Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer. The county is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse 410 North Jackson Ave. PO Box 160 Russellville, AL 35653 Phone: 256-332-8861 Franklin County Website Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1890; Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1923 and divorce records

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

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Franklin County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Begins on page 1027.

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Franklin county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Franklin County begins on page 102.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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
Civil War, 1861-1865
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 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
 * 1880-1930 - at FamilySearch — index and images- How to Use this Collection
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company F
 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's), Company E and L
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company E
 * - 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E and H
 * - 27th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A, B and G
 * - 35th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and K

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 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 — index and images- How to Use this Collection
 * 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

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

Periodicals

 * Valley Leaves. 1966–. Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. . Website identifies articles relating to Franklin County (click "Search by County").

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

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.

Tax Records

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

Birth

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

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages Alabama marriages
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1823-1825, 1875, 1890-1902, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1890-1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920" at Ancestry $
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1881-1952 at Family Search. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection Alabama Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records - How to Use this Collection

Archives
Franklin County Archives 300 East Limestone St. Russellville, AL 35653 Phone: 256-332-8827

Libraries
Russellville Public Library 110 East Lawrence St. Russellville, Alabama 35653 256-332-1535 Website

Societies
Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1568 Huntsville, Alabama 35807 205-728-2788 Website
 * Publication: Valley Leaves

Natchez Trace Genealogical Society P. O. Box 420 Florence, AL 35360 Facebook
 * Publication: Natchez Trace Traveler

Russellville Heritage Preservation Society P. O. Box 1095 Russellville, AL 35653

Tennessee Valley Historical Society P. O. Box 149 Sheffield, AL 35660
 * Publication: Journal of Muscle Shoals History

Websites

 * 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.
 * Franklin County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Franklin 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.
 * Franklin Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web