Missouri, United States Genealogy

United States Alabama 

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

Alabama Information
Alabama became the twenty-second state admitted to the United States in 1819. Alabama was created form Alabama Territory and is located in the southeast region of the United States.

Alabama Clickable Map
Many genealogy records are kept on the county level in the United States. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.

Counties
Extinct or Renamed Counties: Baine | Baker | Benton | Cabela | Cotaco | Decatur | Hancock | Jones | Sanford

Alabama Migration Routes
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FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
 * Family History Center locator map

Additional Resources

 * Cyndi's List - Alabama genealogy sites on the internet
 * Alabama Genealogy Trails - collection of transcribed data for the state of Alabama
 * Access Genealogy – Genealogy guide for Alabama
 * Ancestorhunt.com - resources for Alabama genealogy research
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for Alabama
 * Alabama Research Outline – Original Family History Library research outline; contains many out of date links

Counties
Independent City:  St. Louis City

Extinct or Renamed Counties:  Allen | Arkansas | Ashley | Dodge | Hempstead | Kinderhook | Lillard | Niangua | Rives | Van Buren

Click on the map below to go to a county page. Hover over a county to see its name. To see a larger version of the map, click here.

Major Repositories
Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center· National Archives I, Washington DC· National Archives at Kansas City· National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)· Missouri Bureau of Vital Records· Missouri History Museum Library· Missouri State Archives· Missouri State Genealogical Association· State Historical Society of Missouri· Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections· Ozarks Genealogical Society Library· St. Louis County Library· St. Louis Mercantile Library· St. Louis Public Library· Springfield-Greene County Library Midtown· Wilson Creek National Battlefield Park· Harrison County Historical Museum TX· Newberry Library, Chicago IL

Migration Routes
The St. Louis Public Library has a searchable obituary index online, as well as a listing of more than 3,000 surnames of published family histories available in their collections. Issues of the Gateway Family Historian newsletter are available in PDF format for 2005-2011. The library also has an extensive collection of ships' passenger lists.

Research Guides - Published by The State Historical Society of Missouri
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.