone: (334) 749-7141

Probate Judge has marriage and land records from 1867, military discharge records from 1919 and probate records from 1861

Parent County
1866--Lee County was created 5 December 1866 from Chambers, Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa Counties. County seat: Opelika

Neighboring Counties

 * Chambers
 * Harris County, Georgia
 * Macon
 * Muscogee County, Georgia
 * Russell
 * Tallapoosa

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

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free

Marriage

 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.


 * 1788, 1797, 1874–1880, 1882–1883, 1886–1907, 1933, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.


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


 * 1874–1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920" at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free

Libraries
Auburn Public Library 749 East Thach Ave. Auburn, Alabama 36830 Telephone: 334-501-3190


 * Offers family history subscription databases to library patrons

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Opelika Alabama
 * 510 Groce St Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States Phone: 334-745-2140 Hours: T-W: 9am-12pm, 6pm-8pm; Th-F 6pm-8pm Closed: Closed for Holidays &amp; General Conference. Attention: Also open by appt.

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