Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Chambers County was created on 18 December 1832 and named for Henry H. Chambers, who served as a senator from Alabama. Its county seat is Lafayette. It is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Chambers County Courthouse 2 LaFayette Street LaFayette, AL 36862 Phone: 334-864-4341 or 334-864-4329 Fax: 334-864-9702 Email: [mailto:commission.info@chamberscountyal.gov commission.info@chamberscountyal.gov] District Court Phone: 334-864-4323 Chambers County Website Chambers County Courthouse Annex 610 South Gilmer Avenue Lanett, AL 36863

Probate office has marriage records from 1833 and probate and land records from 1843. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records.

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

Bible Records

 * Chambers County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Chambers County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Chambers County Bible and Church Records at USGenWeb Project
 * Chambers County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Memorial Record of Alabama, Chambers County. Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1893. P. 624. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Chambers County Biographies at USGenWeb Archives Project

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

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Funeral Homes

 * Jeff Jones Funeral Home in LaFayette
 * Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Lanett and Valley
 * Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home in LaFayette
 * Unity Mortuary in Valley
 * Vines Funeral Home in LaFayette
 * Ward's Funeral Home in Valley

Land and Property Records
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

 * Reminiscenses of the Early Days in Chambers County. By Evan Goodwin Richards. n.p.: County Commissioners of Chambers County, c1890.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($).
 * Valley Historical Scrapbook. West Point, GA: Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society, 1970. Online at: Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1799-1980 Maps of Alabama (1799-1980) at Maps of US
 * Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

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 — index and images - 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


 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Cusseta Grays"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Tom Watt's Grays"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Yancey Grays"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "Gilmore's Greys"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "Billy Gilmer Grays"
 * - 23rd Battalion, Alabama, Company E
 * - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G and I
 * - 47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and I
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K

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 [https:/ WWII/digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/p17217coll16 Alabama Active Military Service Reports] at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

Newspapers
Current Newspapers
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * The Valley Times News is located at 220 N 12th St. Lanett, Alabama. Phone # is 334-644-1101
 * The LaFayette Sun is located 116 LaFayette St., LaFayette, Alabama. Phone # is 334-864-8885

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. See Chambers County at Register.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1985 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1833-1856 Images of Wills 1833-1856  at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
 * Chambers County Probate Records - Estate and Wills at USGenWeb.org. Includes a list of wills recorded in Will Book 3 1856/1872, wills at Chambers Co. AL Archives, and a few other transcripts of wills.
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — 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

 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Chambers County is in District 2.

Birth

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

Marriage

 * 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
 * 1833-1925 Chambers County Marriage Books 1-11 and C thru G Index 1833-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

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

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 Cobb Memorial Archives 3419 20th Avenue Valley, AL 36854 Phone: 334-768-2050 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Alexander City Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Auburn Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Harris County Public Library - Georgia - an affiliate library

Libraries
Chambers County Library 3419 20th Avenue Valley, AL 36854 Phone: 334-768-2061 Website Facebook H. Grady Bradshaw Library 3419 20th Avenue Valley, AL 36854 Phone: 334-768-2161 Email: [mailto:askus@chamberscountylibrary.org askus@chamberscountylibrary.org] Website LaFayette Library 198 1st Street SE LaFayette, AL 36862 Phone: 334-864-0012 Email: [mailto:lafayette@chamberscountylibrary.org lafayette@chamberscountylibrary.org] Website

Societies
Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society 3419 20th Avenue Valley, AL 36854 Phone: 334-768-2050 Email: [mailto:cvhs@cvhistoricalsociety.org cvhs@cvhistoricalsociety.org] Website Facebook Genealogy Society of East Alabama Lee County Meeting Center 205 South 10th Street PO Box 2892 Opelika, AL 36803-2892 Email: [mailto:gsofea@gmail.com gsofea@gmail.com] Website 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.
 * Chambers County ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Chambers 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.