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This record selection table was created before the year 2000 with the intent of guiding research according to record availability for the specific locality at the time.
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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


#In column 1 find the category closest to your research goal.
== List of Topics ==
#In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
This Record Finder table links to the [STATE] topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
#In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
#Look in the section of these Wiki pages that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the ''Place Search'' of the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]]. Some records are not at the library.
 
'''Note: '''Records of previous research—genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies—are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.  


===Vital Events ===
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{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| align="left" width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| align="left" width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Adoptions
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| [[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]], [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| Birth date  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
| Birthplace
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Boundaries and origins
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Alabama Maps|Maps]], [[Alabama Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama History|History]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| Children
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| City or parish of foreign birth
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama History|History]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama Minorities|Minorities]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Divorce
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| [[Alabama Divorce Records|Divorce Records]], [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alabama Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alabama Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama History|History]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Ethnic background
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Alabama Native Races|Native Races]], [[Alabama Minorities|Minorities]], [[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
|-
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
| Historical background
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| [[Alabama History|History]], [[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Alabama Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]  
| [[Alabama Maps|Maps]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Immigration date
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| [[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alabama Census|Census]]  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama History|History]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
| Living relatives
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
| [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
|}
| [[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Nationality or Race
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| Migration information
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama History|History]], [[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Alabama Maps|Maps]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Naturalization
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Occupations
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Directories|Directories]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama History|History]], [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| Other family members
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
| Parents
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
|-
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Physical description
|-  
| [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama History|History]]
|-
| Place-finding aids
| [[Alabama Maps|Maps]], [[Alabama Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Alabama History|History]]
| [[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
|-
| Places of residence
| [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Alabama Taxation|Taxation]], [[Alabama Voting Registers|Voting Registers]]
|-
| Place of residence when you know only the state
| [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]  
| [[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama History|History]]
|-
| Previous research
| [[Alabama, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| [[Alabama Societies|Societies]], [[Alabama History|History]], [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
|-
| Record-finding aids
| [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| [[Alabama Societies|Societies]], [[Alabama, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Alabama For Further Reading|For Further Reading]]
|-
| Religion
| [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records|Vital Records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama History|History]], [[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
| Social activities
| [[Alabama Societies|Societies]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
| [[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Alabama History|History]], [[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|}
|}
=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].


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