Chilton County Genealogy
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Chilton County Alabama History and Profile:
Chilton County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama famous for its peaches. Its name is in honor of William Parish Chilton, Sr. (1810-1871), a lawyer who became Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and later represented Montgomery County in the Congress of the Confederate States of America. On February 4, 1861, Wm. Chilton gaveled the Confederacy into existence, as acting leader of the Provisional Congress. In 1942, the U.S. Navy commissioned a new vessel the USS Chilton in honor of Chilton County. As of 2000, the population was 39,593. The county seat is Clanton and it is a prohibition, or dry county.
The center of population of Alabama is located in Chilton County, outside of the town of Jemison, an area known as Jemison Division.
The county is known for its peaches, and its unique landscape. It is home to swamps, prairies, and mountains due to the foothills of the Appalachians which end in the county, the Coosa River basin, and its proximity to the Black Belt Prairie.
Baker County was established on December 30, 1868, named for Alfred Baker, with its county seat at Grantville. Residents of the county petitioned the Alabama legislature for the renaming of their county, it was not something forced upon them. In 1874 the petitioners accepted the suggestion of Chilton County, even though the Chief Justice had not lived within its boundaries. It is not known when the county seat was moved.
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Chilton County, Alabama:
* Clanton
* Isabella
* Jemison
* Maplesville
* Mountain Creek
* Stanton
* Thorsby
* Verbena
Government
Chilton County Alabama Government – Official Site
Chilton-Clanton Public Library
Chilton/Clanton Public Library
100 First Avenue
Clanton, Alabama 35045
205-755-1768 Ext. 1 (circulation desk)
Fax 205-755-1374
ccpl@lib.al.us
Jemison Public Library
Hwy 31
Jemison, Alabama 35085
205-688-2920
Maplesville Public Library
24548 Hwy 22
Maplesville, Alabama 36750
334-366-4211
Thorsby Public Library
Hwy 31
Thorsby, Alabama 35171
205-646-3575
Historic Places
Gragg Field Historic District
Verbena
Walker-Klinner Farm
Genealogy Resources
Chilton County Alabama GenWeb Site
Chilton County Alabama GenWeb Archives
Chilton County Alabama Site at Kindredtrails
Chilton County Historical Society
PO Box 644
Clanton, Al. 35046-0644
Vital Records
Chilton County Clerk
P.O. Box 557
Clanton, AL 35045
Phone: (205) 755-1555
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
1880 Federal Census Transcription and Index
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Chilton County
Chilton County Cemetery Transcriptions
Cemetery Transcriptions (Although both are usgenweb this seems a slightly different listing.)
Chilton County Cemetery Transcriptions
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News Related to Chilton County, AL
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March 8 deadline to apply for absentee ballot – Clanton Advertiser
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March 8 deadline to apply for absentee ballot
Clanton Advertiser … February 6, 2012 Absentee ballots for the March primary election are available at the Chilton County Circuit Clerk's office, at Room 304 in the county courthouse, and at the state secretary of state's web page, www.sos.state.al.us. |
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Alabama EMA and FEMA Announce Opening of Disaster Recovery Centers in Chilton …
NewDesignWorld (press release) Two disaster recovery center are open in Chilton County to help those whose homes or businesses were affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding on January 22-23. Hours are 7 am to 7 pm, seven days a week until further … |
Disaster recovery centers open for tornado victims in Jefferson, Chilton counties – al.com (blog)
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Disaster recovery centers open for tornado victims in Jefferson, Chilton counties
al.com (blog) By Robin DeMonia — The Birmingham News Three disaster recovery centers are open in Jefferson County, and two in Chilton County, to serve those affected by tornadoes on Jan. 23. — Center Point City Hall, at 2209 Center Point Parkway. Disaster recovery centers open in Clanton, Maplesville Tornadoes hit 8 counties in central Alabama; DR teams move in quicklycomment (0) Disaster declaration in effect for parts of Alabama |
Alabama tornado: Chilton County residents face storm damage, but no deaths … – al.com (blog)
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Alabama tornado: Chilton County residents face storm damage, but no deaths …
al.com (blog) By Mike Oliver, The Birmingham News MAPLESVILLE, Alabama — Chilton County residents from here to Clanton counted themselves lucky as they dug out from extensive damage Monday. No one in the county died and no one was seriously injured. |
Hispanic ministries adjust to immigration law – BP News
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Hispanic ministries adjust to immigration law
BP News Lemus, who serves as president of the Alabama Hispanic Baptist Fellowship, told of a leader in a church being arrested on his way home from visiting a family in his congregation and of a youth ministry in Chilton County with struggling attendance. |
Scale Back Alabama begins in Chilton County – Clanton Advertiser
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Scale Back Alabama begins in Chilton County
Clanton Advertiser By Emily Beckett Published 11:58am Thursday, January 26, 2012 The first weigh-in for Chilton County residents participating in the 2012 Scale Back Alabama Contest was Jan. 25-26 at Chilton Medical Center. Scale Back Alabama is a 10-week, … |
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