Geneva County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Geneva County

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

County Courthouse
Geneva County Courthouse 200 North Commerce Street Geneva, AL 36340, Phone: (334) 684-5620

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1898 and military discharge records from 1890 Clerk Circuit Court has court recrods from 1923 and divorce records.

Parent County
1868--Geneva County was created 26 December 1868 from Dale, Henry and Coffee Counties. County seat: Geneva

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1898 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For a list of record loss in Alabama counties see: Alabama Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Coffee
 * Covington
 * Dale
 * Holmes County, Florida
 * Houston
 * Jackson County, Florida
 * Walton County, Florida

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

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Geneva 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 free surname index..


 * Pre-1908 Index to Reconstructed Federal Land Tract Book

Maps

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

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth

 * 1912-1918 - Geneva County Birth Index 1912-1918. Batch at FamilySearch - 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.


 * 1898-1935 - Geneva County Marriage Books 1-9 Index 1898-1935 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 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.

Death

 * 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


 * 1912-1918 - Geneva County Death Index 1912-1918. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Libraries
Emma Knox Kenan Public Library 312 South Commerce Street Geneva, Alabama 36340 Telephone: 334-684-2459

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Dothan Alabama
 * 3199 Ross Clark Cir NW Dothan, Dale/Houston/Henry/Geneva, Alabama, United States Phone: 334-793-7425 Hours: T 8:30-11:30pm, 1:30pm-4pm; T-Th 6:30pm-8:30pm; Th 9am-12pm, 1pm-3:30pm
 * Enterprise Alabama
 * 110 Shell Field Rd Enterprise, Coffee, Dale, Houston, Geneva, Alabama, United States Phone: 334-347-3631 Hours:Tues &amp; Thurs 10 am -2pm Wed 4pm-8pm; other times by appt. Closures: Closed on Holidays

Geneva County Alabama Genealogy Websites

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