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Dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Tax	Land	Probate

For earlier dates, try...
Church \| Obituaries \| Cemeteries Parent counties Franklin County, Alabama residents may also have records in Neighboring Counties:
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Franklin County, Alabama
Map
Location in the state of Alabama
Location of Alabama in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 6, 1818
County Seat	Russellville
Courthouse

United States Alabama Franklin County

County Courthouse

FRANKLIN COUNTY,
410 North Jackson Ave.
Russellville, AL 35653, (256) 332-8861

Records burned 1890
Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1890
Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1923 and divorce records

<ref name="HBG">Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Franklin County p. 37. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.</ref>

History

Parent County

1818--Franklin County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession of 1816.
County seat: Russellville ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1890 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

Burned Counties Research

http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Shady Grove Cemetery, Phil Campbell BillionGraves

Census

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
Family History Library Catalog
Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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Extinct Co.	Baine · Baker · Benton · Cabela · Cotaco · Decatur · Hancock · Jones · Sanford

Major Repositories	Alabama Department of Archives and History · Alabama Historical Association · Birmingham Public Library · Mobile Public Library · Florence-Lauderdale Public Library · Samford University Library · University of Alabama Libraries · Auburn University Libraries · Wallace State College · National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) · Dallas Public Central Library

Migration Routes	Alabama-Chickasaw Trail · Alabama, Choctaw and Natchez Trail · Alabama and Mobile Road · Chattanooga-Willstown Road · Coosa-Tugaloo Indian Warpath · Fall Line Road (or Southern Road) · Federal Horse Path · Gaine's Trace · Georgia Road · Great Indian Warpath · Great South Trail · Jackson's Military Road · Lower Creek Trading Path · Macon and Montgomery Trail · Memphis, Pontotoc and Mobile Trail · Middle Creek Trading Path · Mobile and Natchez Trail · Natchez-Lower Creeks Trail · Natchez Trace (or Chickasaw Trail) · Okfuskee Trail · Tallapoosa-Birmingham Road · Upper Creeks-Pensacola Trail · Illinois Central Railroad

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