Dallas County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Dallas County

County Courthouse
Dallas County Courthouse 105 Lauderdale, Selma, AL 36702, Phone: (334) 874-2523

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1818 Divorce Records from 1917 Probate Records from 1821 and land records from 1820&lt;ref name="HBG"&gt;Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dallas County p. 36. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.&lt;/ref&gt;

Parent County
1818--Dallas County was created 9 February 1818 from Montgomery County and the Creek Cession of 1814. County seat: Selma

Neighboring Counties

 * Autauga
 * Chilton
 * Lowndes
 * Marengo
 * Perry
 * Wilcox

African American

 * 1883-1893, 1925-1930 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.

Civil War Battle Fought in Dallas County

 * 1865 - April 2 = Selma

Battle information from Civil War Battle Summaries by State, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Dallas County lists six books, but book 4, 5, and 6 appear to be duplicates of Volume 5.


 * Book 1
 * Book 2
 * Book 3
 * Book 5

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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