Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy

United States  Alabama    Chambers County

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

County Courthouse
Chambers County Courthouse 2 LaFayette Street, LaFayette, AL 36862, Phone: (334) 864-4348

Probate office has marriage records from 1833 probate and land records from 1843 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

Parent County
There is no parent county because Chambers County was created from the 1832 Creek Cession. County seat: Lafayette

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Alabama counties see: Alabama Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Harris County, Georgia
 * Lee
 * Randolph
 * Tallapoosa
 * Troup County, Georgia

Biography

 * Chambers County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries

 * Fairfax Cemetery


 * Langdale Cemetery


 * Fairview Cemetery


 * Shawmut Cemetery


 * Glass or Bethelehem Cemetery


 * Riverview Cemetery

All of these cemeteries are owned by the City of Valley.

Additional Chambers County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Local Histories

 * Richards, Evan Goodin. Reminiscenses of the Early Days in Chambers County. n.d. Digital version at - free;.


 * Valley Historical Scrapbook. West Point, Ga.: The Society, 1970. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Chambers County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Chambers County.


 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A "Cusseta Grays"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Tom Watt's Grays"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Yancey Grays"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "Gilmore's Greys"
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "Billy Gilmer Grays"
 * - 23rd Battalion, Alabama, Company E
 * - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G and I
 * - 47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and I
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K

Newspapers
The Valley Times News is located at 220 N 12th St. Lanett, Alabama. Phone # is 334-644-1101

The LaFayette Sun is located 116 LaFayette St., LaFayette, Alabama. Phone # is 334=864-8885

Probate Records

 * Chambers County Probate Records - Estate and Wills at USGenWeb.org. Includes a list of wills recorded in Will Book 3 1856/1872, wills at Chambers Co. AlArchives, and a few other transcripts of wills.

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Chambers County is in District 2.

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * 1881 – 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage

 * Chamber County Marriages at ALGenWeb - free.


 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.


 * 1824, 1833-1902, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry– ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.


 * 1833-1925 - Chambers County Marriage Books 1-11 and C thru G Index 1833-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1833-1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920"at Ancestry– ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry– ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * 1881 – 1952 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1908 – 1974 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1881 – 1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1908 – 1959 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Deaths,


 * 1908-59] at Ancestry.com — index $


 * Chamber County Deaths at ALGenWeb - free.

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

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

The Cobb Memorial Archives is located at 3419 20th Ave. Valley, Alabama. Phone # is 334-768-2052.

The Chambers county Library is located at 3419 20th Ave. Valley, Alabama. Phone # is 334-768-2052

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Chambers County, AL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.
 * Chambers County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Chambers County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)