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United States 
Alabama Colbert County
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Colbert County Courthouse
201 North Main Street,
Tuscumbia, AL 35674,
Phone:(205) 386-8512
Probate Judge has marriage records from 1877 land records from early 1800;s
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records [1]
History[edit | edit source]
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.
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1867--Colbert County was created 6 February 1867 from part of Franklin County.
County seat: Tuscumbia [2]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy census records online, see: Alabama Census.
| Colbert County, Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | %± |
| 1870 | 12,537 | — |
| 1880 | 16,153 | 28.8% |
| 1890 | 20,189 | 25.0% |
| 1900 | 22,341 | 10.7% |
| 1910 | 24,802 | 11.0% |
| 1920 | 31,997 | 29.0% |
| 1930 | 29,860 | −6.7% |
| 1940 | 34,093 | 14.2% |
| 1950 | 39,561 | 16.0% |
| 1960 | 46,506 | 17.6% |
| 1970 | 49,632 | 6.7% |
| 1980 | 54,519 | 9.8% |
| 1990 | 51,666 | −5.2% |
| 2000 | 54,984 | 6.4% |
| 2010 | 54,428 | −1.0% |
| Sources: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. through 1960 | ||
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Voting Registers[edit | edit source]
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Colbert County has two books listed, but only Book 1 is accessible at this time.
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers
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Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Colbert County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Colbert County p. 36. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).