Marengo County, Alabama Genealogy
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| Marengo County, Alabama | |
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| Founded | February 6, 1818 |
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| County Seat | Linden |
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United States 
Alabama Marengo County
Contents
County Courthouse
MARENGO COUNTY
101 East Coats Avenue
Linden, AL 36748
Phone: (334) 295-2219
Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records
Registrat in Chancery has divorce records
Clerk circuit Court has court records [1]
History
Parent County
1818--Marengo County was created 6 February 1818 from the Choctaw Cession of 1816.
County seat: Linden [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1848 and 1965 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research
http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Marengo County, Alabama Genealogy census records online, see: Alabama Census.
Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Magnolia
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Hamily History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Demopolis Alabama
- Demopolis,, Alabama
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
- Marengo County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Marengo County p. 38. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
