Athens Genealogy (in Limestone County, AL)

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Athens Birth Records

Alabama, Birth Records, 1908-present Alabama Department of Public Health

Register of births, 1881-1898 FamilySearch Library

Athens Cemetery Records

Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 (selections) Ancestry online

Andrews Cemetery Find a Grave online

Andrews Cemetery Billion Graves online

Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Athen City Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Athen City Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Athens City Cemetery Find a Grave online

Athens City Cemetery Billion Graves online

Athens City cemetary [sic] no. 2, East Washington Street, Athens, Alabama, 1972-1973 FamilySearch Library

Athens Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Athens Memory Gardens Find a Grave online

Athens Old Town Cemetery Billion Graves online

Barker Cemetery Find a Grave online

Barker Cemetery Billion Graves online

Barker Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Berea (Black section) Find a Grave online

Berea Cemetery Find a Grave online

Berea Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bethel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethel Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Bethlehem Cemetery Find a Grave online

Black Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bottom Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bottom Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bottom Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Cambridge Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cambridge Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cemeteries of Athens, Alabama : from City Hall records and proofreading of stones FamilySearch Library

Cemeteries of Athens, Alabama : from city hall records and proofreading of stones WorldCat

Coleman Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Collier Cemetery # 2 US Gen Web Archives online

Collier Cemetery #1 US Gen Web Archives online

Cox Cemetery Billion Graves online

Crenshaw Cemetery Find a Grave online

Crenshaw Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cunningham Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Dement Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dement Cemetery registry, Coxey Community, Limestone County, Athens, Alabama WorldCat

Denson Cemetery Billion Graves online

Evans #2 Cemetery Billion Graves online

Evans Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fairview Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Fielding Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fielding Cemetery Billion Graves online

German Cemetery Billion Graves online

Gordon Cemetery Find a Grave online

Gordon Cemetery Billion Graves online

Grigsby Cemetery #01 Find a Grave online

Grigsby Cemetery #02 Find a Grave online

Hardy Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hardy Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hardy Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Harris Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hatchett Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Higgins Cemetery Find a Grave online

Higgins Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Hine and Hobbs Street Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hine and Hobbs Street Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hudson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hudson Cemetery Billion Graves online

Isom Cemetery Billion Graves online

Johnson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Johnson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Johnson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Johnson Cemetery Billion Graves online

Johnson Cemetery Billion Graves online

Johnson Cemetery #3 US Gen Web Archives online

Johnson Cemetery #4 Billion Graves online

Johnston Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lentzville Cemetery Billion Graves online

Limestone County Cemetery Billion Graves online

Limestone Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Limestone Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Limestone Presbyterian Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Little Elk Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Malone Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mason Cemetery Find a Grave online

Milhouse Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mitchell Cemetery #1 Find a Grave online

Morris Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Pisgah Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Pisgah Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mt. Pisgah Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Myers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Myers Cemetery Billion Graves online

Myers Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Nebo Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

New Beria M. B. Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

New Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

New Oakland Memorial Cemetery Billion Graves online

Newby Cemetery Find a Grave online

Newby Cemetery Billion Graves online

O'Neal Cemetery Billion Graves online

O'Neal Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Oak Grove CME Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oak Grove CME Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Old City Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pleasant Point Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Poplar Creek Cemetery Billion Graves online

Poplar Creek Cemetery #2 Billion Graves online

Reunion Cemetery Billion Graves online

Reunion Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ripley Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ripley Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ripley Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Roselawn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Roselawn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Round Island Cemetery Find a Grave online

Round Island Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sardis Springs Baptist Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sunny Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Tanner Cemetery Billion Graves online

Thatch and Mann Cemetery Find a Grave online

Thatch and Mann Cemetery Billion Graves online

Tombstones and epitaphs FamilySearch Library

Turner Cemetery Find a Grave online

Valley View Cemetery Find a Grave online

Valley View Cemetery Billion Graves online

Wallace Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wallace Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wallace Cemetery Billion Graves online

Weir Cemetery Billion Graves online

Wesley Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave online

West Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wiggins Cemetery Find a Grave online

Yarbrough Cemetery Find a Grave online

Yarbrough Cemetery Find a Grave online

Athens Census Records

1820-1866 Alabama State Census Ancestry online

1866 Alabama State Census MyHeritage online

1866 Alabama State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Athens Church Records

Church records, 1820-1892, First Baptist Church (Athens, Ala.). Archive Grid

History of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 207 East Washington Street, Athens, Alabama FamilySearch Library

St. Timothys Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1958-1967 Ancestry online

St.Timothys Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1967-1970 Ancestry online

Athens City Directories

Athens 1993 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Athens 1993 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Athens 1996 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Athens 1996 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

White Pages, Athens, October 1968 thru October 1974 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Athens, October 1975 thru October 1981 Library of Congress online

Athens Death Records

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1908-1959 Alabama Death Index Ancestry online

1908-1974 Alabama Deaths MyHeritage online

Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 (selections) Ancestry online

Alabama, Death Records, 1908-present Alabama Department of Public Health

Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Ancestry online

Death notices from Limestone County, Alabama newspapers, 1828-1891 FamilySearch Library

Index of funeral records, 1930-1984 FamilySearch Library

Rainey Funeral Home records, 1917-1982 FamilySearch Library

Athens Histories and Genealogies

Antique Athens and Limestone County, Alabama, : a photographic journey, 1809-1949 FamilySearch Library

Athens Land Records

Deeds and other land records, 1818-1920; ca 1900-1950; index to deeds, 1818-1900, 1818-1920; ca. 1900-1950 FamilySearch Library

Index to deeds, 1818-1900 : Limestone County Commission Department of History and Archives FamilySearch Library

Athens Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, 1910 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, 1921 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, April 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, December 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, December 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, Limestone County, Alabama, January 1888 Library of Congress online

Athens Marriage Records

Alabama Marriage Index, 1800-1969 (includes Limestone County 1821-1862, 1924, 1936-1969) Ancestry online

Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935 Ancestry online

Alabama, Marriage Records, 1936-present Alabama Department of Public Health

Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Ancestry online

Athens Military Records

Minutes of Camp Hobbs Confederate veterans : Athens, Alabama, 1909-1930 (Reyer, Philip) FamilySearch Library

Athens Newspapers and Obituaries

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Abstracts from the Athens Post : June-July-Aug 1876 FamilySearch Library

Alabama Courier 1880-1893 Newspapers.com online

Athens Alabama Courier (1882-2012) Newspaper Archive online

Athens Array (1899-1900) Newspaper Archive online

Athens Array 1899-1900 Newspapers.com online

Athens Herald 1856-1856 Newspapers.com online

Athens Limestone Democrat (1937-1968) Newspaper Archive online

Athens News Courier, 1968-2018 Newspaper Archive online

Athens Post 1871-1884 Newspapers.com online

Athens Post, 1865-1867 Alabama Department of Archives and History online

Athens Post, 1865-1873 Newspaper Archive online

Athens Weekly Post (1867-1868) Newspaper Archive online

Athens Weekly Post 1865-1868 Newspapers.com online

Death notices from Limestone County, Alabama newspapers, 1828-1891 FamilySearch Library

Limestone Advertiser 1891-1891 Newspapers.com online

Limestone Democrat (1941-1957) Newspaper Archive online

Limestone Democrat 1891-1893 Newspapers.com online

Limestone Enterprise 1891-1891 Newspapers.com online

News-Courier 02/01/2006 to Current Genealogy Bank online

The Alabama Courier 1931, 1941, 1942, 1944-1949, and 1968 (Athens, Alabama) Ancestry online

The Athens Post, 1871-1877 Alabama Department of Archives and History online

The Athens Weekly Post, 1867-1868 Alabama Department of Archives and History online

Offline Newspapers for Athens

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Alabama Courier. (Athens, Ala.) 1880-1968

Athens Array. (Athens, Ala.) 1890s-1900s

Athens Democrat. (Athens, Ala.) 1886-1888

Athens Herald. (Athens, Ala.) 1889-1890s

Athens Lc News Courier. (Athens, Ala.) 1968-Current

Athens Lc News Leader. (Athens, Ala.) 1960s-1968

Athens Post. (Athens, Ala.) 1865-1867

Athens Post. (Athens, Ala.) 1871-1880s

Athens Post. (Athens, Ala.) 1881-1880s

Athens Weekly Post. (Athens, Ala.) 1867-1871

Limestone Democrat. (Athens, Ala.) 1891-1968

Limestone News. (Athens, Ala.) 1871-1879

Weekly Chronicle. (Athens, Ala.) 1840s-1840s

Athens Probate Records

1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Ancestry online

Athens School Records

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Athens Bible School yearbook, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961 Classmates online

Athens Bible School yearbook, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Athens Bible School yearbooks, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Athens College yearbooks, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Athens Female College yearbooks, 1900, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Athens High School - Aquila Yearbook (Athens, AL), 1959, 1961, 1963 E Yearbook online

Athens High School yearbook, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Athens High School yearbook, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 Classmates online

Athens High School yearbook, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Athens State College - Columns Yearbook (Athens, AL), 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 E Yearbook online

Athens State College : a definitive history, 1821-1991 FamilySearch Library

Athens State College yearbooks, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Clements High School yearbook, 1972 Classmates online

Clements High School yearbook, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Clements High School yearbook, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

East Limestone High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Athens, AL), 1959 E Yearbook online

East Limestone High School yearbook, 1951, 1959 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

East Limestone High School yearbook, 1951, 1959, 1989 Classmates online

East Limestone High School yearbooks, 1951, 1959, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Faith Christian Academy yearbook, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011 Classmates online

Faith Christian Academy yearbook, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Tanner High School yearbook, 1969, 1970, 1971 Classmates online

Tanner High School yearbook, 1969, 1970, 1971 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Tanner High School yearbooks, 1969, 1970, 1971 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Athens Tax Records

Tax records, 1877-1880, 1897-1899, 1877-1880, 1897-1899 FamilySearch Library



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