Walker County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Walker County was created on 26 December 1823 and named after Senator John Walker, who represented the state of Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1819 until 1822. Its county seat is Jasper. It is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Walker County Courthouse 1801 3rd Avenue, #205 Jasper, AL 35501 Phone: 205-384-7268 Fax: 205-384-7271 Walker County Website Records burned 1877 Probate Judge has marriage and probate records

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

Bible Records

 * Walker County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Walker County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Walker County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Palmer Family Bible at Rootsweb

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 171. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

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

 * Walking Back in Time, v.15 ; (Walker County Genealogical Society : Alabama). 2004. By Walker County Genealogical Society (Jasper, Alabama). Jasper, Alabama : Walker County Genealogical Society, Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Walking Back in Time, v.16 ; (Walker County Genealogical Society : Alabama). 2005. By Walker County Genealogical Society (Jasper, Alabama). Jasper, Alabama : Walker County Genealogical Society, Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Collins-Burke Funeral Home in Jasper
 * Freeman Hood Funeral Services in Jasper
 * Kilgore Green Funeral Home in Jasper
 * New Horizon Memorial Funeral Home and Garden in Dora

Land and Property Records
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Walker County see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Walker 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 HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index..

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

 * History of Walker County: Its Towns and Its People. By John Martin Dombhart. Thornton, Ark.: Cayce Pub. Co., 1937. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Walker County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 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


 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's), Company K
 * - 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E, F and L
 * - 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H, I and K
 * - 50th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K, formerly Co. "?", 5th Battalion

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

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)


 * 1916-1921 Walker County Messenger, 1916-1921. n.d. by Jeannette Holland Austin. Riverdale, GA: J.H. Austin. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library


 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Other Records
Voter Registration Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Walker County has two books:
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images


 * Book 1
 * Book 2

Periodicals

 * Walking Back in Time. Publication of the Walker County Genealogical Society. Digital versions at: FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 15, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 16.

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
 * 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

Tax Records

 * 1847 1840's Walker County tax record, digitized at FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 15.
 * 1865-1866  U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Walker County is in District 3.

Birth

 * 1881-1930   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930   at FamilySearch — index, and some images - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * Walker County Births at ALGenWeb.

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 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
 * 1875–1895  Walker County Marriage Index 1875-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * Walker County Marriages at ALGenWeb

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
 * Walker County Deaths at ALGenWeb

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

 * Gardendale Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Jasper Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Tuscaloosa Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Birmingham Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Wallace State College - an affiliate library

Libraries
Carl Elliott Regional Library 98 18th St East Jasper, AL 35501 Phone: 205-221-2584 Email: [mailto:contact@carlelliottregionallibrary.com contact@carlelliottregionallibrary.com] Website Facebook Includes the following branch locations, among others:
 * Carbon Hill Public Library 215 2nd Street NW PO Box 116 Carbon Hill, AL 35549 Phone: 205-924-4254 Facebook
 * Jasper Public Library 98 18th Street East Jasper, AL 35501 Phone: 205-221-2584 Facebook
 * Sumiton Public Library 416 State Street PO Box 10 Sumiton, AL 35148 Phone: 205-648-7451 Facebook

Societies
Walker County Genealogical Society PO Box 3408 Jasper, AL 35502-3408 Facebook

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.
 * Walker County ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Walker 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.