Florence Genealogy (in Lauderdale County, AL)

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Florence Birth Records

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

Florence Cemetery Records (170)


Florence 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

Florence Church Records

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A history of the First Presbyterian Church, Florence, Alabama : sesquicentennial observance, 1818-1868 FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1907-1946 (First Baptist Church (Florence, Alabama)) FamilySearch Library

Gathering up our sheaves with joy : a history of Trinity Episcopal Church, 1824-1976, Florence, Alabama FamilySearch Library

History of First United Methodist Church, Florence, Alabama, 1822-1976 FamilySearch Library

Methodist Episcopal churches, South, 1880-1918, Alabama FamilySearch Library

Parish registers of Trinity Church, Florence, Alabama, 1836-1869, 1893-1938 FamilySearch Library

Parish registers of Trinity Episcopal Church, Florence, Alabama with marriages and obituaries, 1836-1933 FamilySearch Library

Records (microform) 1907-1959, First Baptist Church (Florence, Ala.). Archive Grid

Records of the First United Methodist Church, 1851-1919 FamilySearch Library

St. Bartholomews Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1963-1970 Ancestry online

The First Baptist Church, Florence, Alabama, 1888-1963 FamilySearch Library

Florence City Directories

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Florence City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Florence, Alabama, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Florence, Alabama, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Florence, Alabama, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Tri-cities (Alabama) city directories FamilySearch Library

White Pages, Florence, July 1946 thru May 1950 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Florence, May 1951 thru January 1963 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Florence, October 1936 thru October 1945 Library of Congress online

Florence 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, Memorials and Obituaries Lauderdale County, Alabama, and Surrounding Counties : Extracted and Indexed from the Florence Times, Weekly from 4 July 1890 T O 28 December 1923 and Daily from 1 January 1924 To 31 December 1930 FamilySearch Library

Death notices, memorials and obituaries Lauderdale County, Alabama, and surrounding counties : extracted and indexed from The Florence Times, weekly from 4 July 1890 t o 28 December 1923 and daily from 1 January 1924 to 31 December 1930 FamilySearch Library

Northwest Alabama obituaries : index of obituaries extracted from the Times-daily newspaper, which serves the communities of Florence, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals and surrounding areas of Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan Counties, Alabama, southwestern Tennessee and northern Mississippi : 1985 WorldCat

Obits Abstracted From Florence Times Daily Newspaper 1988-1996 Genealogy Trails online

Parish registers of Trinity Episcopal Church, Florence, Alabama with marriages and obituaries, 1836-1933 FamilySearch Library

The Florence Times index to deaths, 1890-1947 US Gen Web online

Florence Histories and Genealogies

A history of Florence, Alabama : with 1850 census of Lauderdale County FamilySearch Library

Sweetwater, the story of east Florence, 1818-1940 FamilySearch Library

Florence Land Records

Deeds, 1822-1939; index to deeds, 1822-1919 FamilySearch Library

Early land buyers, Lauderdale County, Alabama, 1818-1825 FamilySearch Library

Old deeds, ca. 1819-1920 (Lauderdale County (Alabama). Judge of Probate) FamilySearch Library

Florence Map Records

Florence, Alabama Maps 1936, 1971 American Geographical Society online

Historic Maps City of Florence 1860, 1888, 1942 Lauderdale County Alabama online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, 1910 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, 1921 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, December 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, June 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, May 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, November 1899 Library of Congress online

Florence Marriage Records

Alabama Marriage Index, 1800-1969 (includes Lauderdale County 1818-1902, 1910, 1923, 1935-1969) Ancestry online

Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) 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

Parish registers of Trinity Episcopal Church, Florence, Alabama with marriages and obituaries, 1836-1933 FamilySearch Library

Florence Military Records

Old deeds, ca. 1819-1920 (Lauderdale County (Alabama). Judge of Probate) FamilySearch Library

Florence Minority Records

Coffee Cemetery (African-American) Lauderdale County Alabama online

Florence Newspapers and Obituaries

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Courier Journal 06/09/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Death Notices, Memorials and Obituaries Lauderdale County, Alabama, and Surrounding Counties : Extracted and Indexed from the Florence Times, Weekly from 4 July 1890 T O 28 December 1923 and Daily from 1 January 1924 To 31 December 1930 FamilySearch Library

Death notices, memorials and obituaries Lauderdale County, Alabama, and surrounding counties : extracted and indexed from The Florence Times, weekly from 4 July 1890 t o 28 December 1923 and daily from 1 January 1924 to 31 December 1930 FamilySearch Library

Florence Gazette 1827-1894 Newspapers.com online

Florence Gazette 1878-1895 Newspapers.com online

Florence Gazette, 1861-1863 Alabama Department of Archives and History online

Florence Herald 1889-1964 Newspapers.com online

Florence Times, 1890-2007 Google News Archive online

Florence Times-Journal 1871-1874 Newspapers.com online

Florence Times-Journal, 1873-1874 Alabama Department of Archives and History online

Florence Tribune 1934-1934 Newspapers.com online

Florence Weekly Gazette 1861-1861 Newspapers.com online

Lauderdale News 1881-1883 Newspapers.com online

Lauderdale Times, 1871-1872 Alabama Department of Archives and History online

Northwest Alabama obituaries : index of obituaries extracted from the Times-daily newspaper, which serves the communities of Florence, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals and surrounding areas of Colbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan Counties, Alabama, southwestern Tennessee and northern Mississippi : 1985 WorldCat

Obits Abstracted From Florence Times Daily Newspaper 1988-1996 Genealogy Trails online

Parish registers of Trinity Episcopal Church, Florence, Alabama with marriages and obituaries, 1836-1933 FamilySearch Library

The Florence Times index to deaths, 1890-1947 US Gen Web online

TimesDaily 09/17/1923 to 12/31/1940 Genealogy Bank online

TimesDaily 10/01/2002 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Florence

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.

American Democrat. (Florence, Ala.) 1855-1840s

Florence Daily News. (Florence, Ala.) 1919-1925

Florence Evening Bulletin. (Florence, Ala.) 1900s-1901

Florence Gazette. (Florence, Ala.) 1819-1863

Florence Gazette. (Florence, Ala.) 1875-1880s

Florence Gazette. (Florence, Ala.) 1892-1890s

Florence Herald-Picture. (Florence, Ala.) 1975-1980s

Florence Herald. (Florence, Ala.) 1889-1975

Florence Journal. (Florence, Ala.) 1865-1867

Florence Journal. (Florence, Ala.) 1868-1870s

Florence Republican. (Florence, Ala.) 1874-1870s

Florence Standard-Journal. (Florence, Ala.) 1897-1898

Florence Times + Tri-Cities Daily. (Florence, Ala.) 1968-1983

Florence Times-Journal. (Florence, Ala.) 1873-1870s

Florence Times-News. (Florence, Ala.) 1925-1932

Florence Times. (Florence, Ala.) 1890-1925

Florence Times. (Florence, Ala.) 1932-1967

Lauderdale Journal. (Florence, Ala.) 1896-1897

Lauderdale Times. (Florence, Ala.) 1871-1872

Muscle Shoals Sunday News. (Florence, Ala.) 1923-1925

Shoals Picture. (Florence, Ala.) 1960s-1975

Times + Tri-Cities Daily. (Florence, Ala.) 1967-1968

Times and Journal. (Florence, Ala.) 1872-1873

Timesdaily. (Florence, Ala.) 1983-Current

Florence Probate Records

1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

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

Florence School Records

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Bradshaw High School - Mark VI Yearbook (Florence, AL), 1972 E Yearbook online

Bradshaw High School yearbook, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bradshaw High School yearbook, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 Classmates online

Bradshaw High School yearbook, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Central High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Florence, AL), 1953, 1954, 1955 E Yearbook online

Central High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Central High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1980, 1986 Classmates online

Central High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1980, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Chapel Christian High School yearbook, 1985 Classmates online

Chapel Christian High School yearbook, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Coffee High School - Coffee Pot Yearbook (Florence, AL), 1921, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960 E Yearbook online

Coffee High School yearbook, 1921, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Coffee High School yearbook, 1921, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Classmates online

Coffee High School yearbook, 1921, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Florence High School yearbook, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Classmates online

Florence High School yearbook, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Florence State College yearbooks, 1913, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Florence State Teachers College yearbooks, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Florence State University yearbooks, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mars Hill Bible School - Mizpah Yearbook (Florence, AL), 1959 E Yearbook online

Mars Hill Bible School yearbook, 1959, 1975, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Mars Hill Bible School yearbook, 1959, 1975, 1979, 1981 Classmates online

Mars Hill Bible School yearbooks, 1959, 1975, 1979, 1981 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Rogers High School yearbook, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Classmates online

Rogers High School yearbook, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

State Normal College yearbook, 1913 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL), 1913, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 E Yearbook online

University of North Alabama yearbook, 1913, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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