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Alabama Etowah County
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| Etowah County, Alabama | |
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 Location in the state of Alabama | |
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| Founded | December 7, 1866 |
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| County Seat | Gadsden |
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County Courthouse
800 Forrest Avenue
Gadsden, AL 35901
Phone: (256) 549-5429
Probate Judge has marriage divorce, probate and land records from 1867[1]
History
Parent County
1866--Etowah County was created 7 December 1866 from Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshal and St. Clair Counties. It was formerly Baine County, which was abolished 3 December 1867, and re-etablished 1 December 1868.
County seat: Gadsden [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Biographies
Biographies of many notable residents of Etowah County, Alabama were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Begins on page 1010.
Cemeteries
- Alabama City Cemetery
- Altoona Cemetery
- Altoona-Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
- Bristow Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
- Carnes Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
- Conn Cemetery
- Cornelius Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
- Croft Cemetery
- Dillard Cemetery
- Duck Springs Cemetery
- Forrest Cemetery
- Gallant Cemetery
- Gilland Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Hibbs Cemetery
- Howelton Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
- Ivalee Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
- Leath Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
- Lee Family Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
- Mauldin Cemetery
- McCartney Cemetery
- Mizell Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
- Mount Pisgah Cemetery
- Mount Tabor Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
- Noble Hill Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
- Red Hill Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Trasher Cemetery
- Tillison Cemetery
- Upton Cemetery
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
- Whitesboro Cemetery
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
| In the early 1960s, volunteers from the Gadsden Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints transcribed gravestones from all 94-known Etowah County cemeteries (approximately 20,000 names). A surname index covering both volumes appears in Volume 1.
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- Etowah County, Alabama Cemetery Records. 1943. Includes Alabama City Cemetery, Attalla Cemetery, Baptist Church Cemetery, Beth Israel Cemetery, Bethany Cemetery, Clayton Cemetery, Fairview Church Cemetery, Garner Cemetery, Hokes Bluff Cemetery, McCauley Chapel Cemetery, Moragne Cemetery, Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Noble Cemetery, Pine Grove Cemetery, Pleasant Hill South Methodist Church Cemetery, Reed Cemetery, Tillison Cemetery, Turkeytown Methodist Church Cemetery, Union Hill Cemetery, Whorton's Bend Cemetery. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Additional Etowah County cemetery records are included in Alabama Cemetery Records Vol. 1 at FamilySearch Books Online - free.
Census
| Escambia County, Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | %± |
| 1870 | 4,041 | — |
| 1880 | 5,719 | 41.5% |
| 1890 | 8,666 | 51.5% |
| 1900 | 11,320 | 30.6% |
| 1910 | 18,889 | 66.9% |
| 1920 | 22,464 | 18.9% |
| 1930 | 27,963 | 24.5% |
| 1940 | 30,671 | 9.7% |
| 1950 | 31,443 | 2.5% |
| 1960 | 33,511 | 6.6% |
| 1970 | 34,912 | 4.2% |
| 1980 | 38,440 | 10.1% |
| 1990 | 35,518 | −7.6% |
| 2000 | 38,440 | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 38,319 | −0.3% |
Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Gadsen
Court Records
Directories
- 1931 - Miller's Gadsden City Directory 1931. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free.
Land and Property
Local Histories
- Barnes, Joe. History of Hokes Bluff, Alabama, and Eastern Etowah County. n.d. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free.
Maps
Military
- Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
- Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Newspapers
Probate Records
- 1830-1976 - Etowah County, Alabama Probate Records, 1830-1976 at FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
- Etowah County Vital Records at ALGenWeb - free.
Birth
- 1881-1930 - Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free
Marriage
- 1816-1957 - Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete. - free
- To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); 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.
- To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.
- 1860, 1879-1892, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); 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.
- 1860, 1879-1892, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.
- 1867–1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920"at Ancestry – ($); 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.
- 1867–1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920"at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
Death
- 1881-1952 - Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free
- 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); 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.
- 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).
- 1908–1959 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 - Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free
Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Etowah County has one book.
Societies and Libraries
Libraries
- Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library
- Dwight & Cabot Ave
Gadsen, Etowah, Alabama 35902
Phone: 256-490-4683 - Hours: Thur 10am-3pm;
2nd Thur of the month open till 8pm
- Dwight & Cabot Ave
- Gadsden Public Library
254 College St.
Gadsden, Alabama 35901
Telephone: 256-549-4699
Their collection includes local histories, newspapers, maps, online databases, and more.
Family History Center
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Gadsden Alabama
- 2001 Noccalula Rd
Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Phone: 256-546-0746
Hours: W 3:30pm-6:30pm
- 2001 Noccalula Rd
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
- USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
- Etowah County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
- Etowah County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Greene County p. 37. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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