Lamar County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Lamar County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named in honor of Senator Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, member of the United States Senate from Mississippi. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lamar County Courthouse 330 First St. NE. PO Box 434 Vernon, AL 35592 Phone: 205-695-7193 Fax: 205-695-0046 Lamar County Website Probate Office has marriage records 1867-1997, probate and land records; Circuit Clerk Office has divorce and Court Records

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1855   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1831-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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

Military Records
Mulatipal Wars
 * ca.1918-ca.1962  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 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  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1930   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * 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
 * - 10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Jefferson Volunteers"
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C (Cahaba Valley Rangers)
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G (Yancey Guards [or Yancey Rangers])
 * - 19th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C (Jefferson Warriors)
 * - 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and G
 * - 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D, G and H
 * - 30th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
 * - 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and D

World War I World War II
 * 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
 * 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

Newspapers

 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * Alabama Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both and pay-to-access websites.
 * Obituary Index Birmingham Area Newspapers(Birmingham News, May 1929 - January 1980;Birminham World, September 1940 - December 1996; Methodist Christian Advocate / Alabama Christian Advocate, January 1929 - December 1979; Shelby County Reporter, January 1932 - December 1979)
 * Alabama Citizen - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1913-1918
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives Project - transcribed obituaries for Jefferson County.

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Jefferson County has one book.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1818-1840 Images of Loose Wills (and index)  Southeastern Genealogy ($)
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1856-1880 Wills (with index) Southeastern Genealogy ($)
 * 1869-1939 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images.
 * 1873-1934  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Images; Includes Lamar County Administration Records 1908-1916; Minutes 1917-1985; Orders 1873-1934.

School Records

 * Birmingham Southern College: 1914-2008 (via the Internet Archive)
 * Howard College Student Catalogs (currently Samford University): 1847-1908 (via the Internet Archive)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014  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
Jefferson County Tax Payment Records - County of Jefferson (searchable database)


 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1808, 1815, 1818-1879, 1885, 1898, 1923, 1930, 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages
 * 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1928 Jefferson County Marriage Books 1-28 Index 1818-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1818-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1845 Grant, Orena V. Orena V. Grant Genealogical Collection (Marriages and Cemetery Records): From Southeastern, North and South Central States at Ancestry$
 * 1819-1875 Jefferson County, Alabama Marriages 1819 to 1875 at
 * 1819-1875 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920" at Ancestry $
 * 1928-1949  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1881-1952  at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974  atFamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Archives
Birmingham Public Library, Archives & Manuscripts Dept 2100 Park Place Birmingham AL 35203 Phone: 205-226-3631 Website

Family History Centers
Bessemer Alabama Family History Center 831 Briarwood Dr Bessemer, Alabama, 35022-4577 205-425-7928 Website

Birmingham Alabama Family History Center 2780 Altadena Rd Birmingham, Alabama, 35243 Website

Birmingham 2nd Alabama Family History Center 1337 Old Springville Rd Birmingham, Alabama 35235 205-854-0300 Website

Leeds AlabamaFamily History Center 1101 Rockhampton St NE Leeds, Alabama, 35904-1326 Website

Gardendale Alabama Family History Center 1925 Mt Olive Blvd Gardendale, Alabama 35071 205-631-6765 Website

Libraries
Birmingham Public Library Southern History Department 2100 Park Place Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: 205-226-3665

Societies
Lamar County, Alabama Genealogical & Historical Society P. O. Box 357 Vernon, Alabama 35592-0357 Website Facebook

Websites

 * 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.
 * Jefferson County, ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Jefferson County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jefferson County AL Genealogy (Alabama Genealogy)
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web
 * – 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.