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Record Finder Table for Alabama[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Alabama topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Vital Records Church Records Cemeteries Newspapers Obituaries	Bible Records Census
Marriage place and date	Vital Records Church Records Census Newspapers	Bible Records Cemeteries Military Records Probate Records Naturalization and Citizenship Land and Property
Death date, place, and burial	Vital Records Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers	Probate Records Bible Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Vital Records Church Records Newspapers Bible Records	Cemeteries Military Records Probate Records Obituaries
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Vital Records Church Records Census Probate Records Obituaries	Bible Records Newspapers Emigration and Immigration
Living relatives	Directories Court Records Obituaries	Census Biography Societies Church Records Probate Records

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship Societies	Census Newspapers Biography
City or Country of foreign birth	Vital Records Church Records Emigration and Immigration Census Naturalization and Citizenship	Newspapers Obituaries Military Records Biography Societies

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census Land and Property Vital Records Directories Taxation	Obituaries Probate Records Military Records Biography Societies

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nationality or Race	Cultural Groups Church Records Naturalization and Citizenship Societies	Emigration and Immigration Periodicals
Occupation	Census Directories Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers Court Records Biography
Religion	Church Records Biography	Bible Records Cemeteries
Social activities	Biography Newspapers Societies	Obituaries Court Records Cemeteries Directories
Physical description	Military Records Biography	Naturalization and Citizenship Vital Records Emigration and Immigration

Adoption[edit | edit source]

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.

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 __TOC__
-== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
+== Record Finder Table for Alabama ==
 The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
 === Order of Records ===
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 == List of Topics ==
-This Record Finder table links to the [STATE] topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
+This Record Finder table links to the Alabama topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 ===Vital Events ===
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 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
@@ Line 72: / Line 72: @@
 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Immigration date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
 |}
@@ Line 149: / Line 149: @@
 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]]
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
-*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
+*[[Alabama Taxation|Taxation]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
 |}
@@ Line 171: / Line 171: @@
 | align="left" | Nationality or Race
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
+*[[Alabama Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
 |}