Limestone County, Alabama

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County Courthouse

History

Parent County

1818--Limestone County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee and Chicksaw Cession in 1816.
County seat: Athens ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1862 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research

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

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Giles County, Tennessee
• Lauderdale
• Lawrence
• Lincoln County, Tennessee
• Madison
• Morgan

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Elkmont

Court

Land

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

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Center

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Athens Alabama Family History Center
  • Athens, Alabama,
    
    

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
• Limestone County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

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