Chambers County Genealogy
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Chambers County Alabama History and Profile:
Chambers County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Henry H. Chambers, who served as a Senator from Alabama. As of 2000 the population was 36,583. Its county seat is Lafayette. Chambers County is included in the Valley, Alabama, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Chambers County was established on December 18, 1832.
Pat Garrett, the lawman famed for killing outlaw Billy the Kid, was born near the town of Cusseta in 1850.
Joe Louis “The Brown Bomber”, renowned heavyweight boxing champion, was born near LaFayette, on Buckaloo Mountain, May 13, 1914.
The county is named for Henry Chambers, a U.S. Senator from Alabama (1825-26). The location of the county seat was selected in 1833 and the town of LaFayette was built specifically for that purpose. The county became a center of the state’s textile industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Other towns of note include Valley and Lanett.
Source: Wikipedia.
Newspapers
Valley Times News
P.O. Box 850
220 North 12th Street
Lanett, AL 36863
(334) 644-8100
Cities and Towns of Chambers County, Alabama:
* Cusseta
* Five Points
* Huguley
* La Fayette
* Lanett
* Oak Bowery
* Valley
* Waverly (Part of Waverly is in Lee County)
Government
Chambers County Government – Official Site
CHAMBERS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
18 Alabama Avenue
LaFayette, AL 36862
Phone: (334) 864-4341
FAX: (334) 864-4387
Alabama State Archives History of Chambers County
Chambers County Library – Cobb Memorial Archives
3419 20th Avenue
Valley, AL 36854
Phone (334) 768-2161
Historic Places
Chambers County Courthouse Square Historic District
County Line Baptist Church
Fairfax Historic District
Langdale Historic District
New Hope Rosenwald School
Ernest McCarty Oliver House
Riverview Historic District
Shawmut Historic District
Chambers County Genealogy Resources
Chambers County Alabama ALGenWeb Site
Chambers County Alabama USGenWeb Archives
Chambers County Alabama at Kindredtrails
The Genealogical Society of East Alabama, Inc.
P.O. Box 2892
Opelika, AL 36803
Vital Records
Chambers County Health Department – LaFayette
5 Medical Park N.
Valley, AL 36854
Telephone: 334-756-0758
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
1850 Federal Census Transcription
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Chambers County
Chambers County Cemetery Transcriptions
Cemetery Transcriptions (Although both are usgenweb this seems a slightly different listing.)
Chambers County Cemetery Transriptions
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News Related to Chambers County, AL
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Assault rifle, 18 bags of marijuana found at a Chambers County high school – al.com (blog)
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Assault rifle, 18 bags of marijuana found at a Chambers County high school
al.com (blog) VALLEY, Alabama — An assault rifle, 18 bags of marijuana and other contraband was found during a search by Chambers County law enforcement at Valley High School on Thursday. Chambers County deputies assisted by the Auburn Police Division, Lanett … AK-47, 18 bags of drugs found at East Alabama high school Valley teen arrested after assault rifle, drugs found at high school |
Chambers Co. to vote on hospital tax Tuesday – WTVM
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Chambers Co. to vote on hospital tax Tuesday
WTVM VALLEY, AL (WTVM) -. It has provided service to residents for over 60 years, and now the George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley needs your vote. "The Lanier Hospital was founded in 1950 and since that time we've taken no money at all from the … |
LaFayetta man, Dadeville woman prosecuted for unemployment compensation … – Opelika Auburn News
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LaFayetta man, Dadeville woman prosecuted for unemployment compensation …
Opelika Auburn News According to the Alabama Department of Labor, Anthony Johnson of LaFayette and Lakeshia Crayton of Dadeville were both charged with making false statements in claims for benefits. Johnson was tried in Chambers County District Court on April 16 after … |
Troup schools honor retirees for 2012-2013 school year – LaGrange Daily News
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Troup schools honor retirees for 2012-2013 school year
LaGrange Daily News Prior to her career with Troup County she taught with the Chambers County Board of Education from 1972-1998. She was married to the late Tinsley Wooley and they have a son, Jeff, his wife Carly, and two grandsons; Luke and Jake. Jennifer plans to sub a … |
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – Anahuac Progress
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Anahuac Progress Chambers County Historical Commission The Chambers County Historical Commission holds it regular monthly meetings on the fourth (4th) Saturday of each month at the Chambers County Historical Museum and Archives building on the corner of Cummings and … |
Valley to consolidate dispatch operations with Chambers Co. – WTVM
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Valley to consolidate dispatch operations with Chambers Co.
WTVM VALLEY, AL (WTVM) -. Valley City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday to consolidate the City's dispatch operations from the Valley Police Department to the Chambers County E-911 Center. This move will save the city thousands of dollars … |
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