Butler County, Alabama Genealogy

United States AlabamaButler County

Parent County
1819--Butler County was created 13 December 1819 from Conecuh and Montgomery Counties. County seat: Greenville

Record Loss
1853 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Conecuh
 * Covington
 * Crenshaw
 * Lowndes
 * Monroe
 * Wilcox

African American
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Cemeteries
Union Baptist Cemetery St. Paul Methodist Church Cemetery St. Luke Cemetery New Prospect Methodist Church Brooks Chapel Little Brown Church South Butler Cemetery Ebenezer West Cemetery Smith Family Cemetery Elizabeth Cemetery Oakey Streek Cemetery Stamps Cemetery The May Cemetery The Springhill Cemetery Pressley Cemetery Bennett Cemetery Consolation Primitive Baptist Church

Vital Records
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Butler County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.
 * Butler County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Web Sites

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