Blount County, Alabama Genealogy
Guide to Blount County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Blount County was named for Governor Willie G. Blount of Tennessee, who provided assistance to settlers in Alabama during the Creek War of 1813-14.[2] The county is located in the north-central area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Blount County Courthouse
220 Second Avenue East
Oneonta, AL 35121
Phone: 205-625-6868
Blount County Website
County Archivist has probate records from 1824, marriage, land and burial records from 1820.
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records.[4]
Blount County, Alabama Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1905 | 1920 | 1805 | 1929 | 1820 | 1824 | 1816 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in Blount County:[6]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Alabama Bible Records at Tracking Your Roots
- Bible Records of Blount County at AlGenWeb
- Blount County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project
- Blount County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
- Blount County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Biographies of many notable residents of Blount County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Begins on page 499.
- Blount County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1820 | 2,415 | — |
| 1830 | 4,233 | 75.3% |
| 1840 | 5,570 | 31.6% |
| 1850 | 7,367 | 32.3% |
| 1860 | 10,865 | 47.5% |
| 1870 | 9,945 | −8.5% |
| 1880 | 15,369 | 54.5% |
| 1890 | 21,927 | 42.7% |
| 1900 | 23,119 | 5.4% |
| 1910 | 21,456 | −7.2% |
| 1920 | 25,538 | 19.0% |
| 1930 | 28,020 | 9.7% |
| 1940 | 29,490 | 5.2% |
| 1950 | 28,975 | −1.7% |
| 1960 | 25,449 | −12.2% |
| 1970 | 26,853 | 5.5% |
| 1980 | 36,459 | 35.8% |
| 1990 | 39,248 | 7.6% |
| 2000 | 51,024 | 30.0% |
| 2010 | 57,322 | 12.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
State Census
- 1855 Alabama State Census, 1855 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1866 Alabama State Census, 1866 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1907, 1921, 1927 Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Alabama denominations, view the Alabama Church Records wiki page.
- 1831-1994 Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1830-1906 Blount County, Alabama, Circuit Court Records, 1830-1859, 1863-1906(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1843-1959 Blount County, Alabama, Chancery Court Loose Files, 1843-1959(*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1876-1936 Blount County, Alabama, Insane Register, (1876,1878,1885-1886,1895,1898,1909,1911-1936), 1876-1912(*); Judge of Probate at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1887-1915 Blount County, Alabama, Probate Court Records, 1887-1915(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Blount County, Alabama(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Chancery Court Records, Blount County, Alabama : First Section Indexed by Last Names of Parties, Second Section Indexed by File Number(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
- 1865-1872 Alabama, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
The following have information concerning African American research.Both should be used:
- African American Genealogy (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Alabama Cultural Groups has information specific to Alabama African Americans.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Blountsville Funeral Home in Blountsville
- Lemley Funeral Home and Crematory in East Oneonta, Oneonta, and West Oneonta
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Alabama Land and Property for additional information about early Alabama land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Blount County see:
- Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Blount 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 ($). Website includes surname index. FHL Book 976.172 E7b.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Blount County. The histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Alabama Local Histories.
- Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Blount County begins on page 108.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
- Family Maps of Blount County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
- Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Multiple Wars
- ca.1918-ca.1962 Alabama, Military Discharge Records, ca.1918 - ca.1962 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Civil War
- 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
- 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
- 1861-1865 Civil War Service Database at Alabama Department of Archives and History - index
- 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1871-1880 Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1880-1930 Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1907, 1921, 1927 Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
Regiments. Men in Blount County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Blount County:
- - 19th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B (Blount Continentals)
- - 19th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K (Blount Guards)
- - 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and C.
- - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B " Blount County Hornets"
- - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C " Avalanche Company"
- - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "The Phil Weaver Guards"
- - 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "The Blount County Tiger Boys"
- - 48th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and F
- - 50th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D, formerly Company E, 2nd Battalion
- - 54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (formerly Co. "I", 1st AL, TN, and MS Infantry)
World War I
- 1917-1919 Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Service Records at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
- 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Gold Star Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
World War II
- 1940-1945 Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1940-1966 Alabama Active Military Service Reports at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Jones, Melvin. Index and Excerpts Taken from Blount County Alabama Newspapers 1879-1907 Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Voter Registration
- 1834-1981 Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index and images
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Blount County has one book.
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- 1809-1985 Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985(*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
- 1820-1852 Blount County, Alabama Orphans Court Minute Books, 1820-1852(*); Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1830-1976 Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976(*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1845-1960 Blount County, Alabama Probate Records, 1845-1960(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1846-1957 Blount County, Alabama, Probate Files, 1846-1957(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1870-1914 Blount County Partial and Final Settlement Record, 1870-1914(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1870-1922 Blount County, Alabama, Administrators Records, 1870-1922(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1874-1926 Blount County, Alabama, Dower Record, 1874-1886, 1926(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1887-1915 Blount County, Alabama, Probate Court Records, 1887-1915(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1893-1940 Blount County, Alabama, General Records, 1893-1940(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- Blount County, Alabama Early Records(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Alabama tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Alabama Taxation.
- 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Blount County is in District 3.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Alabama State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online $.
For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Alabama.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1905-1912 Blount County Marriage Index 1905-1912 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[7]
- 1881-1930 Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1881-1930 Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
- 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
- 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry ($)
- 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry ($)
- 1809-1950 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
- 1816-1957 Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1818-1936 Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1820-1844; 1857–1879 Marriages by Groom at ALGenWeb
- 1820-1912 Blount County Marriage Books A-G Index 1820-1912 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[8]
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1881-1952 Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry ($); index.
- 1905-1917, 1924 Blount County Death Index 1905-1917 and 1924 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[9]
- 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry– ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county and date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).
- 1908-1974 Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Alabama Department of Archives and History
624 Washington Ave
PO Box 300100
Montgomery, AL 36104
334-242-4435
Email: mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov
Website
Facebook
Blount County Archives
PO Box 45
Oneonta, AL 35121
205-625-6868 x3118
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Blount County. For state-wide library facilities, see Alabama Archives and Libraries.
Blountsville Public Library
65 Chestnut St
Blountsville, AL 35031
205-429-3156
Website
Facebook
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Blount County Memorial Museum and Historical Society
204 2nd St North
PO Box 45
Oneonta, AL 35121
205-625-6905
Email: arhudy@blountcountyal.gov
Website
Facebook
Blountsville Historical Society
71406 N Main Street
Blountsville, AL 35031
205-429-2468
Email: betoka84@yahoo.com
Website
Facebook
North Central Alabama Genealogical Society
PO Box 13
Cullman, AL 35056-0013
NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society
1 Cabot Ave
PO Box 8268
Gadsden, AL 35904
Email: neagslib@comcast.net
Website
Facebook
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Blount County ALGenWeb
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
- Blount County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
- Blount County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Blount County, Alabama Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ala/blount/ 05/29/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Blount, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blount_County,_Alabama 05/29/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Blount County, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blount_County%2C_Alabama, accessed 2 October 2018.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/8d/Igialabama.pdf.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche.https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/8d/Igialabama.pdf.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/8d/Igialabama.pdf.
