Washington County, Alabama:
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Projects

• Alabama Genealogy Trails  Washington County     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Washington County      (Source: Tracking Your Roots)
• Washington County Alabama      (Source: The Heart of Dixie)
• Washington County, Alabama      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Washington County, Alabama      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)

Adjacent counties

• Baldwin County, AL  to the southeast
• Choctaw County, AL  to the north
• Clarke County, AL  to the east
• Greene County, MS  to the west
• Mobile County, AL  to the south
• Wayne County, MS  to the west

Bible Records

• Washington County Bible Records      (Source: USGenWeb Alabama Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Links to Families with Ties to Washington County      (Source: Vidas' Legacy)
• Washington Co, Alabama, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Washington County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Alabama Archives)
• Washington County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Washington County GEDCOM Index 

Cemeteries (17)

Census Records and Indexes (44)

Court and Legal Records

• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Washington County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Washington County Court Records  including all Courts & Estate, Probate & Wills     (Source: USGenWeb Alabama Archives)

Estate Records

• Washington County Court Records  including all Courts & Estate, Probate & Wills     (Source: USGenWeb Alabama Archives)

History

• Alabama Counties: Washington      (Source: Alabama Department of Archives & History)
• Historical Markers: Washington County      (Source: Alabama Department of Archives & History)
• National Register of Historic Places 
• Washington County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Washington County History      (Source: USGenWeb Alabama Archives)
• Washington County, Alabama      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Washington County, Alabama History      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • St. Stephens      (Source: Ghosttowns.com)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Vinegar Bend, AL Head On Train Collision, Jan 1908      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Vinegar Bend, AL Plane Crashed, May 1943      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Washington County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Washington County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)

Introduction and Guides (14)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Washington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Clarke, Washington Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Mobile, Washington Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Washington County Land & Deed Records      (Source: USGenWeb Alabama Archives)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Washington County, Alabama     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• St. Stephens Historical Park 
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Washington County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Washington County Records      (Source: Alabama Department of Archives & History)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Trico-Choctaw-Clarke-Washington-ALII  A genealogy group for researchers with roots in the West Central, Alabama counties of Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, and Washington     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• Washington County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Washington County, AL Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• washington-co  Washington Co, AL Researchers     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)

• AL-GULF-COAST-L Gulf coast counties genealogy

  • AL-GULF-COAST-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • AL-GULF-COAST-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • AL-GULF-COAST-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• AL-MOBILEBAY-L For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Mobile Bay, Alabama, area -- specifically Mobile and Baldwin Counties in Alabama plus the bordering counties in Mississippi (George, Greene, Jackson), Alabama (Clarke, Escambia, Monroe, Washington), and Florida (Escambia). Topics for the list include genealogical queries and discussions of resources having to do with the above counties and various time periods in the area's history such as the Louisiana Purchase (Mobile was the first capital of Louisiana), Spanish West Florida, the Confederate period, the Mississippi Territory, etc.

  • AL-MOBILEBAY-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • AL-MOBILEBAY-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • AL-MOBILEBAY-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• ALWASHIN-L Washington County Genealogy

  • ALWASHIN-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ALWASHIN-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ALWASHIN-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (10)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Washington County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Chambers, Fort, Near Hohucketoopa, (IL?)  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Washington County, Alabama     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Washington County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Alabama Archives)

• Civil War

  • 1883 Pensioners on the Roll  Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox, Winston Counties     (Source: Wayback Machine)
  • Confederate Records      (Source: Vidas' Legacy)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Washington County - Barred and Disallowed Claims     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Washington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Washington County, Alabama  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Migrations through Washington County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Washington County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Washington County Records      (Source: Find County Records)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Washington County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Search St. Stephens Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Washington County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Washington County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Alabama Archives)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Washington County  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Washington County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Washington County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Washington County     (Source: Family History Library)

Societies

• St. Stephens Historical Commission 
• Washington County Historical & Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (28)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: Family History Library)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Washington County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Washington County, Alabama     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• 1860 Mortality Schedule, Washington County, AL      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Alabama Marriages, 1807-1902  Includes Washington County (1856-1873)     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920  includes Washington, 1826-1873; 1889-1896     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Alabama Vital Records: Marriages 1808-1920  includes Washington County     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850  Washington County     (Source: Family History Library)
• Washington County AfAm Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Washington County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Washington County, Alabama Vital Records  Births, Marriages, Deaths & Social Security     (Source: USGenWeb)

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