About Alabama Land Records
Alabama is a federal-land state. Lands were generally bought from
the government or from other individuals. For government purchases,
consult the Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States Office's patent
indexes available on CD-ROM through various genealogical vendors and
through:
Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
This patent index is also found among the database searches available
at Ancestry's web site (ancestry.com). Land-entry case files for these
patents are available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C..
Early settlers in Alabama received land under Spanish and British governments.
Case files for most private land claims are housed at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C.. For transactions between individuals,
consult the local county Probate Court. For further reference:
Hone, E. Wade. Land and Property Research in the United States. Salt
Lake City: Ancestry, Inc., 1997.
Barefield, Marilyn Davis. Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide.
Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1988.
Alabama BLM Office:
Eastern States Office
Bureau of Land Management
7450 Boston Blvd.
Springfield, VA 22153
Tel: (703) 440-1600
FAX: (703) 440-1599
Alabama State Historical Society:
Alabama Historical Asscociation
PO Box 870380
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0380
Alabama County Courthouses:
Autauga County Clerk
134 N Court St
Prattville, AL 36067-0488
Telephone: (334) 361-3725
Baldwin County Clerk
P.O. Box 239
Bay Minette, AL 36507-0239
Telephone: (251) 937-9561
Barbour County Clerk
1800 Fifth Avenue, North
P.O. Box 398
Clayton, AL 36016
Telephone: (334) 775-8371
Bibb County 455 Walnut St., Room #100
Centreville, AL 35042
Telephone: (205) 926-3103
Blount County Clerk
P.O. Box 668
Oneonta, AL 35121
(205) 625-4160
Telephone: (205) 625-4191
Bullock County Clerk
P.O. Box 71
Union Springs, AL 36089-0071
Telephone: (334) 738-2280 for divorce records, (334) 738-2250 for marriage
and probate records
Butler County Clerk
700 Court Square
Greenville, AL 36037-2326
Telephone: (334) 382-3512
Calhoun County Clerk
P.O. Box 610
Anniston, AL 36202-0610
Telephone: (256) 236-8231
Chambers County Clerk
Court Square
Lafayette, AL 36862
Telephone: (334) 864-7181
Cherokee County Clerk
100 Main St.
Centre, AL 35960-1534
Telephone: (256) 927-3363
Chilton County Clerk
P.O. Box 557
Clanton, AL 35045-0057
Telephone: (205) 755-1555
For marriage records:
Chilton County Probate Office
P.O. Box 270
Clanton, Alabama 35046
Telephone: (205) 755-1555
Choctaw County Clerk
117 S. Mulberry Ave.
Butler, AL 36904
Telephone: (205) 459-2155
Clarke County Clerk
P.O. Box 548
Grove Hill, AL 36451-0548
Telephone: (251) 275-3251
Clay County Courthouse
Judge of Probate
P.O. Box 187
Ashland, AL 36251
Telephone: (256) 396-6421
Cleburne County Clerk
406 Vickery Street
Heflin, AL 36264
Telephone: (256) 463-5655
Coffee County Clerk
230 Court Street
Elba, AL 36323
Telephone: (334) 897-2211
Colbert County Clerk
201 North Main Street
Tuscumbia, AL 35674-2042
Telephone: (256) 383-6353
Conecuh County Clerk
200 Court Square, Jackson St.
Mailing address: P.O. Box 149
Evergreen, AL 36401
Telephone: (251) 578-1221
Coosa County Clerk
P.O. Box 218
Rockford, AL 35136
Telephone: (256) 362-5721
Covington County Clerk
1 Court Square
Andalusia, AL 36420
Telephone: (334) 222-3189
Crenshaw County Clerk
P.O. Box 227
Luverne, AL 36049-0227
Telephone: (334) 335-6569
Cullman County Clerk
P.O. Box 698
Cullman, AL 35056-0698
Telephone: (256) 739-3530
Dale County Clerk
P.O. Box 246
Ozark, AL 36361-0246
Telephone: (334) 774-2754 for marriage records, (334) 774-5003 for divorce
records
Dallas County Clerk
P.O. Box 997
Selma, AL 36702-0997
Telephone: (334) 875-4401
DeKalb County Clerk
111 Grand Ave, Ste 200
Fort Payne, AL 35967
Telephone: (256) 845-8525
Elmore County Clerk
P.O. Box 280
Wetumpka, AL 36092-0280
Telephone: (334) 567-2571
Escambia County Clerk
P.O. Box 848
Brewton, AL 36427-0848
Telephone: (850) 595-6543
Etowah County Clerk
800 Forrest Avenue
Gadsden, AL 35901-3641
Telephone: (256) 546-2821
Fayette County Clerk
P.O. Box 509
Fayette, AL 35555-0509
Telephone: (205) 932-4519
Franklin County Clerk
P.O. Box 1438
Russellville, AL 35653
Telephone: (256) 332-1210
Geneva County Clerk
P.O. Box 430
Geneva, AL 36340-0430
Telephone: (334) 684-2276
Greene County Clerk
P.O. Box 656
Eutaw, AL 35462-0656
Telephone:(205) 372-3349
Hale County Clerk
P.O. Box 396
Greensboro, AL 36744-0396
Telephone: (334) 624-8740
Henry County Clerk
P.O. Box 337
Abbeville, AL 36310-0337
Telephone: (334) 585-3257
Houston County Clerk
100 North Oates Street
Dothan, AL 36302-6406
Telephone: (334) 793-1114
Jackson County Probate
204 Liberty Ln.
Scottsboro, AL 35769
Telephone: (256) 574-9290
Jefferson County Clerk
716 North 21st Street
Birmingham, AL 35263
Telephone: (205) 325-5512
Lamar County Clerk
P.O. Box 338
Vernon, AL 35592-0338
Telephone: (205) 695-9119
Lauderdale County Clerk
P.O. Box 1059
Florence, AL 35631-1059
Telephone: (256) 760-5800
Lawrence County Clerk
P.O. Box 307
Moulton, AL 35650
Telephone: (256) 974-2440
Lee County Clerk
215 S 9th St
Opelika, AL 36801-0666
Telephone: (334) 749-7141
Limestone County Clerk
310 West Washington Street
Athens, AL 35611
Telephone: (256) 233-6404
Lowndes County Clerk
P.O. Box 66
Hayneville, AL 36040-0065
Telephone: (334) 584-2365
Macon County Clerk
101 East Northside Street
Tuskegee, AL 36083-1750
Telephone: (334) 727-1800
Madison County Clerk
100 Northside Square
Huntsville, AL 35801-3606
Telephone: (256) 532-3300
Marengo County Clerk
101 E. Coats Ave.
Linden, AL 36748-1546
Telephone: (334) 295-5226
Marion County Clerk
P.O. Drawer 1687
Hamilton, AL 35570
Telephone: (205) 921-2471
Marshall County Clerk
Guntersville, AL 35976
Telephone: (256) 921-3172
Mobile County Health Department
251 N Bayou
P O Box 2867
Mobile, AL 36652
Telephone: (251) 690-8150
Monroe County Clerk
P.O. Box 8
Monroeville, AL 35461-0008
Telephone: (251) 575-3778
Montgomery County Clerk
P O Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103
Telephone: (334) 206-5418
Morgan County Clerk
P.O. Box 668
Decatur, AL 35602-0668
Telephone: (256) 351-4600
Perry County Clerk
P.O. Box 478
Marion, AL 36756-0478
Telephone: (334) 571-7701
Pickens County Clerk
P.O. Box 370
Carrollton, AL 35447
Telephone: (205) 367-2010
Pike County Clerk
P.O. Box 1147
Troy, AL 36081
Telephone: (334) 566-1246
Randolph County Clerk
P.O. Box 328
Wedowee, AL 36278-0328
Telephone: (256) 357-4933
Russell County Clerk
P.O. Box 518
Phenix City, AL 36868-0518
Telephone: (334) 297-1347
St. Clair County Clerk
P.O. Box 397
Ashville, AL 35953-0397
Telephone: (205) 594-5114
Shelby County Clerk
P.O. Box 1627
Columbiana, AL 35051-1627
Telephone: (205) 669-3740
Sumter County Clerk
P.O. Box 936
Livingston, AL 35470-0936
Telephone: (205) 652-7281
Talladega County Clerk
P.O. Box 755
Talladega, AL 35160-0755
Telephone: (256) 362-4175
Tallapoosa County Clerk
125 N. Broadnax St., Rm. 126
Dadeville, AL 36853-1395
Telephone: (256) 825-4266
Tuscaloosa County Clerk
714 Greensboro Ave.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35402-1847
Telephone: (205) 349-3870
Walker County Clerk
P.O. Box 749
Jasper, AL 35501-0749
Telephone: (205) 384-7268
Washington County Clerk
P.O. Box 549
Chatom, AL 36518
Telephone: (251) 847-2201
Wilcox County Clerk
P.O. Box 656
Camden, AL 36726
Telephone: (334) 682-4881
Winston County Clerk
P.O. Box 309
Double Springs, AL 35553-0309
Telephone: (205) 489-5219
Alabama Public Records Directory
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