Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogy


 * This article is about a southwest Alabama county. For other uses, see Baldwin.

United States  Alabama    Baldwin County

County Courthouse
Baldwin County Courthouse 1 Court Square PO Box 239 Bay Mintre, AL 36507 Phone: (334) 937-9561

The Probate Court has marriage records from 1810, probate records from 1809 and land records from 1808. The Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records.

&lt;ref name="HBG"&gt;Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Baldwin County p. 35. ; .&lt;/ref&gt;

History
Baldwin County initially fell within the bounds of Mississippi Territory.

Parent County
1809--Baldwin County was created 21 December 1809 from Washington County and part of Florida. County seat: Bay Minette

Neighboring Counties

 * Clarke
 * Escambia
 * Escambia County, Florida
 * Mobile
 * Monroe
 * Washington

African American
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Cemeteries
Community Cemetery Montgomery Hill Baptist Cemetery

Census

 * 1810 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Civil War Battles Fought in Baldwin County

 * 1864 - August 2-23 = Mobile Bay, also known as Passing of Forts Morgan and Gaines, (partly fought in Mobile County)
 * 1865 - March 27-April 8, 1865 = Spanish Fort
 * 1865 - April 2-9 = Fort Blakely

Battle information from Civil War Battle Summaries by State, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Taxation

 * 1810-1816 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Daphne Alabama Family History Center
 * Daphne, Alabama

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)