Gainesville Genealogy (in Sumter County, AL)
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Gainesville Birth Records
Alabama, Birth Records, 1908-present Alabama Department of Public Health
Births, 1909-1919; deaths, 1909-1919 FamilySearch Library
Gainesville Cemetery Records
Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 (selections) Ancestry 
Charcone Cemetery Find a Grave
Gibbs Williams Cemetery Find a Grave
New Bethel Cemetery Find a Grave
Odd Fellows Cemetery Find a Grave
Odd Fellows Cemetery Billion Graves
Old Cemetery Find a Grave
Richardson Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Alban Episcopal Church Gainesville Billion Graves
Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Swilley Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Winston Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Gainesville Census Records
1820-1866 Alabama State Census Ancestry
1850 Alabama State Census Ancestry
1855 Alabama State Census Ancestry
1866 Alabama State Census MyHeritage
1866 Alabama State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Gainesville, Alabama LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Gainesville Death Records
1908-1959 Alabama Death Index Ancestry
1908-1974 Alabama Deaths MyHeritage
Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 (selections) Ancestry
Alabama, Death Records, 1908-present Alabama Department of Public Health
Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Ancestry
Births, 1909-1919; deaths, 1909-1919 FamilySearch Library
Gainesville Land Records
Deeds, 1833-1901; general index, 1833-1925 FamilySearch Library
Gainesville Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama, 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama, 1925 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama, June 1894 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama, November 1884 Library of Congress
Gainesville Marriage Records
1816-1942 Alabama Select Marriages Ancestry
Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936 (selections) Family Search
Alabama Marriage Index, 1800-1969 (includes Sumter County 1833-1838, 1847-1901, 1936-1969) Ancestry
Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) Ancestry
Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935 Ancestry
Alabama, Marriage Records, 1936-present Alabama Department of Public Health
Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1833-1936 FamilySearch Library
Gainesville Newspapers and Obituaries
Gainesville Times 1909-1910 Newspapers.com
Independent 1854-1865 Newspapers.com
The Independent 1861-1865 Alabama Department of Archives and History
Offline Newspapers for GainesvilleAccording 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 Reporter. (Gainesville, Ala.) 1837-1830s Gainesville Messenger. (Gainesville, Ala.) 1886-1889 Gainesville Reporter. (Gainesville, Ala.) 1880-1880s Gainesville Times. (Gainesville, Ala.) 1909-1910 Independent. (Gainesville, Ala.) 1854-1860s News. (Gainesville, Ala.) 1868-1870s Republican Pilot. (Gainesville, Ala.) 1840-1840s |
Gainesville Probate Records
1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Abstracts from orphans' minutes book #1 1833-1839 Sumter County, Alabama Genealogy Gophers
Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Ancestry
Gainesville Tax Records
Poll tax records, 1901-1927, Sumter County, Alabama FamilySearch Library
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