Dallas County Genealogy
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Dallas County Alabama History and Profile:
Dallas County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas. Its county seat is Selma.
Dallas County was created by the Alabama territorial legislature on February 9, 1818, from Montgomery County, a portion of the Creek cession of August 9, 1814. It was named for U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander J. Dallas of Pennsylvania.
Dallas County is located in the Black Belt region of the west-central portion of the state. It is traversed by the Alabama River and bordered by Perry, Chilton, Autauga, Lowndes, Wilcox, and Marengo counties. Originally, the county seat was at Cahaba, which also served as the state capital for a brief period. In 1865, the county seat was transferred to Selma. Other towns and communities include Marion Junction, Sardis, Orrville, and Minter.
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Dallas County, Alabama:
* Selma
* Valley Grande
Towns
* Orrville
Census-designated places
* Selmont-West Selmont
Unincorporated communities
* Beloit
* Browns
* Cahaba
* Carlowville
* Crumptonia
* Elm Bluff
* Marion Junction
* Minter
* Plantersville
* Pleasant Hill
* Richmond
* Safford
* Sardis
* Summerfield
* Tyler
Dallas County Government
Dallas County Government – Official Site
Selma-Dallas County Public Library
1103 Selma Avenue
Selma, AL 36701
Voice (334) 874-1725
Fax (334) 874-1729
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED
Dallas County Historic Places
Adams Grove Presbyterian Church
Antique Store
Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Cahaba
Carlowville Historic District
Christian Church and Parsonage
Dallas County Courthouse
Doctor’s Office
Driskell-Martin House
First Baptist Church
H. Bruce Hain House
Icehouse Historic District
Marshall’s Grove
John Tyler Morgan House
Old Town Historic District
Wesley Plattenburg House
Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church
Riverdale
Riverview Historic District
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Marcus Meyer Skinner House
Street Manual Training School
Sturdivant Hall
Summerfield District
Todd House
U.S. Post Office Building
Valley Creek Presbyterian Church
Water Avenue Historic District
Dallas County Genealogy Resources
Dallas County Alabama USGenWeb Project Site
Dallas County Alabama USGenWeb Archives
Dallas County Genealogy page at KindredTrails
Black Belt African American Genealogical & Historical Society
Covering the Counties of Alabama’s Black Belt Region–Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter and Wilcox
Vital Records
Dallas County Clerk
P.O. Box 987
Selma, AL 36702-0987
Phone: (334) 874-2560
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 – Agricultural Schedule
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Dallas County
Dallas 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.
News Related to Dallas County, AL
“Dallas County” al – Google News
Dallas County man who shot, killed would-be robber charged with murder – al.com (blog)
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Dallas County man who shot, killed would-be robber charged with murder
al.com (blog) By Natalie Wade, al.com Dallas County Sheriff Harris Huffman told WSFA that 21-year-old Jody James Baldwin Jr. was arrested because he chased the victim a quarter of a mile, eventually shooting the suspect. Baldwin had said the shooting was a case of … Robbery turns deadly – Investigators searching for suspects | Crime |
Man charged with murder after shooting would-be robber – WSFA
 Selma Times-Journal |
Man charged with murder after shooting would-be robber
WSFA DALLAS COUNTY, AL (WSFA) – A Dallas County man said he was just protecting himself when he shot and killed his would-be robber in the Sardis community. That man is now behind bars charged with Murder despite being the original victim in the incident. Police investigating fatal shooting in Sardis |
Alabama State Troopers launch campaign to get motorists to “move over” – al.com (blog)
 al.com (blog) |
Alabama State Troopers launch campaign to get motorists to "move over"
al.com (blog) By Carol Robinson — The Birmingham News This photo, which appears on promotional materials for Alabama's "Move Over" law, was taken in 2007 after an Alabama State Trooper's cruiser was struck by a passing car in Dallas County. |
Ethics charge tossed – Selma Times-Journal
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Ethics charge tossed
Selma Times-Journal By Desiree Taylor VALLEY GRANDE â A letter of complaint filed by the State of Alabama Ethics Commission against Valley Grande councilwoman Donna Downs inquiring about a monetary donation to Dallas County High School has been found to have no merit. |
Arkansas Tornadoes 2012: Storms Leave Thousands Without Power – Huffington Post
 Providence Eyewitness News |
Arkansas Tornadoes 2012: Storms Leave Thousands Without Power
Huffington Post An unnamed official at Dallas County sheriff's department told Reuters that emergency responders rescued a woman resident after she become trapped in her home. No injuries were reported. The potential for severe storms overnight and into Monday … Tornadoes Last Night in Arkansas/Alabama |
Severe storms shake the Southeast – WDIV Detroit
 Only Kent |
Severe storms shake the Southeast
WDIV Detroit Five to six homes were destroyed, and another 10 or 11 were moderately to severely damaged, said Jim Johnson of the Dallas County, Arkansas, emergency management office. "I've seen enough of these — I'm sure it was a tornado," Johnson said. Storms in Alabama Kill 2: People reported trapped, tornado warnings Severe weather rakes Southeast; 2 dead in Alabama Two confirmed dead after severe storms cross Central Alabama |
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