Alabama Genealogy

Henry County Alabama History and Profile:

Henry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Patrick Henry, famous orator and Governor of Virginia. As of 2000, its population was 16,310. Its county seat is Abbeville.

Henry County is part of the Dothan, Alabama, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Henry County was established on December 13, 1819.

Source: Wikipedia.

Cities and Towns of Henry County, Alabama:

* Abbeville
* Barnes (southeast of Abbeville)
* Dothan (part – part of Dothan is in Dale County and in Houston County)
* Haleburg
* Capps (southwest of Abbeville)
* Browntown
* Headland
* Newville
* Snells Crossroads (southwest of Abbeville)

Henry County Government

Abbeville Memorial Library
301 Kirkland Street
Abbeville, AL 36310

Blanche R. Solomon Memorial Library
17 Park Street
Headland, AL 36345

Henry County Historic Places

Kennedy House
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Depot

Henry County Genealogy Resources

Henry County Alabama USGenWeb Project Site

Henry County Alabama GenWeb Archives

Henry County Genealogy page at KindredTrails

Vital Records

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

1850 Federal Census Index and Transcription – Includes Agricultural Schedule as well.

Tax Records

Cemeteries

USGS listing of Cemeteries in Henry County

Henry 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.

Henry County, AL at
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