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Bibb County, Alabama Genealogy

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

County Facts
County seat: Centreville
Organized: February 7, 1818
Parent County(s): Monroe, Montgomery[1]
Neighboring Counties
Chilton • Hale • Jefferson • Perry • Shelby • Tuscaloosa
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Courthouse
Bibb County Alabama Courthouse
Location Map
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County Information

Description

Bibb County was created on 07 Feb 1818 and named in honor of William W. Bibb, the first Governor of Alabama. Its county seat is Centreville[2] It is located in the central area of the state.[3]

County Courthouse

Bibb County Courthouse
35 Court Square East
PO Box 185
Centreville, AL 35042
Phone: 205-926-3103
Fax: 205-926-3132
Bibb County Website

County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records from 1818.
Clerk Circuit court has divorce and court records.[4]

Bibb County, Alabama Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[5]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1900 1818 1900 1830 1818 1818 1816
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908. General compliance for births by 1927 and for deaths 1925.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Populated Places

The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in Bibb County:[7]

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

Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
  • Abercrombie
  • Active
  • Antioch
  • Ashby
  • Belchers
  • Belle Ellen
  • Bibb Mill
  • Bibbville
  • Blockton Junc
  • Brierfield
  • Coleanor
  • Cox
  • Duff Settlement
  • East Centreville
  • East Town
  • Eddings Town
  • Eoline
  • Erharkers
  • Garnsey
  • Garnsey Number 2
  • Bibb County
  • Piper
  • Pondville
  • Primitive Ridge
  • Randolph
  • Red Eagle
  • Sand Mountain
  • Scottsville
  • Seymour
  • Shawtown
  • Sixmile
  • Smith Hill
  • Spencer
  • Stewart Settlement
  • Tabernacle
  • Thomas Mill
  • Trio
  • Tucker
  • Vernontown
Ghost towns


History Timeline

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Bibb, Alabama online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Alabama Cemeteries for more information

Census Records

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1820 3,676 —
1830 6,306 71.5%
1840 8,284 31.4%
1850 9,999 20.7%
1860 11,894 19.0%
1870 7,469 −37.2%
1880 9,487 27.0%
1890 13,824 45.7%
1900 18,498 33.8%
1910 22,791 23.2%
1920 23,144 1.5%
1930 20,780 −10.2%
1940 20,155 −3.0%
1950 17,987 −10.8%
1960 14,357 −20.2%
1970 13,812 −3.8%
1980 15,723 13.8%
1990 16,576 5.4%
2000 20,826 25.6%
2010 22,915 10.0%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

State Census

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Alabama denominations, view the Alabama Church Records wiki page.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

The following articles ave information concerning African American research:

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Alabama Land and Property for additional information about early Alabama land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.

To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Bibb County see:


Local Histories

Local histories are available for Bibb County. The histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Alabama Local Histories.

Maps and Gazetteers

TuscaloosaJeffersonShelbyClintonPerryHaleAL BIBB.PNG
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Migration

Military Records

Multiple Wars

Civil War

Regiments. Men in Bibb County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Bibb County:

- 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
- 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, D, F and G
- 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
- 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Bibb Rifles"
- 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
- 44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, F, G and H

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Other Records

Voter Registration

Periodicals

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records

Social Security Records

Tax Records

Alabama tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Alabama Taxation.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Alabama State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online $.

For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Alabama.

Birth

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Research Facilities

Archives

Alabama Department of Archives and History
624 Washington Ave
PO Box 300100
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-242-4435
Email: mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov
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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Bibb County. For state-wide library facilities, see Alabama Archives and Libraries.

Brent Centreville Public Library
20 Library Street
Centreville, AL 35042
Phone: 205-926-4736
Email: bcpl.read@gmail.com
Website
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Museums

Societies

Websites

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bibb, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibb_County,_Alabama 05/29/2017.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bibb County, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibb_County,_Alabama, accessed 24 September 2018.
  8. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/8d/Igialabama.pdf.
  9. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/8d/Igialabama.pdf.
  10. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/8d/Igialabama.pdf.
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