Elmore County, Alabama Genealogy

United States

Alabama

Elmore County

Guide to Elmore 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: Wetumpka Organized: February 15, 1866 Parent County(s): Autauga, Coosa, Montgomery, Tallapoosa Neighboring Counties Autauga  • Chilton  • Coosa  • Macon  • Montgomery  • Tallapoosa See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption

County Information

Description

The County was named is in honor of General John A. Elmore. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse

Elmore County Courthouse
8935 Hwy 231, Judicial Complex
PO Box 310
Wetumpka, AL 36092
Phone: 334-514-3116
Fax: 334-567-5957
Elmore County Website

Probate Judge has marriage and land records from 1867, birth and death records 1909-1913, probate records from 1866 and military discharge records.

Elmore 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
1884	1867	1909	1867	1867	1866	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

1866 Elmore County was created 15 February 1866 from Autauga, Coosa, Montgomery and TallapoosaCounties. County seat: Wetumpka 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 Elmore County:

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

Cities
Prattville Millbrook	Tallassee Wetumpka (county seat)
Towns
Coosada Deatsville	Eclectic Elmore
Unincorporated communities
Burlington Butts Mill Chana Creek Claud Dexter Equality Falkner Floyd Glendale Acres Good Hope Grandview Pines	Greer Hidden Forest Jacksons Lake Kent Kowaliga Liberty Neman New Bingham North Elmore Old Bingham	Quail Run Red Hill Redland Bluffs Riddle Saint Clair Santuck Seman Speigner Titus Wallsboro
Census-designated places
Blue Ridge Buyck Central Channahatchee Cold Spring	Colmans Elmore Emerald Mountain Friendship Holtville	Lightwood Millbrook Mitchells Mill (Ware) Redland

Resources

Biographies

• Biographies of many notable residents of Elmore County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Begins on page 933.
• Elmore County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Elmore, Alabama online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com ALGenWeb ALGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project 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 Elmore county cemeteries.

• Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
• Linda Blankenship has many forgotten slave graves from the following African American cemeteries: Davis Cemetery, Draper Correctional Center Cemetery, Harrogate Springs Cemetery, Hurd-Grey Cemetery, Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, Old Bingham Cemetery, Rose Hill - Black Section, Thrash Cemetery, and Wetumpka City Cemetery - Black Section. See website online access.
• Daniel Pratt Cemetery

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	14,477	—
1880	17,502	20.9%
1890	21,732	24.2%
1900	26,099	20.1%
1910	28,245	8.2%
1920	28,085	−0.6%
1930	34,280	22.1%
1940	34,546	0.8%
1950	31,649	−8.4%
1960	30,524	−3.6%
1970	33,661	10.3%
1980	43,390	28.9%
1990	49,210	13.4%
2000	65,874	33.9%
2010	79,303	20.4%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

State Census

• 1866 Alabama State Census, 1866 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

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
  

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

African-American
Linda Blankenship published graves from the following African American cemeteries: Davis Cemetery, Draper Correctional Center Cemetery, Harrogate Springs Cemetery, Hurd-Grey Cemetery, Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, Old Bingham Cemetery, Rose Hill - Black Section, Thrash Cemetery, and Wetumpka City Cemetery - Black Section. See website online access.

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 Elmore 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.

• Golden, Virginia Noble. A History of Tallassee for Tallasseeans. Tallassee, Ala.: Tallassee Mills of Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills, 1949. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

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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
• 1867 Loyalty Oath Index: Elmore County, Alabama. n.d.
• Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Regiments. Men in Elmore 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 Elmore County:

- 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F

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
  

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

• 1839-1913 Blankenship, Linda. Abstracted Newspapers of Elmore County, Alabama. 13 vols. n.d.
• Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Other Records

Voting Records

• 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. Elmore County lists 2 books:

• Elmore County Voting Registration Book 1
• Elmore County Voting Registration 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 - 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
• 1909-1913 Blankenship, Linda. Elmore County, Alabama Birth & Death Records 1909-1913. n.d.

Marriage

• 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
• 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 Ancestry ($)
• 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) Ancestry ($)
• 1809-1950 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1816-1957 Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry ($)
• 1867-1873 W.P.A Files Elmore County Alabama Marriages 1867-1873, Volume A. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
• 1867-1900 Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920 Ancestry ($)
• 1867-1901, 1920, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry ($)

Death

• 1881-1952 Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 Ancestry ($)
• 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 Ancestry ($)
• 1908-1974 Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - How to Use this Collection
• Elmore County, Alabama Birth & Death Records 1909-1913. By Linda Blankenship. n.d.

Research Facilities

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

• Wetumpka Alabama Family History Center
  

Libraries

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

Elmore Wetumpka Public Library
212 S. Main Street
P.O. Box 249
Wetumpka, Al 36092
Phone: 334-567-1308
Fax: 334-567-1309
Email: library@cityofwetumpka.co
Website

Millbrook Public Library
3650 GRANDVIEW ROAD
MILLBROOK, AL 36054
Phone: 334-285-6688
FAX: 334-285-0152
Facebook

Museums

Elmore County Historical Society and Museum
P. O. Box 587
112 S Main Street
Wetumpka, AL 36092
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Societies

West Elmore Co. Historical Society
(334) 462-2852
Email to: emailofsociety
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Talisi Historical Preservation Society
Email to: emailofsociety
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Elmore County Historical Society
(334) 567-5097
E-mail: emailofsociety
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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.
• Elmore County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
• Elmore 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.
• Elmore Co. AL
• United States Resources: Alabama
• Al Gen Web