Clarke County Genealogy
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Clarke County Alabama History and Profile:
Clarke County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was created by the legislature of the Mississippi Territory in 1812. It is named in honor of General John Clarke of Georgia, who was later elected governor of that state. As of 2000, the population was 27,867. The county seat is Grove Hill. The county museum is housed in the Alston-Cobb House in Grove Hill.
Clarke County was established on December 10, 1812 by the Mississippi Territory. The county had numerous forts, built by settlers for protection, during the Creek War. One of the most notable of these was Fort Sinquefield. The first county seat was Clarkesville, founded in 1820. The seat was moved to Macon, later renamed Grove Hill, in 1831. During the American Civil War the county was notable for its salt production. Clarke County became a prohibition county, or dry county, in 1937. The county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic. The first decade of the 21st century saw the county’s largest communities vote to legalize alcohol sales:Jackson on May 10, 2005, Thomasville on August 14, 2007, and Grove Hill on November 3, 2009.
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Clarke County, Alabama:
Cities
* Jackson
* Thomasville
Towns
* Coffeeville
* Fulton
* Grove Hill
Communities
* Alma
* Antioch
* Campbell
* Carlton
* Dickinson
* Gainestown
* Morvin
* Whatley
* Gosport
Clarke County Government
Clarke County Government Official Site
Grove Hill Public Library
108 Dubose Avenue
Grove Hill, AL 36451
Thomasville Public Library
1401 Moseley Drive
Thomasville, AL 36784
White Smith Memorial Library
213 College Avenue
Jackson, AL 36545
Clarke County Historic Places
Airmount Grave Shelter
Alston-Cobb House
Bush House
Clarke Mills
Stephen Beech Cleveland House
John A. Coate House
Cobb House
Dickinson House
Fort Sinquefield
Gainestown Methodist Church and Cemetery
Gainestown Schoolhouse
Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District
Jackson Historic District
Doit W. McClellan Lustron House
J. P. McKee Lustron House
Isaac Nettles Gravestones
Jesse Pickens Pugh Farmstead
Thomasville Historic District
Whatley Historic District
Wilson-Finlay House
Woodlands
Clarke County Genealogy Resources
Clarke County Alabama USGenweb site
Clarke County USGenWeb Archives
Clark County Genealogy page at Kindred Trails
Vital Records
Clarke County Clerk
117 Court Street
P.O. Box 548
Grove Hill, AL 36451
Phone: (334) 275-3251
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 Index – Alternate
1850 Federal Census Index and Transcription
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Clarke County
Clarke County Cemetery Transcriptions
Cemetery Transcriptions (Although both are usgenweb this seems a slightly different listing.)
Query Forums
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Area tourney underway for WSN, TRM
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University to participate in tornado drill for severe weather awareness – Red and Black
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University to participate in tornado drill for severe weather awareness
Red and Black By HEIDI GHOLAMHOSSEINI on February 6, 2012 Athens-Clarke County and the University will participate in a tornado drill this Wednesday, Feb. 8, in recognition of the high tornado activity experienced during the past year. This drill will be the main … |
Bayside Academy boys, girls split weekend games – The Birmingham News – al.com
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Bayside Academy boys, girls split weekend games
The Birmingham News – al.com DAPHNE, Alabama — Bayside Academy's girls and boys basketball teams had mixed success in important area games over the weekend. The Lady Admirals dropped a 36-32 decision on the road to Clarke County on Friday evening before knocking off TR Miller at … |
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Clarke County man killed Tuesday night in 1-vehicle accident
al.com (blog) By Rhoda A. Pickett, Press-Register CLARKE COUNTY, Alabama — A Clarke County man was killed in a one-vehicle accident that occurred Tuesday night on US 84, Alabama State Troopers said today in a news release. Frederick Oneal Robinson, 30, … |
Spanish Fort girls edge Lady Admirals, 48-41 – The Birmingham News – al.com
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Spanish Fort girls edge Lady Admirals, 48-41
The Birmingham News – al.com (Press-Register/Robert Ladnier) DAPHNE, Alabama â Ahead only by two points at halftime, Spanish Fort's girls basketball team held Bayside to only two points in the third quarter and eventually picked up a 48-41 triumph on the road Thursday evening. |
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