Cullman County, Alabama Genealogy

United States

Alabama

Cullman County

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

Alabama Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Cullman Organized: January 24, 1877 Parent County(s): Blount, Morgan, Winston Neighboring Counties Blount  • Lawrence  • Morgan  • Walker  • Winston  • See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption

County Information

Description

The County was named in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann.The county is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse

Cullman County Courthouse
500 2nd Avenue SW, Rm 303
Cullman, AL 35055
Phone: 256-775-4654
Cullman County Website

Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate
and land records from 1877and old newpapers

Cullman County, Alabama Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1877	1877	1887	1877	1877	1877	1816
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908. General compliance for births by 1927 and for deaths 1925.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

1877--Cullman County was created 24 January 1877 from Blount, Morgan, and Winston Counties. County seat: Cullman For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website.

Populated Places

The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in Cullman County:

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

Cities
Arab Cullman (county seat)	Good Hope	Hanceville
Towns
Baileyton Colony Dodge City	Fairview Garden City Holly Pond	South Vinemont West Point
Unincorporated communities
Ardell Arkadelphia Baldwin Battleground rlin Bethel Birdsong Black Bottom Bolte Bremen Brooklyn Brushy Pond Bug Tussle Carrol Acres Center Hill Centerville Chances Crossroad Clifty Cold Springs Corinth County Line	Crane Hill Damascus Dripping Springs Dyers Crossroads Enon Fairview West Gold Ridge Grandview Guthery Crossroads Johnsons Crossing Jones Chapel Logan Longview Loretto Misty Harbor Mount Zion Nesmith New Canaan New Harmony North Vinemont North Walter	Phelan Pleasant Ridge Pleasant View Providence River Bend Riverside Simcoe Spring Hill Sulphur Springs Thrasher Crossroads Trimble Union Grove Union Hill Vinemont Walkers Corner Walter Welti Wesoda White City Wilburn White City
Census-designated places
East Point Joppa

Resources

Biographies

• Biographies of many notable residents of Cullman County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Begins on page 798.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Cullman, Alabama online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com ALGenWeb ALGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project Alabama Gravestones Billion Graves
TombstoneTranscriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com Billion Graves Alabama Cemeteries FamilySearch Places
See Alabama Cemeteries for more information

The following web site has additional information on Cullman county cemeteries.

• Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	6,355	—
1890	13,439	111.5%
1900	17,849	32.8%
1910	28,321	58.7%
1920	33,034	16.6%
1930	41,051	24.3%
1940	47,343	15.3%
1950	49,046	3.6%
1960	45,572	−7.1%
1970	52,445	15.1%
1980	61,642	17.5%
1990	67,613	9.7%
2000	77,483	14.6%
2010	80,406	3.8%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

State Census

• 1866 Alabama State Census, 1866 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Alabama denominations, view the Alabama Church Records wiki page.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Land and Property Records

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Alabama Land and Property for additional information about early Alabama land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Cullman County. The histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Alabama Local Histories.

Maps and Gazetteers

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
• 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

Civil War

• 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 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 Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1880-1930 - Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
• 1907, 1921, 1927 Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Civil War Battle Fought in Cullman County

• 1863 - April 30 Day's Gap, also known as Sand Mountain Battle information from Civil War Battle Summaries by State, by the Heritage Preservation Services. Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama.

World War I

• 1917-1919 Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Service Records at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
  
• 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Gold Star Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images <br

World War II

• 1940-1945 - Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
• 1940-1966 Alabama Active Military Service Reports at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
  

Newspapers

• 1878 The Southern Immigrant at Ancestry $
• 1930-1951 The Cullman Democrat at Ancestry $
• 1937-38, 1942-43, 1947 The Cullman Banner at Ancestry $

• Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Obituaries

• A collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Cullman County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com:

  • Cullman County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
• 1809-1985 Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index 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

Alabama tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Alabama Taxation.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Alabama State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online $.

For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Alabama.

Birth

• 1881-1930 Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1881-1930 - Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch — index, and some images - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

• 1733-2013 - Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
• 1800 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
• 1807, 1855, 1877–1899, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $. 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.
  
• 1809 – 1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
• 1809 – 1950 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1816 – 1957 Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1877–early 1930s Cullman County Marriages at ALGenWeb - free.
• 1928-1951 - Cullman County, Alabama Marriage Books 19-41 in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free. - How to Use this Collection
• To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry S. 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.
  

Death

• 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $:
• 1881-1952 Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
• 1908-1974 Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - How to Use this Collection
• 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths,1908-59 at Ancestry $

Research Facilities

Archives

Cullman County Archives
County Courthouse
500 2 Ave SW
Cullman, AL 35055
Phone: 256-775-4671
website

Alabama Department of Archives and History, Cullman County
P.O. Box 300100
624 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: 334-242-4435
website

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

• Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Cullman Alabama Family History Center
  

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Cullman County. For state-wide library facilities, see Alabama Archives and Libraries.

Wallace State Community College Family & Regional History Library
801 Main St NW
Hanceville, Cullman, Alabama, United States
256-352-8265
Website

Wallace State's extensive and growing collection of research materials includes books, periodicals, microfilm, microfiche, CD-ROM disks, computer programs, family folders and more. Some sources cover the entire United States. The collection is centered on Alabama, neighboring states, the Old South, Kentucky, the Civil War and Cherokee Indians. The program has access to the 2.5 million microfilm reel collection of records from the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Cullman Cullman Public Library
200 Clark Street NE
Cullman, Alabama 35055
Phone: 256-734-2720
Cullman/ Website

Museums

Cullman County Museum
211 2nd Avenue NE
Cullman, AL 35055
Phone: 256-739-1258
website

Societies

Cullman County Historical Society
Since 2018, the Cullman County Historical Society holds monthly meetings at the Cullman County Museum on the 4th Sunday. The society maintains a Facebook Page, but does not maintain an active website. The website link below is for the society's blog, that is no longer active. The society can be reached through their Facebook Page, or by contacting the Cullman County Museum. 3/25/2020

The society is a registered 501c3 organization.
Email to: emailofsociety
Facebook
website

North Central Alabama Genealogical Society
This society is not active.

Publication: Alabama Family History and Genealogy News

Collection includes: Early Catholic records, including baptisms, marriages, deaths, and cemetery records for Cullman County and Warrior Church

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.
• Cullman County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
• Cullman County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• FamilySearch Catalog – 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.
• Cullman Co. AL
• United States Resources: Alabama
• Al Gen Web