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Guide to '''Colbert County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
 
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| bgcolor="#cccc99" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center" | '''Dates for major county records'''
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<center><div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Alabama Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div></center>
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| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>  
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Death|Death]]'''</center>  
|organized= February  6, 1867
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Census|Tax]]'''</center>
|county seat= Tuscumbia
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>  
|parent county= [[Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy|Franklin]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
|variant spellings=
|county1= [[Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy|Franklin]]
|county2= [[Lauderdale County, Alabama Genealogy|Lauderdale]]
|county3= [[Lawrence County, Alabama Genealogy|Lawrence]]
|county4= [[Tishomingo County, Mississippi Genealogy|Tishomingo (MS)]]</br><center>[[Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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|county courthouse= [[Image:Colbert County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg|245x245px]]
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== County Information ==
 
=== Description ===
Colbert County was created on 6 February 1867 and named after brothers George and Levi Colbert, Chickasaw Indian chiefs.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ala/colbert/ 06/02/2017.</ref> Its county seat is Tuscumbia.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> It is located in the northwestern area of the state.
 
=== County Courthouse ===
{{AL Courthouse Intro|Colbert}}
'''Colbert County Courthouse'''<br>
201 N Main St, Civil Office<br>
Tuscumbia, AL 35674<br>
Phone: 256-386-8511 <br>
Fax: 256-386-8505<br>
[http://www.colbertcounty.org/ Colbert County Website] <br><br>
Probate Judge has marriage records from 1877 land records from about 1867<br>Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 
=== Colbert County, Alabama Record Dates  ===
{{AL Record Dates Intro|Colbert}}
{|  cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>  
| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>  
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| bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6" | '''For earlier dates, try...'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy#Vital_Records|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy#Vital_Records|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy#Vital_Records|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | [[Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy#Land_and_Property|'''Land''']]
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy#Census|Census]]'''
|-
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| style="height: 40px" valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="6" | <br>
| width="14.2%" align="center" | 1881
*'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Colbert County, Alabama#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Colbert County, Alabama#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' <br>  
| width="14.2%" align="center" | 1867
*'''Parent counties'''&nbsp;
| width="14.2%" align="center" | 1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" | 1867
| width="14.2%" align="center" | 1867
| width="14.2%" align="center" | 1861
| width="14.2%" align="center" | 1816
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| colspan="7" | <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908. General compliance for births by 1927 and for deaths 1925.
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*{{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in<br>'''Neighboring Counties:'''
=== Record Loss ===
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


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=== Boundary Changes ===
{{AL Boundary Changes Intro|Colbert}}
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| bgcolor="#cc9999" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center" | '''Remember these collections'''
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*'''1867'''--Colbert County was created 6 February 1867 from part of [[Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy|Franklin]] County.<br>''
| style="height: 40px" valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="3" |  
*'''County seat:''' Tuscumbia<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1661470 Births and Christenings 1881-1930]
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AL_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Alabama Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674672 Marriages 1816-1957]
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#AL Alabama Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/alabama/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674670 Death and Burials 1881-1952]
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1307888 Deaths &nbsp;1908-1974]<br>
 
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*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1916159 County Probate Records]<br>
 
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{{ALinfobox|Colbert|1867|February 6|Tuscumbia}}  
=== Populated Places ===
{{AL Populated Places Intro|Colbert}}<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Colbert County, Alabama," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert_County,_Alabama, accessed 8 October 2018.</ref>


''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Alabama|Alabama]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[{{PAGENAME}}|Colbert County]]''
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://alabama.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,015,c,calhoun.cfm Hometown Locator].


== County Courthouse  ==
{{populated places
<!--cities column------------------->
| cities-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_Shoals,_Alabama Muscle Shoals]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield,_Alabama Sheffield]
</div>
| cities-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscumbia,_Alabama Tuscumbia] (county seat)</div>
| cities-col3=<div></div>
<!--towns column------------------->
| towns-col1=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee,_Alabama Cherokee]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton,_Alabama Leighton]</div>
| towns-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littleville,_Alabama Littleville]</div>
| towns-col3=<div></div>
<!--villages column------------------->
<!--hamlets column------------------->
<!--unincorp column------------------->
| unincorp-col1=<div>
* Alabama Shores
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allsboro,_Alabama Allsboro]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton,_Alabama Barton]
* Bear Creek
* Bethel
* Bingham
* Bishop
* Burnstown
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzard_Roost,_Alabama Buzzard Roost]
* Cave Spring
* Cedar Hills Estates
* Chisca
* Colbert Heights
* Cottontown
* Crooked Oak
* Emco-Listerhill Junction
* Flatwoods
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_City,_Alabama Ford City]
* Fosters Mill
* Georgetown</div>


[http://www.colbertcounty.org/ Colbert County Courthouse]<br>201 North Main Street,<br>Tuscumbia, AL 35674,<br>Phone:(205) 386-8512
| unincorp-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatton,_Colbert_County,_Alabama Hatton]
* Hawk Pride
* Hobgood
* James
* La Grange
* Lane Springs
* Ligon Springs
* Lime Kiln
* Lime Rock
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listerhill,_Alabama Listerhill]
* Malone
* Margerum
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud,_Colbert_County,_Alabama Maud]
* Melrose
* Mhoontown
* Midway
* Milk Springs
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Mills,_Alabama Mountain Mills]
* Mount Hester
* Mynot</div>


Probate Judge has marriage records from 1877 land records from early 1800;s<br>Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Colbert County p. 36. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
| unincorp-col3=<div>
* New Bethel
* Newsome Springs
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrate_City,_Alabama Nitrate City]
* Norala Junction
* Old Bethel
* Paradise Points
* Peytona Points
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride,_Alabama Pride]
* Red Rock
* Riverton
* Rock Creek
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Valley,_Alabama Spring Valley]
* Underwood Crossroads
* Underwood Heights
* Valdosta
* Valley Grove
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_Number_1,_Alabama Village Number 1]
* White House Springs
* Whiteoak
* Wilson Lake Shores</div>
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}}


== History ==
=== History Timeline ===
{{AL Historical Timeline Intro|Colbert}}


Colbert County was created on 6 February 1867, out of part of Franklin County. It was abolished 29 November of 1867, re-established 24 January 1870.
== Resources ==
{{AL Resources Intro|Colbert}}


==== Parent County  ====
=== Bible Records ===
{{AL Bible Intro|Colbert}}


'''1867'''--Colbert County was&nbsp;created 6&nbsp;February 1867&nbsp;from part of [[Franklin County, Alabama|Franklin]] County.<br>'''County seat: '''Tuscumbia <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
=== Biographies  ===
{{AL Biographies Intro|Colbert}}


==== Boundary Changes  ====
*''Memorial Record of Alabama, Colbert County.'' Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1893.  P. 686. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/381418/?offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library].
*''My Colbert County Families.'' by Mary Alexander Lollar. n.d. n.p. n.p. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/19668/ Ancestry] ($).
*''Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical.'' 1888. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. P. 103. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/114956/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/northernalabamah00birm/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009558222 Hathitrust].
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/colbert/bios.htm Colbert County Biographies] at The USGenWeb Archives Project


==== Record Loss  ====
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{AL Business Records Intro|Colbert}}


== Places/Localities  ==
=== Cemeteries ===
{{AL Cemeteries Intro|Colbert}}


==== Populated Places  ====
{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:70%;"
 
|-
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Colbert, Alabama''' online and in print</center>
 
|-
*[[Franklin County, Alabama|Franklin]]  
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
*[[Lauderdale County, Alabama|Lauderdale]]  
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
*[[Lawrence County, Alabama|Lawrence]]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Colbert+County%2C+Alabama%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_42&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r Find a Grave]
*[[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo County, Mississippi]]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Alabama&cemetery_county=Colbert&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
 
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/colbert.htm USGW Tombstone Transcription Project]  
<br>  
*[http://www.interment.net/us/al/colbert-county-cemetery-records.htm Interment.net]
 
*[https://alabamagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=17 Alabama Gravestones]
== Resources  ==
|-
 
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
==== Cemeteries  ====
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
 
* {{FSC|United States, Alabama, Colbert - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=97556200|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}
==== Census  ====
*[https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Colbert+county+Alabama+cemetery+records&qt=results_page WorldCat.org]
 
|-
{{Census|Alabama}}  
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Colbert+County%2C+Alabama%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_42 Find a Grave]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Colbert,%20Alabama,%20United%20States&reqParents=392259&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Colbert,%20Alabama,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
|-
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Alabama Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
|}


=== Census Records ===
{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
|title = Colbert County, Alabama
|type = USA
|type = USA
|footnote = Sources: {{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=American FactFinder}} [http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/php/newlong.php?subject=1 through 1960]
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colbert_County,_Alabama#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]  
|1870 | 12537
|1870 | 12537
|1880 | 16153
|1880 | 16153
Line 103: Line 267:
|2000 | 54984
|2000 | 54984
|2010 | 54428
|2010 | 54428
}}  
}}
 
'''State Census'''<br>
 
*'''1855'''  {{RecordSearch|1915984|Alabama State Census, 1855}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama State Census, 1855 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1866'''  {{RecordSearch|1915987|Alabama State Census, 1866}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama State Census, 1866 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1907, 1921, 1927'''  {{RecordSearch|2487274|Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
=== Church Records ===
{{AL Church Intro|Colbert}}<br>
 
*'''1831-1994'''  {{RecordSearch|2790182|Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=392259&reqParentsLabel=Colbert%2C%20Alabama%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>
 
=== Court Records ===
{{AL Court Intro|Colbert}}
* '''1889-1930''' {{FSC|501322|item|disp=Petitions and Applications, 1889-1930}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*[https://algensoc.org/records-index/ Colbert County, Alabama Loose Papers] at Alabama Genealogical Society – index; links to FamilySearch images
 
=== Directories ===
{{AL Directories Intro|Colbert}}
 
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
* [https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/united-states-online-historical-directories/alabama-online-historical-directories/colbert-county-alabama-online-historical-directories?authuser=0 Colbert County, Alabama Online Historical Directories] at Online Historical Directories - Google Sites
 
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
{{AL Emigration Intro|Colbert}}
 
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{AL Ethnic Groups Intro|Colbert}}


<br>
*'''1865-1872'''  {{RecordSearch|2333770|Alabama, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only


==== Church  ====
=== Funeral Homes ===
{{AL Funeral Homes Intro|Colbert}}


==== Court  ====
*[https://www.colbertmemorial.com Colbert Memorial Chapel] in Tuscumbia
*[https://www.morrisonfuneralhomes.com Morrison Funeral Homes] in Cherokee and Tuscumbia
*[https://www.thompsonandsonfuneralhome.com Thompson and Son Funeral Home] in Tuscumbia
*[https://www.trinitymemorialfuneralhomes.com Trinity Memorial Funeral Home] in Muscle Shoals


==== Land ====
=== Genealogies ===
{{AL Genealogies Intro|Colbert}}


==== Local Histories  ====
=== Guardianship ===
{{AL Guardianship Intro|Colbert}}


==== Maps  ====
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{AL Land Intro|Colbert}}


==== Military  ====
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==== Newspapers  ====


==== Probate  ====
=== Local Histories ===
{{AL Histories Intro|Colbert}}


==== Taxation  ====
*''Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical.'' 1888. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. P. 103. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/114956/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/northernalabamah00birm/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009558222 Hathitrust].
*''Two Hundred Years at Muscle Shoals: Being an Authentic History of Colbert County, 1700-1900.'' By Nina Leftwich. Tuscumbia, Ala., 1935. '''''Online at:''''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23048 Ancestry] ($).


==== Vital Records  ====
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{AL Maps Intro|Colbert}}


==== Voting Registers  ====
{{AL Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{AL Colbert County}}}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/alabama/ Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=392259&reqParentsLabel=Colbert%2C%20Alabama%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]
*[https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/maps Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection] at [https://archives.alabama.gov/searchcoll.html Alabama Department of Archives and History] – maps can be browsed by location or subject


Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the&nbsp;[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/voterreg/countybooksmain.html Alabama Department of Archives and History]. &nbsp;Colbert County has two books listed, but only Book 1 is accessible at this time.
=== Migration ===
{{AL Migration Intro|Colbert}}
 
=== Military Records ===
{{AL Military Intro|Colbert}}
 
'''''Multiple Wars'''''
*'''ca.1918-ca.1962'''  {{RecordSearch|4113740|Alabama, Military Discharge Records, ca.1918 - ca.1962}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
'''''Civil War'''''<br>
*'''1861-1865'''  {{RecordSearch|1932389|Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images at partner site
*'''1861-1865'''  {{RecordSearch|1932139|Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, images at partner site
*'''1861-1865'''  [https://archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/search.cfmAlabama Civil War Service Database] at [https://archives.alabama.gov/ Alabama Department of Archives and History] - index <br>
*'''1861-1865'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry $
*'''1861-1865'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry $
*'''1871-1880''' {{RecordSearch|2180391|Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1880-1930'''  {{RecordSearch|3029256|Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1907, 1921, 1927'''  {{RecordSearch|2487274|Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/cwnp Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers] at [https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/ Alabama Department of Archives and History]
{{AL Civil War Regiments|Colbert}}<br>
 
:- [[4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's)|4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's)]], Company C
 
'''''World War I'''''<br>
*'''1917-1919'''  {{RecordSearch|2865018|Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, World War I Service cards, 1917-1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1917-1918'''  [https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/p17217coll3 Alabama World War I Service Records] at [https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/  Alabama Department of Archives and History] - alpha index by name and images<br>
*'''1917-1918'''  [https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/goldstar Alabama World War I Gold Star Files] at [https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/  Alabama Department of Archives and History] - alpha index by name and images <br>
 
'''''World War II'''''
*'''1940-1945'''  {{RecordSearch|2691991|Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1940-1966'''  [https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/p17217coll16 Alabama Active Military Service Reports] at [https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/  Alabama Department of Archives and History] - alpha index by name and images <br>
 
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{AL Naturalization Intro|Colbert}}
*'''1855-1969''' {{RecordSearch|5000133|Alabama, U.S. District Court Naturalization Records, 1855-1969}} at FamilySearch — [[Alabama, U.S. District Court Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
 
=== Newspapers ===
{{AL Newspapers Intro|Colbert}}
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50005/ Alabama, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
*[https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/collection/cwnp Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers] at [https://digital.archives.alabama.gov/digital/ Alabama Department of Archives and History]
*[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/al Alabama Online Historical Newspapers] - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both  and pay-to-access websites.
 
=== Obituaries ===
{{AL Obituaries Intro|Colbert}}
 
=== Other Records ===
{{AL Other Records Intro|Colbert}}
 
'''''Voter Registration''''' <br>
*'''1834-1981'''  {{RecordSearch|4016429|Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981}} at FamilySearch- [[Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and some images
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/voterreg/countybooksmain.html Alabama Department of Archives and History]. Colbert County has two books listed, but only Book 1 is accessible at this time.


[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/voterreg/books/colbertcountyvol1.pdf Book 1]
[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/voterreg/books/colbertcountyvol1.pdf Book 1]


== Societies and Libraries ==
=== Periodicals ===
{{AL Periodicals Intro|Colbert}}
 
*''Valley Leaves''. 1966–. Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. {{FSC|976.19 B2v|disp=FS Library Book 976.19 B2v}}. Website identifies [http://www.tvgs.org/ articles relating to Colbert County] (click "Search by County").
 
=== Probate Records ===
{{AL Probate Intro|Colbert}}
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1753-1999'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8799 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1809-1985'''  {{RecordSearch|1925446|Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985}}(*) at FamilySearch - [[Alabama Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images; coverage may vary 
*'''1830-1976'''  {{RecordSearch|1978117|Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976}}(*) at FamilySearch - [[Alabama Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; coverage may vary
*'''1861-1936'''  {{FSC|26601|item|disp=Will Records, 1861-1936}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1867-1930'''  {{FSC|116093|item|disp=Probate Minutes, 1867-1930}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1877-1904'''  {{FSC|114158|item|disp=Settlement Books, 1877-1904}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1881-1925'''  {{FSC|343319|item|disp=Final Records, 1881-1925}}(*);Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1882-1919'''  {{FSC|111615|item|disp=Dower Records, 1882-1919}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1889-1930'''  {{FSC|501322|item|disp=Petitions and Applications, 1889-1930}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1890-1919'''  {{FSC|129688|item|disp=Inventory Records, 1890-1919}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
 
 
=== School Records ===
{{AL Schools Intro|Colbert}}
 
===Social Security Records===
*'''1935-2014'''  {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007'''  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
 
=== Tax Records ===
{{AL Tax Intro|Colbert}}
 
=== Vital Records ===
{{AL Vital Intro|Colbert}}
 
==== Birth ====
{{AL Birth Intro|Colbert}}
 
*'''1881-1930'''  {{RecordSearch|1661470|Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1881-1930'''  {{RecordSearch|3335352|Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama, County Birth Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and some images
 
==== Marriage ====
{{AL Marriage Intro|Colbert}}
 
*'''1733-2013'''  [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=alabama%2cal Alabama, United States Marriages] at Findmypast $
*'''1800-1969'''  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7838/ Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1802-1825'''  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2080/ Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1809-1920'''  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4192/ Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1809-1950'''  {{RecordSearch|1743384|Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and some images
*'''1816-1957''' {{RecordSearch|1674672|Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1818-1936'''  {{RecordSearch|2534485|Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936}} at FamilySearch -  [[Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
 
==== Death ====
{{AL Death Intro|Colbert}}
 
*'''1881-1952''' {{RecordSearch|1674670|Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1881-1974'''  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2543/ Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1908-1959'''  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5188/ Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1908-1974'''  {{RecordSearch|1307888|Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974}} at FamilySearch - [[Alabama Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
 
==== Divorce ====
{{AL Divorce Intro|Colbert}}
 
== Research Facilities ==
{{AL Research Facilities Intro|Colbert}}
 
=== Archives ===
{{AL Archives Intro|Colbert}}
 
'''Alabama Department of Archives and History'''<br>624 Washington Ave<br>PO Box 300100<br>Montgomery, AL 36104<br>Phone: 334-242-4435<br>Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov]<br>[https://www.archives.alabama.gov/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaArchives/?ref=mf#/pages/Montgomery-AL/Alabama-Department-of-Archives-and-History/129258533071 Facebook]<br><br>
 
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
 
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/al/athens/1716-west-market-street Athens Alabama FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/al/florence/1828-broadway-boulevard Florence Alabama FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.flpl.org/ Florence-Lauderdale Public Library] - an affiliate library
*[http://www.lawrencecoarchives.com/ Lawrence County Archives] - an affiliate library
 
=== Libraries ===
{{AL Libraries Intro|Colbert}}
 
'''Cherokee Public Library'''<br>118 Church Street<br>Cherokee, AL 35616<br>Phone: 256-359-4384<br>Email: [mailto:cpl@cherokeetel.net cpl@cherokeetel.net]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Cherokee-Public-Library-106891189346097/ Facebook]<br><br>
'''Florence/Lauderdale Public Library'''<br>350 N Wood Ave<br>Florence, AL 35630<br>Phone: 256-764-6564<br>Email: [mailto:events@flpl.org events@flpl.org]<br>[http://www.flpl.org Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/FLPLibrary Facebook]<br><br>
'''Leighton Public Library'''<br>8740 Main Street<br>Leighton, AL 35646 <br>Phone: 256-446-5380<br>Email: [mailto:leightonpubliclibrary8@gmail.com leightonpubliclibrary8@gmail.com]<br>[https://leighton.biblionix.com/catalog/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Leighton-Public-Library-280302081995964/ Facebook]<br><br>
'''Muscle Shoals Public Library'''<br>1918 East Avalon Avenue<br>Muscle Shoals, AL 35661<br>Phone: 256-386-9212<br>Email: [mailto:msplfb@muscleshoals.lib.al.us msplfb@muscleshoals.lib.al.us]<br>[https://www.youseemore.com/muscleshoals/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Muscle-Shoals-Public-Library-116427731799537/ Facebook]<br><br>
'''Sheffield Public Library'''<br>316 North Montgomery Avenue<br>Sheffield, AL 35660<br>Phone: 256-386-5633<br>[http://www.youseemore.com/sheffieldpl/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Sheffield-Public-Library-110859704962392 Facebook]<br><br>
'''Tuscumbia - Helen Keller Public Library'''<br>511 North Main Street<br>Tuscumbia, AL 35674<br>Phone: 256-383-7065<br>Email: [mailto:info@hkpl.org info@hkpl.org]<br>[https://helenkellerpl.booksys.net/opac/hkpl/index.html#menuHome Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/HelenKellerLibrary/ Facebook]<br><br>
 
=== Museums ===
{{AL Museums Intro|Colbert}}


==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
== Societies ==
{{AL Societies Intro|Colbert}}


*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
'''Natchez Trace Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 420<br>Florence, AL 35631<br>[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~alntgs/index.html Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/121918464550748/ Facebook]<br><br>
'''Tennessee Valley Historical Society'''<br>PO Box 149<br>Sheffield, AL 35660<br>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/155341595274/ Facebook]


== Web Sites  ==
== Websites ==
{{AL Websites Intro|Colbert}}


*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
*[http://usgenweb.org USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
*{{FHL|Alabama%2C+Colbert|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/colbert.htm USGenWeb Archives Project]. Record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AL/Colbert/ Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/colbert-al-genealogy/ Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*{{FSC Place IDNum|65|Alabama|Colbert}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.


== References  ==
== Research Guides ==
{{AL Research Guides Intro|Colbert}}


<references />
*''Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Colbert County.'' Birmingham, Ala.: The Survey, 1939. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23006 Ancestry] $


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== References ==
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