Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy

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

County Facts
County seat: Montgomery
Organized: December 6, 1816
Parent County(s): Monroe[1]
Neighboring Counties
Autauga • Bullock • Crenshaw • Elmore • Lowndes • Macon • Pike
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Courthouse
Montgomery County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg
Location Map
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County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Montgomery County was created on 6 December 1816 and was named for Lemuel P. Montgomery, a military officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812.[2] Its county seat is Montgomery.[3] It is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Montgomery County Courthouse
PO Box 1667
251 S Lawrence
Montgomery, AL 36102
Phone: 334-832-1260
Montgomery County Website

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1817, Probate Records from 1817 and land records from 1819
Alabama Dept of Archives and History has marriage records 1817-1928
Clerk of Board of Revenue has divorce records from 1851 and court Records from 1817 [4]

Montgomery County, Alabama Record Dates[edit | edit source]

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
1908 1817 1908 1817 1816 1817 1816
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908. General compliance for births by 1927 and for deaths 1925.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

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

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

  • 1816--Montgomery County was created 6 December 1816 from Monroe County.
  • County seat: Montgomery[6]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

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

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

Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Census-designated places
  • Camp Sheridan
  • Capitol Heights
  • Cloverdale
  • Cook Station
  • Dooley
  • Elam
  • Highland Park
  • Keelers
  • Kendall
  • Killough
  • McGehee
  • Old Elam
  • Pike Road
  • Pole Bridge
  • Porters
  • Robertson Crossroads
  • Snowdoun
  • Tuckers
  • Union Academy
  • Walkers


History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Montgomery, 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[edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1820 6,604 —
1830 12,695 92.2%
1840 24,574 93.6%
1850 29,711 20.9%
1860 35,904 20.8%
1870 43,704 21.7%
1880 52,356 19.8%
1890 56,172 7.3%
1900 72,047 28.3%
1910 82,178 14.1%
1920 80,853 −1.6%
1930 98,671 22.0%
1940 114,420 16.0%
1950 138,965 21.5%
1960 169,210 21.8%
1970 167,790 −0.8%
1980 197,038 17.4%
1990 209,085 6.1%
2000 223,510 6.9%
2010 229,363 2.6%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

State Census

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • Montgomery

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

African American

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

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.

Online Land Indexes and Records


Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Local histories are available for Montgomery 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.

  • Heritage of Montgomery County, Alabama. Heritage Publishing Consultants. Clanton, AL: Walsworth Publishing Co., 2001. Online at: Internet Archive.
  • Recollections of the Early Settlers of Montgomery County, Alabama. By W.G. Robertson. Montgomery, Ala.: Society of Pioneers of Montgomery, 1961. Online at: Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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for more resources

Migration[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Multiple Wars

Civil War

Regiments. Men in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County:

- 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company A and E
- 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company B, G and K
- 2nd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company I, F and J
- 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "Metropolitan Guards"
- 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G" Montgomery Free Blues"
- 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D [subsequently, Company E]
- 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G [subsequently, Company H]
- 7th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company B, C, F and K
- 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I(Mounted)
- 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and K
- 17th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
- 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Montgomery Guards"
- 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
- 23rd Battalion, Alabama, Company G
- 31st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
- 33rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
- 34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and H
- 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
- 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company H
- 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
- 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and F
- 61st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I


World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Voter Registration

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

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
Website
Facebook

Montgomery County Archives
Courthouse Annex III
101 South Lawrence Street
PO Box 223
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-832-7173
Email: dallashanbury@mc-ala.org
Website
Facebook

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

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

Montgomery City-County Public Library
245 High Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-625-4999
Email: reference@mccpl.lib.al.us
Website
Facebook
Multiple locations

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Montgomery County Genealogical Society
PO Box 230194
Montgomery, AL 36123-0194
Email: tringram45@gmail.com
Website
Publication: MGS Quarterly

Montgomery County Historical Society
Figh-Pickett-Barnes School House
512 S Court St
PO Box 1829
Montgomery, AL 36102
Phone: 334-264-1837
Email: info@mchsal.org
Website
Facebook
Publication: Montgomery County Historical Society Herald

Pintlala Historical Association
c/o Pintlala Public Library
255 Federal Rd
Hope Hull, AL 36043
Phone: 334-288-7414
Website

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, "Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy and History", http://genealogytrails.com/ala/montgomery/ 6/13/2017.
  3. ↑ 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.
  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), Montgomery County, Alabama. Page 37 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 33.
  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, "Montgomery County, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Alabama, accessed 23 October 2018.
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