Alabama Genealogy

Cullman County Alabama History and Profile:

Cullman County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann. As of 2000, the population was 77,483. Its county seat is the town of the same name, Cullman, Alabama. It is a “prohibition county,” or dry county. Cullman is served by TV stations and FM radio stations from both Huntsville and Birmingham. Cullman County is a part of the designated market area, or “DMA,” of Birmingham. Electricity in Cullman County is provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority and by the Alabama Power Company. For a long time, telephone service in this county was provided by the Southern Bell Company.

There is no commercial air transportation service in Cullman County, and this county is no longer served by intercity commercial buses.

The entirety of Cullman County forms the Cullman micropolitan area.

This area was inhabited for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. The historic Cherokee and Choctaw lived here at the time of European encounter. The Cherokee who remained in the county after Indian Removal in the 1830s have worked at reviving their culture in the last thirty years. The Echota Cherokee are a recognized tribe.

Cullman County was established by European Americans on January 24, 1877.

Source: Wikipedia.

Cities and Towns of Cullman County, Alabama:

* Arab (part – part of Arab is in Marshall County)
* Ardell
* Arkadelphia
* Baileyton
* Battleground
* Berlin
* Bethel
* Bremen
* Birdsong
* Bolte
* Brooklyn
* Brushy Pond
* Bug Tussle
* Central
* Clifty
* Colony
* Corinth
* Crane Hill
* Cullman
* Dodge City
* East Point
* Etha
* Fairview
* Garden City (part – part of Garden City is in Blount County)
* Goldridge
* Good Hope
* Goodwin
* Hanceville
* Harmony
* Holly Pond
* Jones Chapel
* Joppa
* Logan
* Panama
* Providence
* Riverside
* Simcoe
* South Vinemont
* Thrasher Crossroads
* Trade
* Trimble
* Walter
* Welti
* West Point
* Wheat
* Wilburn

Cullman County Government

Cullman County Government – Official Site
Cullman County Courthouse
500 2nd Ave. S.W
Cullman, AL 35055

Arab Public Library
325 2nd Street Nw
Arab, AL 35016

Cullman County Public Library System
200 Clark Street Ne
Cullman, AL 35055

Garden City Public Library
City Hall
Garden City, AL 35070

Cullman County Historic Places

Ave Maria Grotto
Clarkson Bridge
Crane Hill Masonic Lodge
Cullman Downtown Commercial Historic District
Cullman Historic District
Ernest Edward Greene House
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot
Shady Grove Methodist Church and Cemetery
Stiefelmeyer’s

Cullman County Genealogy Resources

Cullman County Alabama USGenWeb

Cullman County Alabama USGenWeb Archives

Cullman County Genealogy page at KindredTrails

Cullman County Historical Society

Vital Records

Cullman County Clerk
500 Second Avenue SW
Cullman, AL 35055
Phone: (256) 739-3530

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

Tax Records

Cemeteries

USGS listing of Cemeteries in Cullman County

Cullman County Cemetery Transcriptions
Cemetery Transcriptions (Although both are usgenweb this seems a slightly different listing.)

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