Jefferson County AL Genealogy

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Jefferson Records by Type

Birth Records (1)
Cemetery Records (474)
Census Records (63)
Church Records (101)
City Directories (266)
Court Records (3)
Death Records (21)
Histories and Genealogies (38)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (10)
Map Records (30)
Marriage Records (24)
Military Records (14)
Minority Records (3)
Miscellaneous Records (9)
Newspapers and Obituaries (187)
Probate Records (19)
School Records (272)

Jefferson County Records by City/Town

Adamsville Genealogy (44)
Bessemer Genealogy (173)
Birmingham Genealogy (694)
Brookside Genealogy (35)
Chalkville Genealogy (34)
Clay Genealogy (36)
Dora in Jefferson County Genealogy (33)
Fairfield Genealogy (34)
Gardendale Genealogy (57)
Graysville Genealogy (34)
Homewood Genealogy (51)
Hoover Genealogy (46)
Hueytown Genealogy (50)
Irondale Genealogy (43)

Leeds Genealogy (58)
McCalla Genealogy (47)
Midfield Genealogy (37)
Morris Genealogy (42)
Mountain Brook Genealogy (35)
Oak Grove Genealogy (33)
Pinson Genealogy (52)
Pleasant Grove Genealogy (36)
Pratt City Genealogy (42)
Tarrant City Genealogy (37)
Trussville Genealogy (60)
Vestavia Hills Genealogy (38)
Warrior Genealogy (51)
West Jefferson Genealogy (34)

Overview of Jefferson County Records

Jefferson County was created in 1819 from Blount County.
Birth and death records for 1908 and later can be obtained from the Alabama Department of Public Health.
The Jefferson County Probate Judge has marriage records starting in 1818, probate records starting in 1819, and land records starting in 1820.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.