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Dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Tax	Land	Probate

For earlier dates, try...
Church \| Obituaries \| Cemeteries Parent counties Limestone County, Alabama residents may also have records in Neighboring Counties:
Remember these collections
Alabama Births and Christenings 1881-1930 Alabama, County Births, 1856-1909 Marriages 1816-1957 Alabama, County Marriages, 1789-1994 Death and Burials 1881-1952 Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1953 Deaths 1908-1974			Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962 County Probate Records

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

United States Alabama Limestone County

County Courthouse

LIMESTONE COUNTY, 310 W. Washington Ave., Athens, AL 35611, (256) 233-6406

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:

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

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.

Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama.

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

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
- 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

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

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 == County Courthouse  ==
 LIMESTONE COUNTY, 310 W. Washington Ave., Athens, AL 35611, (256) 233-6406
 == History  ==
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 Battle information from [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/bystate.htm#al Civil War Battle Summaries by State], by the Heritage Preservation Services.
 [http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ALmap.htm Map] showing Civil War battles in Alabama.
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 *Online research of Archives records (follow link from home page)
 *Friends of the Archives ([http://www.limestonefoa.org/ http://www.limestonefoa.org/])