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Revision as of 19:48, 31 March 2012
Template:Alabama-stub United States > Alabama > Cherokee County
Contents
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1836--Cherokee County was created 9 January 1836 from the Cherokee Cession of 1835. County seat: Centre [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1882 and 1895 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
- Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
- Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
- Broomtown Cemetery
- Broomtown-Clark Family Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff-Bankston Cemetery
- Centre-Weaver's Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Goshen Valley Cemetery
- Henderson Hill Cemetery
- Jamestown-Moseley Cemetery
- Lawrence/Demaris Cemetery
- Lebanon Church of Christ Cemetery
- Piedmont-Taylor's Chapel Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- Sandy Springs-Sheepskin Cemetery
- Sardis Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Census
For tips on accessing Cherokee County, Alabama Genealogy census records online, see: Alabama Census.
| Cherokee County, Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | %± |
| 1840 | 8,773 | — |
| 1850 | 13,884 | 58.3% |
| 1860 | 18,360 | 32.2% |
| 1870 | 11,132 | −39.4% |
| 1880 | 19,108 | 71.6% |
| 1890 | 20,459 | 7.1% |
| 1900 | 21,096 | 3.1% |
| 1910 | 20,226 | −4.1% |
| 1920 | 20,862 | 3.1% |
| 1930 | 20,219 | −3.1% |
| 1940 | 19,928 | −1.4% |
| 1950 | 17,634 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | 16,303 | −7.5% |
| 1970 | 15,606 | −4.3% |
| 1980 | 18,760 | 20.2% |
| 1990 | 19,543 | 4.2% |
| 2000 | 23,988 | 22.7% |
| 2010 | 25,989 | 8.3% |
| Sources: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. through 1960 | ||
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
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.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Cherokee County, Alabama Bible Records
- Cherokee County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
