Bibb County, Alabama Genealogy

United States

Alabama

Bibb County

Guide to Bibb 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: Centreville Organized: February 7, 1818 Parent County(s): Monroe, Montgomery Neighboring Counties Chilton  • Hale  • Jefferson  • Perry  • Shelby  • Tuscaloosa See County Maps Courthouse Bibb County Alabama Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption

County Information

Description

The County was named in honor of William W. Bibb, a Governor of Alabama. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse

Bibb County Courthouse
35 Court Square East
P.O. Box 185
Centreville, AL 35042
Phone: (205) 926-3103
Fax: (205) 926-3132
Bibb County Website

County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records from 1818.
Clerk Circuit court has divorce and court records.

Bibb 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
1900	1818	1900	1830	1818	1818	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

1818--Cahawba County was created 7 February 1818 from Monroe, Montgomery Counties. Cahawba County was renamed Bibb County on 4 December 1820 . County seat: Centreville Interactive Map of Alabama County Formation History (1799-1980) - animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes Alabama Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places

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

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

Cities
Brent	Centreville (county seat)	Woodstock
Towns
Vance	West Blocton
Unincorporated communities
Abercrombie Active Antioch Ashby Belchers Belle Ellen Bibb Mill Bibbville Blockton Junc Brierfield Coleanor Cox Duff Settlement East Centreville East Town Eddings Town Eoline Erharkers Garnsey Garnsey Number 2	Gary Springs Giles Goodson Gray Hill Green Pond Harmon Harrisburg Hebron Ingate Johnstown Lawley Little Hope Lowerytown Lucille Marvel Masena Maud McCulley Mertz Moffat	Bibb County Piper Pondville Primitive Ridge Randolph Red Eagle Sand Mountain Scottsville Seymour Shawtown Sixmile Smith Hill Spencer Stewart Settlement Tabernacle Thomas Mill Trio Tucker Vernontown
Ghost towns
Cadle

Resources

Biographies

• Biographies of many notable residents of Bibb County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Begins on page 478.
• Bibb County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Bibb, Alabama online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Find A Grave BillionGraves USGW Tombstone Transcription Project Interment.net FamilySearch Digital Library - search for Bibb County, Alabama cemetery records
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat.org
List of Cemeteries in the County	Find A Grave BillionGraves- enter in county and state in the search box. List of cemeteries is below the map. FamilySearch Places
See Alabama Cemeteries for more information

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1820	3,676	—
1830	6,306	71.5%
1840	8,284	31.4%
1850	9,999	20.7%
1860	11,894	19.0%
1870	7,469	−37.2%
1880	9,487	27.0%
1890	13,824	45.7%
1900	18,498	33.8%
1910	22,791	23.2%
1920	23,144	1.5%
1930	20,780	−10.2%
1940	20,155	−3.0%
1950	17,987	−10.8%
1960	14,357	−20.2%
1970	13,812	−3.8%
1980	15,723	13.8%
1990	16,576	5.4%
2000	20,826	25.6%
2010	22,915	10.0%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

State Census

• 1855 Alabama State Census, 1855 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1866 Alabama State Census, 1866 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1907, 1921, 1927 Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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.

• 1831-1994 Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

• 1865-1872 Alabama, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

The following have information concerning African American research.Both should be used:

• African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
• Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

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.

To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Bibb County see:

• Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Bibb County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Arphax Publishing ($). Website includes surname index. FHL Book 976.182 E7bg.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Bibb 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.

• Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. 1888. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land. Online at FamilySearch Digital Library (Bibb County begins on page 109), Hathitrust, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).

Maps and Gazetteers

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for more resources

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

Multiple Wars

• ca.1918-ca.1962 Alabama, Military Discharge Records, ca.1918 - ca.1962 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War

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

Regiments. Men in Bibb County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Bibb County:

- 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F

- 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, D, F and G

- 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H

- 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Bibb Rifles"

- 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H

- 44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, F, G and H

World War I

• 1917-1919 Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 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
  

World War II

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

Newspapers

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

Other Records

Voter Registration

• 1834-1981: Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index and images

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Bibb County has two books:

• Book 1
• Book 2

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; index and images
• 1830-1976 Bibb County Probate Records, 1830-1976 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• Wills of Bibb County found at USGebWeb.com. Includes several transcriptions of wills.
• England, Flora D. Index of Book A, Minutes of Probate Court, Bibb County, Alabama Marion, Ala., 1964. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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.

• 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Bibb County is in District 2.

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

• 1821-1900 Births at ALGenWeb
• 1853-1880, 1900-1919 Bibb County Birth Index 1853-1880, 1900-1919 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/8d/Igialabama.pdf.</ref>
• 1881-1930 Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1881-1930 - Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, and some images

Marriage

• 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
• 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
• 1802-1825 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.
• 1809-1950 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
• 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
• 1816-1957 Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1818-1936 Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1818-1933 Bibb County Marriage Books F thru Q Index 1818-1933 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• 1818-1860, 1862, 1932, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry– ($); Index.
• 1820-1860 Gandrud, Pauline Myra Jones. Marriage Records of Bibb County, Alabama, 1820-1860: Being Transcribed and Indexed from the Original Marriage Books Memphis, Tenn.: The Milestone Press, 1969. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
• 1828-1842 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920"at Ancestry– ($); Index. Contains about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
• 1881 Marriages at
• 1914 Marriages at ALGenWeb
• 1915 Marriages at ALGenWeb
• 1916 Marriages at ALGenWeb
• 1917 Marriages at ALGenWeb
• various dates Marriages A–C at ALGenWeb
• various dates Marriages D–R at ALGenWeb
• various dates Marriages S–Z at ALGenWeb

Death

• 1881-1952 Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
• 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry– ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county and date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).
• 1908-1974 Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1909-1911 Bibb County Death Index 1909-1911. Batch B545192 at FamilySearch Parish and Vital Records List Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/8/8d/Igialabama.pdf.</ref>
• Deaths at ALGenWeb

Research Facilities

Archives

• Alabama Department of Archives and History
  P.O. Box 300100
  624 Washington Ave.
  Montgomery, AL 36130
  (334) 242-4435
  website

Family History Centers

Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• 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.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries

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

• Bibb Brent-Centreville Public Library
  205-926-4736
  

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.
• Bibb County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
• Bibb 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.
• RootsWeb WayBack Machine Bibb Co. AL
• Random Acts of Kindness List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
• GenealogyInc Bibb County, Alabama
• Genealogy Today, Bibb County, Alabama
• Linkpendium Bibb County, Alabama: Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More
• CyndisLists Bibb Category Index

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