Lamar County, Alabama Genealogy

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Parent County
1867--Lamar County was created 4 February 1867 from Marion and Fayette Counties. County seat: Vernon

Record Loss
1866 -- 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

 * Fayette
 * Lowndes County, Mississippi
 * Marion
 * Monroe County, Mississippi
 * Pickens

Newspapers
Transcribed newspapers including The Vernon Pioneer (1875 - 1878) (18 issues), The Vernon Clipper (1879 - 1880), The Lamar News (1886 - 1887), and The Vernon Courier (1886 - 1889) may be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/lamar/newspapers.htm

Vital Records
Death notices and obituaries found in the transcribed newspapers may be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/lamar/obits.htm

Marriage notices found in the transcribed newspapers may be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/lamar/vitals.htm

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
 * Lamar County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)