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Guide to Fayette 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 for Marquis de Lafayette. The County has Fayette as its seat and the County was created December 20, 1824. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fayette County Courthouse] 103 1st Avenue NE Fayette, AL 35555 Phone: (205) 932-4617 Fayette County Website Probate Judge has birth records 1884-1941, death records 1899-1941 marriage records from 1866, land records from 1848 and military discharge records from 1919

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Fayette County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at . Begins on page 102.

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Fayette county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

Land and Property Records
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Fayette County see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Fayette 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 ($). Website includes surname index..
 * 1849-1849 Land Grants. Southeastern Genealogy ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Fayette County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Alabama Maps Collection: Alabama Department of Archives and History

Military Records
Civil War


 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 26th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (O'Neal's), Company A, B, C, D, E, I and K
 * - 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 36th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D
 * - 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 42nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 50th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G, formerly Company K, 38th TN Infantry
 * - 50th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I, formerly Company H, 38th TN Infantry
 * - 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch
 * Alabama Civil War Service Card Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History-(free)

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch

Other Records
Helpful Websites %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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

Probate Records

 * Fayette County, Alabama Will and Probate Records at USGenWeb.org. Includes several excerpts of wills.

Online Probate Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch
 * 1837-1838 Estate Settlements Southeastern Genealogy ($)

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1899-1912 Fayette County Birth Index 1899-1912. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * 1827, 1850-1851, 1858, 1860, 1864-1903, 1906, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1866-1931 Fayette County Marriage Index 1866-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920"at Ancestry $
 * Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch
 * 1816-1957 at FamilySearch
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages,
 * 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
 * 1899-1912 Fayette County Death Index 1899-1912. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Deaths,
 * 1908-59] at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Family History Center Locator

Libraries
Fayette County Historical Society P. O. Box 309 Fayette, AL 35555 205-932-3255

Fayette Fayette County Memorial Library 205-932-6625 Fayette County Memorial Library Website


 * Fayette Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web
 * Al Gen Web

Libraries Fayette County Memorial Library 326 Temple Avenue North Fayette, Alabama 35555 Telephone: 205-932-6625

The Evelyn W. Robertson Genealogy Room holds local history materials.

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.
 * Fayette County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Fayette County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.

Description
The County was named after its county seat, which in turn was named after Geneva, New York which was named after Geneva, Switzerland. The County has Geneva as its seat and the County was created December 26, 1868. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Geneva County Courthouse 200 North Commerce Street Geneva, AL 36340, Phone: (334) 684-5620 Adams County Website Geneva County Courthouse 200 North Commerce Street Geneva, AL 36340, Phone: (334) 684-5620

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1898 and military discharge records from 1890 Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1923 and divorce records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Biographies of many notable residents of Geneva County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at . Begins on page 103.

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Geneva county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
 * Additional Geneva County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

Land and Property Records
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Geneva County see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Geneva 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..
 * Pre-1908 Index to Reconstructed Federal Land Tract Book

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Geneva County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
Civil War

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1919 at FamilySearch

Other Records
Helpful Websites %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1985 at FamilySearch

Birth

 * 1881-1930 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1950 at FamilySearch
 * 1816-1957 atFamilySearch
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages Alabama Marriages Ancestry $

Death

 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection -free
 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1974 at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths Alabama Deaths Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Dothan Alabama
 * 3199 Ross Clark Cir NW Dothan, Dale/Houston/Henry/Geneva, Alabama, United States Phone: 334-793-7425 Hours: T 8:30-11:30pm, 1:30pm-4pm; T-Th 6:30pm-8:30pm; Th 9am-12pm, 1pm-3:30pm
 * Enterprise Alabama
 * 110 Shell Field Rd Enterprise, Coffee, Dale, Houston, Geneva, Alabama, United States Phone: 334-347-3631 Hours:Tues &amp; Thurs 10 am -2pm Wed 4pm-8pm; other times by appt. Closures: Closed on Holidays

Family History Center Locator

Libraries
Southeast Alabama Genealogical and Historical Society P. O. Box 246 Dothan, AL 36302-0246 334-794-8378 Publication: Wiregrass Roots SEAGHS Magazine Geneva County, Alabama Genealogy Website

Geneva Emma Knox Kenan Public Library P O Box 550 312 S. Commerce St. Geneva, AL 36340 334-684-2459 Geneva Public Library Website


 * Franklin Co. AL
 * States Resources: Alabama
 * Al Gen Web
 * Al Gen Web

Libraries Emma Knox Kenan Public Library 312 South Commerce Street Geneva, Alabama 36340 Telephone: 334-684-2459

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.
 * Geneva County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Geneva County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.