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United States Alabama Limestone County

Dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Tax	Land	Probate
1881	1832	1881	1865	1818	1818
For earlier dates, try...Church \| Obituaries \| Cemeteries \| Parent County

Limestone County, Alabama
Map
Location in the state of Alabama
Location of Alabama in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 6, 1818
County Seat	Athens
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Limestone County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg

Limestone County Courthouse
310 W. Washington Ave.,
Athens, AL 35611
Phone:(256) 233-6406

County Archives has bird and death records 1881-1913
marriage records 1832-1900 divorce records 1896-1947
land and court records 1818-1900, tax records 1861-1900,
Newspapers 1868-1985 Probate Judge has marriage probate land records from after 1900
Clerk Circuit Court has court records after 1900 and divorce records after 1947
^[1]

History

Parent County

1818--Limestone County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee and Chicksaw Cession in 1816.
County seat: Athens ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1862 -- 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

Ardmore	Decatur	Lester	Tanner
Athens	Elkmont	Madison
Belle Mina	Huntsville	Mooresville

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Biographies

Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online. Limestone County, Alabama begins on page 71.

Limestone County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries

Douthat, James L. Wheeler Reservoir Cemeteries. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Free surname index and publisher's bookstore at Mountain Press.

Additional Limestone County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records Vol. 1 at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Census

Limestone County, Alabama
Year	Pop.	%±
1820	9,871	—
1830	14,807	50.0%
1840	14,374	−2.9%
1850	16,483	14.7%
1860	15,306	−7.1%
1870	15,017	−1.9%
1880	21,600	43.8%
1890	21,201	−1.8%
1900	22,387	5.6%
1910	26,880	20.1%
1920	31,341	16.6%
1930	36,629	16.9%
1940	35,642	−2.7%
1950	35,766	0.3%
1960	36,513	2.1%
1970	41,699	14.2%
1980	46,005	10.3%
1990	54,135	17.7%
2000	65,676	21.3%
2010	82,782	26.0%

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

Church Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

Elkmont

Court Records

Land and Property

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

Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Limestone County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. 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 976.198 E7b.

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Civil War Battles Fought in Limestone County

1864 - January 26 = Athens
1864 - October 26-29 = Decatur

Battle information from Civil War Battle Summaries by State, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama.

Newspapers

Abstracts of The Limestone County News (1859), The Union Banner (1860), and The Athens Post (1865-1870) were published in:

1859-1870 - Caver, Larry E. Abstracts from Alabama Newspapers, Volume II: Limestone County, Madison County, Marshall County, Jackson County. Carrollton, Miss.: Pioneer Publishing Co., 2007. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

1931, 1941, 1942, 1944-1949, 1968 - The Alabama Courier (Athens, Ala.) at Ancestry ($).

Periodicals

Valley Leaves. 1966–. Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. FHL Book 976.19 B2v. Website identifies articles relating to Limestone County, Alabama (click "Search by County").

Probate Records

1866-1870 - Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Probate Records 1866-1870 Limestone County Alabama. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 2001. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Taxation

1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Limestone County is in District 3.

Vital Records

Birth

1881-1930 - Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Marriage

1816-1957 - Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.

Death

1881-1952 - Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

1908-1974 - Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

Societies and Libraries

Limestone County Archives

Intro to the Archives (http://www.limestonecounty-al.gov/LC_Archives.html)
Online research of Archives records (follow link from home page)
Friends of the Archives (http://www.limestonefoa.org/)

Family History Center

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
Athens Alabama Family History Center
- 1716 W Market St
  Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States
  Phone: 256-771-9968
  Hours: T 10am-4pm;
  W 6:30pm-8:30pm;
  Sat 9am-12pm.
  Closures: Closed First Saturday of each month;
  Closed Dec 21 - 31

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
USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
Limestone County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
Limestone County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Limestone County p. 38. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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-[[Image:Limestone County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Limestone County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg]] [http://www.limestonecounty.net/ Limestone County Courthouse]<br>310 W. Washington Ave.,<br>Athens, AL 35611<br>Phone:(256) 233-6406
+[[Image:Limestone County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|250px]] [http://www.limestonecounty.net/ Limestone County Courthouse]<br>310 W. Washington Ave.,<br>Athens, AL 35611<br>Phone:(256) 233-6406
 County Archives has bird and death records 1881-1913 <br>marriage records 1832-1900 divorce records 1896-1947 <br>land and court records 1818-1900, tax records 1861-1900,<br>Newspapers 1868-1985 Probate Judge has marriage probate land records from after 1900<br>Clerk Circuit Court has court records after 1900 and divorce records after 1947<br><ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Limestone County p. 38. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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 ==== Land and Property  ====
 To place a grant or deed on a map within context of {{PAGENAME}} see:<br>
 *Boyd, Gregory A. ''Family Maps of Limestone County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More''. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at [http://www.historygeo.com/maplib/prjs/AL HistoryGeo.com] ($). Website includes free surname index. {{FHL|1390178|item|disp=FHL Book 976.198 E7b}}.
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 ==== Taxation  ====
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