Monroe County, Alabama Genealogy

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United States  Gotoarrow.png  Alabama  Gotoarrow.png  Monroe County

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Monroe County, Alabama
Courthouse Square
Monroeville, Al  36461
Phone: 251-743-2283

Courthouse Fire destroyed all records prior to 1833
Probate Judge has marriage probate and land record from 1832
1816 Census of Monroe County published by Monroe Journal Monroeville, Alabama [1]

History[edit | edit source]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1815--Monroe County was created 29 June 1815 from Washington County and the Creek Cession of 1814.
County seat: Monroeville [2]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

1833--A courthouse fire destroyed all records.

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

African-American[edit | edit source]

  • see obituary abstracts from the African-American newspaper, The Eagle, in the Newspaper section below

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
18208,838
—
18308,782−0.6%
184010,68021.6%
185012,01312.5%
186015,66730.4%
187014,214−9.3%
188017,09120.2%
189018,99011.1%
190023,66624.6%
191027,15514.7%
192028,8846.4%
193030,0704.1%
194029,465−2.0%
195025,732−12.7%
196022,372−13.1%
197020,883−6.7%
198022,6518.5%
199023,9685.8%
200024,3241.5%
201023,068−5.2%

For tips on accessing Monroe County, Alabama Genealogy census records online, see: Alabama Census.

Church[edit | edit source]

Court[edit | edit source]

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Monroe County, Alabama Genealogy see:

  • Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Monroe County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2009. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index. FHL Book 976.125 E7b.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

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Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

  • 1816 - Inhabitants of Alabama in 1816. Broken Arrow Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1955. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library - free. Includes Monroe County.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

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Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Family History Center
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Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Monroe County p. 39. ; .
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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