Baldwin County Genealogy
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Baldwin County Alabama History and Profile:
Baldwin County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Abraham Baldwin, a member of the United States Senate who never actually lived in what would become Alabama. As of 2000 the population is 140,415 . The estimated 2006 population from the U.S. Census Bureau is 169,162. The county seat is Bay Minette. It is the largest county in Alabama by area and includes a portion of Mobile Bay.
The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley micropolitan area includes all of Baldwin County.
Baldwin County was established on December 21, 1809 ten years before Alabama became a state. Previously, the county had been a part of the Mississippi territory until 1817 when the area passed into the Alabama territory. Statehood was gained by Alabama in 1819.
There have been numerous border changes to the county and numerous armies have invaded.
In the first days of Baldwin County, the Town of McIntosh Bluff (now in Mobile County, Alabama, West of Baldwin County) on the Tombigbee River was the County Seat. After being transferred to the Town of Blakeley in 1810, the County Seat was later moved to the City of Daphne in 1868. In 1900, by an Act of the Legislature of Alabama, the County Seat was authorized for relocation to the City of Bay Minette, however, the City of Daphne resisted relocation. In order to relocate the County Seat to the City of Bay Minette, the men of Bay Minette devised a scheme. To lure the Sheriff and his Deputy out of the City of Daphne, the men prefabricated a murder. While the law was chasing down the fictitious killer during the late hours, the group of Bay Minette men stealthily traveled the seventeen miles (27 km) to the City of Daphne, stole the Baldwin County Courthouse records, and delivered them to the City of Bay Minette – where Baldwin County’s County Seat remains to this day. A New Deal mural hanging in the Bay Minette post office depicts the removal of the county seat.
Baldwin County, due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico frequently endures tropical weather systems which often are Hurricanes. In recent years, the county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic, in July 1997 due to Hurricane Danny, in September 1998 from Hurricane Georges in September 2004 due to damage from Hurricane Ivan and again in August 2005 due to damage from Hurricane Katrina.
Part of the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge lies within the borders of Baldwin County.
Source: Wikipedia
Cities and Towns of Baldwin County, Alabama:
Cities
* Bay Minette
* Daphne
* Fairhope
* Foley
* Gulf Shores
* Orange Beach
* Robertsdale
* Spanish Fort
Towns
* Elberta
* Loxley
* Magnolia Springs
* Perdido Beach
* Silverhill
* Summerdale
Unincorporated areas
* Barnwell
* Bayside
* Belforest
* Blackwater
* Blakeley
* Bon Secour
* Bromly
* Clay City
* Crossroads
* Elsanor
* Fort Morgan
* Houstonville
* Josephine
* Lillian
* Magnolia Beach
* Malbis
* Marlow
* Miflin
* Montrose
* Oak
* Oyster Bay
* Park City
* Perdido
* Perdido Key
* Pine Grove
* Pine Haven
* Point Clear
* Rabun
* River Park
* Romar Beach
* Rosinton
* Seacliff
* Seminole
* Stapleton
* Stockton
* Swift
* Tensaw
* Turkey Branch
* Weeks Bay
* Whitehouse Fork
* Yupon
Government
Baldwin County Government Website
Baldwin County Courthouse
312 Courthouse Sq
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507
Introduction and historical overview of Baldwin County, Alabama – from the County webpage
History Compilations about Baldwin County, Alabama – also from the official County webpage.
Foley Public Library
319 East Laurel Avenue
Foley, Alabama 36535
Tel: 251-943-7665
Fax: 251-943-8637
FoleyLibrary@gmail.com
Baldwin County Department of Archives and History
Physical Address: 305 East Second Street
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507
Mailing Address: 312 Courthouse Square
Bay Minette, Alabama 36507
Phone: 251-580-1897 or 251-580-1909
Fax: 251-580-2528
Historic Places
Allen House
Bank of Fairhope
Battles Wharf Historic District
Beckner House
Blakeley
Carl L. Bloxham Building
Bottle Creek Indian Mounds
Stockton
Brodbeck-Zundel Historic District
Brunell House
Captain Adams House
George W. Cullum House
Fairhope Bayfront District
Fairhope Downtown Historic District
First Baptist Church
Foley Downtown Historic District
Fort Mims Site
Fort Morgan
Gaston Building
Golf, Gun & Country Club
Governor’s Club
Hamner House
Axil Johnson House
Killcreas House
Latham United Methodist Church
Lebanon Chapel AME Church
McMillan House
Methodist Episcopal Church
Montgomery Hill Baptist Church
Montrose Historic District
Moore Store
Nelson House
Nicholson House
Orrell House
People’s Supply Company
Point Clear Historic District
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Sand Island Light
School of Organic Education
Lewis Starke House
State Bank Silverhill
Stockton Methodist Church
Street House
Henry Stuart House
Sunnyside Hotel
Svea Land Company Office
Swift Presbyterian Church
The Texas
Twin Beach AME Church
USS Tecumseh
U.S. Post Office
Walker House
White Avenue Historic District
Whittier Hall
Zurhorst House
Genealogy Resources
Baldwin County, Alabama GenWeb Archives
Baldwin County, Alabama ALGenWeb site
Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogical Society
Baldwin County Genealogical Society
PO Box 108
Foley, Alabama 36536-0108
U. S. A.
a non-profit organization . . . founded 1987
Vital Records
If you are outside the state of Alabama and are looking to request copies of vital records you must contact the statewide office of vital records:
Alabama Vital Records
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
(334) 206-5418
Fax: (334) 262-9563
You can also call (334) 206-5418
There were no birth certificates prior to 1908, some counties may have recorded births in a ledger howeer. One way to search this centrally is by contacting:
Department of Archives and History
624 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-4363
Birth and Death Records have been recorded in Alabama since 1908, Marriage Records since August 1936 and Divorces since 1950.
Census
1820 State Census for Baldwin County Note – this is the STATE census – not federal.
1830 Federal Census Images for Baldwin County
1830 Federal Census Transcription for Baldwin County
1900 Census Transcription for ED007 (Portion of Baldwin County)
1900 Census Transcription for ED008 (Portion of Baldwin County)
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Baldwin County
Baldwin County Cemetery Transcriptions
Cemetery Transcriptions (Although both are usgenweb this seems a slightly different listing.)
Query Forums
Genealogy Forums can be a great way to find other people that are researching the same ancestors as you are. Even if they may be not be researching the same direct line but related lines you may find information that is useful in your own research. Make sure to verify any other research that you add to your own research and try to document it well. If asking questions in genealogy forums it is good to provide as much information as possible and in the subject of the posting try to give name and a date or range of dates to help make your query more likely to be found. Posts with titles like “looking for family” or “help!” are too generic and something along the lines of “John Smith b. abt 1828 md. Hannah Jones” would be more helpful to get your post read by those that are interested in the John Smith/Hannah Jones family.
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al.com (blog) BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama — Two women each facing 20 felony charges of animal cruelty turned themselves in this morning and were charged with a "blanket" felony and misdemeanor charge, according to Summerdale Police Chief Eddie Ingram. Dogs, cats rescued from Summerdale site getting care around Baldwin County … Women facing felonies in animal abuse |
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National Signing Day in Baldwin County is big on Wednesday
al.com (Press-Register/Robert Ladnier) BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama â Twenty-five players from around Baldwin County signed football scholarships on National Signing Day this past Wednesday. Four local gridiron standouts â TJ Yeldon (Alabama), Ryan Anderson … |
Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office arrests two for drug trafficking, seize 3 … – al.com (blog)
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Baldwin County Sheriff's Office arrests two for drug trafficking, seize 3 …
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