Alabama Genealogy

Escambia County Alabama History and Profile:

Escambia County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2000, the population was 38,440. Its county seat is Brewton.

* Escambia County was established on December 10, 1868.
* The county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic, and again in September 2004 due to damage from Hurricane Ivan.

The name “Escambia” may be derived from the Creek name “Shambia”, meaning “clearwater”, or the Choctaw word for “cane-brake” or “reed-brake”.

Source: Wikipedia

Cities and Towns of Escambia County, Alabama:

* Atmore
* Brewton
* East Brewton
* Flomaton
* Foshee
* Pollard
* Riverview

Escambia County Government

Escambia County Alabama Government – Official Site

Atmore Public Library
700 E. Church Street
Atmore, AL 36502

Brewton Public Library
206 West Jackson Street
Brewton, AL 36426

Escambia County Coop. Library System
700 East Church Street
Atmore, AL 36502

Flomaton Public Library
608 Mccurdy Street
Flomaton, AL 36441

Escambia County Historic Places

Brewton Historic Commercial District
Commercial Hotel-Hart Hotel

Escambia County Genealogy Resources

Escambia County Alabama GenWeb Project Site

Escambia County Alabama GenWeb Archives

Escambia County Genealogy page at KindredTrails

Vital Records

Escambia County Health Department
1115 Azalea Place
Brewton, AL 36426
Atmore: (251)368-9188
Brewton: (251)867-5765
Fax: (251)867-5179

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 however. 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 Escambia County

Escambia 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.

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