Lowndes County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Lowndes 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 is in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lowndes County Courthouse 1 Washington Street Hayneville, AL 36040 Phone: 334-548-2252 Fax:  334-548-2548 Lowndes County Website Judge of Probate has marriage and land records from 1830, birth and death records from 1879, probate records from 1870 and military discharge records from 1919.

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

Biographies

 * Lowndes County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

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

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Lowndes 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..

Maps and Gazetteers

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


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (Guards of the Sunny South)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H "Lowndes Beauregards"
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E [subsequently, Company M]
 * - 14th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Moore Guards"
 * - 17th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A (Bartow Avengers);
 * - 23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 45th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and I
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I

World War I
 * 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<br
 * 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Gold Star Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images

World War II
 * 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
 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981: at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images.
 * 1830-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Images; Includes Lowndes County Administration Records 1870-1944; Minutes 1832-1945; Petitions 1860-1901; Wills 1830-1936,1899-1940.
 * 1833-1898 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images.
 * 1858-1910 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images.
 * 1861-1899 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images.

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

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

Birth

 * 1879-1885, 1910-1918 Lowndes County Birth Index 1879-1885 and 1910-1918 (gaps) in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 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 Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816-1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index


 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
 * 1830-1928 Lowndes County Marriage Books 1, 3, and A-H Index 1830-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 Ancestry ($)
 * 1881-1885, 1910-1933 Lowndes County Death Index 1881-1885 and 1910-1933 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959 Ancestry ($)

Libraries
Lowndes Hayneville/Lowndes County Public Library 4 Washington Street PO Box 425 Hayneville, Alabama 36040-0425 Phone:334-548-2686 Facebook

Societies
Lowndes County Historical & Genealogical Society 5935 County Road 4 Minter, AL 36761 Website

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.
 * Lowndes County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Lowndes County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lowndes Co. AL
 * United States Resources: Alabama
 * Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * – 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.

Research Guides

 * Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Lowndes County Birmingham, Ala.: The Project, 1939. Digital version at Ancestry $