Coffee County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Coffee County

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

County Courthouse
Probate Judge has marriage records from 1877 and land records from early 1800's Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records

Parent County
Coffee County was formed December 29, 1841 from Dale County. Dale was formed in 1824 from Covington and Henry Counties. Covington was formed from Henry in 1821 and Henry was formed from Conecuh in 1819. Conecuh was formed from Monroe in 1818 and Monroe was the original County formed from Washington County (Mississippi Territory) and the Creek cession in 1815.

County seats: Elba and Enterprise

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
Coffee County had destructive courthouse fires in 1851, 1863, and 1877. See Research in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide  page 26 for suggested alternative sources to overcome this loss.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Covington
 * Crenshaw
 * Dale
 * Geneva
 * Pike

Biography

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

Cemeteries

 * Index to Tomb Inscriptions, Coffee County, Alabama. Dale County, Ala.: The Branch, 1969. Digital version at Ancestry ($). Includes 82 cemeteries: Alberson Family Cemetery, Alberton Methodist Church Cemetery, Antioch Church Cemetery, Asbury Methodist Church Cemetery, Beaverdam Church Cemetery, Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Bluff Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Brooklyn Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery, Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Chestnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Cole Family Cemetery, Cool Springs Church Cemetery, County Line Baptist Church Cemetery, Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery, Danley Cross Roads Church Cemetery, Driskell Family Cemetery, Enterprise City Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery, Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Frisco or Stricklin Family Cemetery, Goodman Baptist Church Cemetery, Goynes Family Cemetery, Grimes Family Cemetery, Griscal Family Cemetery, Harrison Cemetery, Haw Hill Church Cemetery, Haynes Cemetery, Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Hudson Family Cemetery, Hutchinson Family Cemetery, Ino Baptist Church Cemetery, Kelley Family Cemetery, Keyton Cemetery, Kinston Cemetery, Leverette Family Cemetery, Liberty Church Cemetery, McGee Family Cemetery, Macedonia Church Ceemtery, Marvin Chapel Assembly of God Church Cemetery, Meadow Lawn Memorial Park, Mt. Gillied Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, New Brockton City Cemetery, New Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery, New Home Church Cemetery, New Home Church Cemetery, New Hope Cemetery, Old Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Old Wellborn Cemetery, Perdue Assembly of God Church Cemetery, Phillips Family Cemetery, Pine Level Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge Church Cemetery, Prescott Family Cemetery, Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Rhoades Church Cemetery, Roeton Baptist Church Cemetery, Rosam Ridge Cemetery, Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Sardis Methodist Church Cemetery, Seglar Family Cemetery, Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Sharon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh Church Cemetery, Simmons Family Cemetery, Spinks Family Cemetery, Taylor Family Cemetery, Victoria Cemetery, Weeks Assembly of God Church Cemetery, Weeks Family Cemetery, Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, White Water Baptist Church Cemetery, Williams Family Cemetery, Wise Mill Church Cemetery, Woodland Baptist Church Cemetery, Zions Chapel Church Cemetery, and Zoar Church Cemetery.

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Barbour County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2010. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index..

Maps

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

Civil War
Civil War service men from Coffee 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 Coffee County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company F
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Coffee County Rangers"
 * - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A (Bullock Guards)
 * - 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 33rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and F
 * - 54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E (formerly Co. "D", 1st AL, TN, and MS Infantry)
 * - 61st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and G

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Coffee County is in District 1.

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth

 * Coffee County Births at ALGenWeb - free


 * 1881 – 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage

 * 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.


 * 1871-1927 - Coffee County Marriage Books 2-10 and 1-2 Index 1871-1927 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1877–1886, 1888–1901, 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.


 * 1877–1900 "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.


 * Coffee County Marriages at ALGenWeb - free

Death

 * 1925 - Coffee County Death Index 1925. Batch at FamilySearch - 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 $

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

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Center
Enterprise Alabama


 * 110 Shell Field Rd Enterprise, Coffee, 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

Web Sites

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