Jefferson County Genealogy
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Jefferson County Alabama History and Profile:
Jefferson County is the most populous county in Alabama, with its county seat being located in Birmingham.
As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the population of Jefferson County was 662,047, but the July 2009 estimate is 665,027.
Jefferson County is the most populous and the principal county in the Birmingham metropolitan area.
Jefferson County was established on December 13, 1819, by the Alabama Legislature. It was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson.[1] The county is located in the north-central portion of the state, on the southmost edge of the Appalachian Mountains, in the center of the iron, steel, coal, and limestone mining belt of the Southern United States. Jefferson County is bordered by Blount County, Bibb County, St. Clair County, Shelby County, Tuscaloosa County, and Walker County, in Alabama. Jefferson County has a land area of about 1,119 square miles (2,900 km2). Well-before Birmingham was even founded (in 1871), the county seat of Jefferson County was located at Carrollsville (1819 – 21) and Elyton (1821 – 73), and since 1873 it has been located in Birmingham, which was named for the English city of the same name in Warwickshire, which had long been a center of iron and steel production in Great Britain. Note that Elyton has long been a part of Birmingham itself, since Birmingham was established by the merger of three towns, and the city has a long history of annexing its neighboring towns, incluing North Birmingham.
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Jefferson County, Alabama:
* Adamsville
* Adger
* Alton (northeast of Irondale)
* Argo (part of Argo is in St. Clair County)
* Avondale
* Bessemer
* Birmingham (a very small part of Birmingham is in Shelby County)
* Brighton
* Brookside
* Cahaba Heights
* Cardiff
* Center Point
* Chalkville
* Clay
* Concord
* County Line (part of County Line is in Blount County)
* Dolomite
* Edgewater
* Ensley (northeast of Fairfield)
* Ezra (west of Hueytown)
* Fairfield
* Forestdale
* Fultondale
* Gardendale
* Grayson Valley
* Graysville
* Helena (part of Helena is in Shelby County)
* Homewood
* Hoover (part of Hoover is in Shelby County)
* Hueytown
* Irondale
* Kimberly
* Leeds (part of Leeds is in Shelby County and part of i tis in St. Clair County)
* Lipscomb
* Maytown
* McCalla (part of McCalla is in Tuscaloosa County)
* McDonald Chapel
* Midfield
* Minor
* Morris
* Mount Olive
* Mountain Brook
* Mulga
* North Birmingham
* North Johns
* Oak Grove (west of Hueytown)
* Pinson
* Pleasant Grove
* Pratt City (North Birmingham)
* Providence (west of Hueytown)
* Rock Creek
* Sandusky (southeast of Forestdale)
* Shady Grove, Ala.
* Shannon
* Southside
* Smithfield (northeast of Ensley)
* Sumiton (part of Sumiton is in Walker County)
* Sylvan Springs
* Tarrant
* Trafford
* Trussville (part of Trussville is in St. Clair County)
* Valley Creek (northwest of North Johns)
* Vestavia Hills (part of Vestavia Hills is in Shelby County)
* Warrior (part of Warrior is in Blount County)
* West Jefferson
* Woodlawn
* Wylam (northwest of Fairfield)
Jefferson County Government
Jefferson County Alabama Government – Official Site
Jefferson County In Touch Site
Adamsville Public Library
4825 Main Street
Adamsville, AL 35005
Avondale Branch Library
509 40th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35222
Bessemer Public Library
701 9th Avenue N
Bessemer, AL 35020
Birmingham Public Library
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203
East Ensley Branch Library
900 14th Street Ensley
Birmingham, AL 35218
East Lake Branch Library
5 Oporto Madrid Blvd South
Birmingham, AL 35206
Eastwood Branch
Eastwood Mall
Birmingham, AL 35210
Emmet O’Neal Library
50 Oak Street
Mountain Brook, AL 35213
Ensley Branch
1201 25th Street Ensley
Birmingham, AL 35218
Five Points West Library
4620 Avenue V
Birmingham, AL 35208
Fultondale Public Library
1015 Walkers Chapel Road
Fultondale, AL 35068
Gardendale- Martha Moore Public Library
995 Mt. Olive Road
Gardendale, AL 35071
Graysville Public Library
315 South Main Street
Graysville., AL 35073
Homewood Public Library
1721 Oxmoor Road
Homewood, AL 35209
Hoover Public Library
200 Municipal Drive
Hoover, AL 35216
Hueytown Public Library
1372 Hueytown Road
Hueytown, AL 35023
Inglenook Branch Library
4100 40th Terrace North
Birmingham, AL 35217
Irondale Public Library
105 Twentieth Street South
Irondale, AL 35210
Leeds Jane Culbreth Library
802 Parkway Drive Se
Leeds, AL 35094
Mccoy Literacy Library
730 8th Ave W. Suite 320
Birmingham, AL 35204
Midfield Public Library
400 Breland Drive
Midfield, AL 35228
North Avondale Resource Center
501 43rd Street N
Birmingham, AL 35222
North Birmingham Branch
2501 31st Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35207
Pleasant Grove Public Library
501 Park Road
Pleasant Grove, AL 35127
Powderly Branch
3301 Jefferson Avenue Sw
Birmingham, AL 35221
Pratt City Branch
1100 Hibernian Street
Birmingham, AL 35214
Slossfield Branch
1916 25th Court North
Birmingham, AL 35234
Smithfield Branch
1 8th Avenue West
Birmingham, AL 35204
South Side Branch Library
1814 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205
Springville Road Regional Library
1224 Old Springville Road
Birmingham, AL 35215
Sumiton Public Library
State Street (Po Box 10)
Sumiton, AL 35148
Tarrant Public Library
1143 Ford Avenue
Tarrant, AL 35217
Titusville Branch
2 6th Avenue Sw
Birmingham, AL 35211
Trussville Public Library
201 Parkway Drive
Trussville, AL 35173
Vestavia Hills Richard M. Scrushy Public Library
1112 Montgomery Highway
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
Walter J. Hanna Memorial Library
4615 Gary Avenue
Fairfield, AL 35064
Warrior Public Library
101 First Street
Warrior, AL 35180
West End Branch
1241 Tuscaloosa Avenue Sw
Birmingham, AL 35211
Woodlawn Branch
5709 First Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35212
Wylam Branch
4300 7th Avenue Wylam
Birmingham, AL 35224
Jefferson County Historic Places
Jonathan W. Bass House
Cahaba Homestead Village Historic District
Canaan Baptist Church
Downtown Bessemer Historic District
Five Mile Creek Bridge
Flintridge Building
Hollywood Historic District
Leeds Downtown Historic District
Thomas McAdory House
Miles Memorial College Historic District
Mountain Brook Estates Building
Owen Plantation House
Dr. Thomas McAdory Owen House
Parham Apothecary Building
Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District
Redmont Garden Apartments
Rosedale Historic District
Rosedale Park Historic District
Sadler House
Southern Railroad Depot
Southern Railway Terminal Station
Tarrant City Downtown Historic District
In Birmingham:
Age-Herald Building
Agee House
Alabama Penny Savings Bank
Alabama Theatre
Anderson Place Historic District
Arlington
Arlington Park
Automotive Historic District
Avalon
Avondale Park Historic District
Bank of Ensley
Belcher-Nixon Building
Belview Heights Historic District
Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage, and Guardhouse
Birmingham Civil Rights Historic District
Birmingham, Railway, Light and Power Building
Birmingham-Southern College
Blessed Sacrament Academy
Bottega Favorita
Bradshaw House
Dr. A.M. Brown House
Caldwell-Milner Building
Center Street Historic District
Chestnut Hill Historic District
Claridge Manor Apartments
Continental Gin Company
Country Club Historic District
Crittenden Building
Cullom Street-Twelfth Street South Historic District
Downtown Birmingham Historic District
Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District
Dr. Pepper Syrup Plant
East End Baptist Church
Empire Building
Enslen House
Episcopal Church of the Advent
Exclusive Furniture Shop
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta-Birmingham Branch
Fire Station No. 3
Fire Station No. 6
Fire Station No. 10
Fire Station No. 11
Fire Station No. 12
Fire Station No. 15
Fire Station No. 16
Fire Station No. 19
Fire Station No. 22
First Baptist Church, East Thomas
First Baptist Church, Kingston
First Christian Church Education Building
First Ebenezer Baptist Church
First National-John A. Hand Building
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Five Points South Historic District
Forest Park
Fourth Avenue Historic District
Fox Building
A.G. Gaston Building
John D. and Katherine Gleissner Lustron House
Glen Iris Park Historic District
Graymont School
Hanover Court Apartments
Hanover Place Historic District
Heaviest Corner on Earth
Highland Avenue Historic District
Highland Plaza Apartments
Hotel Redmont
Howard College Estates Historic District
Ideal Department Store Building
Jefferson County Courthouse
A.D. King House
S.H. Kress and Company Building
Lakeview School
Lakewood Historic District
Joseph Loveman & Loeb Department Store
Lustron House on Columbiana Road
Manchester Terrace
McAdory Building
Milner Heights Historic District
Morris Avenue Historic District
Morris Avenue-First Avenue North Historic District
Mount Ararat Baptist Church
Morrow and Sinnige Nabers Building
New Pilgrim Baptist Church
New Rising Star Baptist Church
Norwood Boulevard Historic District
Oak Hill Cemetery
Orlando Apartments
Peace Baptist Church
Phelan Park Historic District
Powell School
Pratt City Carline Historic District
Pratt School
Quinlan Castle
Ramsay-McCormack Building
Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District
William Reed House
Rhodes Park
Rickwood Field
Ridgely Apartments
Roebuck Springs Historic District
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church
St. Luke AME Church
St. Luke AME Zion Church
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Sardis Baptist Church
Second Presbyterian Church
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Sloss Blast Furnace Site
Slossfield Community Center
Joseph Riley Smith Historic District
Smithfield Historic District
South East Lake Historic District
South Highlands of East Lake Historic District
Southside Historic District
Steiner Bank Building
Stonecroft
Thomas By-Product Coke Works Historic District
Thomas Historic District
U.S. Post Office
Vulcan
Waters Building
Watts Building
West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church
West End Masonic Temple
West Park
Whilldin Building
Wimberly-Thomas Warehouse
Windham Construction Office Building
Woodlawn City Hall
Woodlawn Commercial Historic District
Woodlawn Highlands Historic District
Woodlawn Historic District
Woodward Building
Bernice L. Wright Lustron House
Wylam Fire Station
Peter Zinszer’s Mammoth Furniture House
Jefferson County Genealogy Resources
Jefferson County Alabama USGenWeb Project Site
Jefferson County, Alabama USGenWeb archives
Jefferson County Genealogy page at KindredTrails
The Hueytown Historical Society
Roebuck Springs Historical Preservation Society
Birmingham (Alabama)
Genealogical Society
PO Box 2432
Birmingham, AL 35201
Birmingham Historical Society
One Sloss Quarters,
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: (205) 251-1880
FAX: (205) 251-3260
Jefferson County Alabama Historical Commission
571 Landmark Center
2100 First Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: (205) 324-0988
West Jefferson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 184
Bessemer, Alabama
35021-0184
Phone: (205) 426-1633
Vital Records
Jefferson County Clerk of Circuit Court
716 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd North
Birmingham, AL 35263-0001
Phone: (205) 325-5300
*Court Records from 1818
Jefferson County Probate Court
716 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd North, Suite 130
Birmingham, AL 35203
Marriage Licenses: (205) 325-5182
Records Room: (205) 325-5512
Recording: (205) 325-5411
Adoption: (205) 325-5426
Involuntary Commitments: (205) 325-5428
*Marriage Records from 1818
Probate Court – Bessemer
1801 3rd Avenue North, Suite 101
Bessemer, AL 35020
Records Room: (205) 481-3074
Recording: (205) 481-4100
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
1860 Federal Census Transcription – Cahaba Valley Beat, District 32
1900 Federal Census Index and Transcription
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Jefferson County
Jefferson County Cemetery Transcriptions
Cemetery Transcriptions (Although both are usgenweb this seems a slightly different listing.)
Query Forums
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Alabama Governor Stands Clear as Jefferson County’s Cash Drains – BusinessWeek
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Alabama Governor Stands Clear as Jefferson County's Cash Drains
BusinessWeek The Alabama Legislature's annual session ended on May 16 without House action on a bill to help close a budget shortfall facing Jefferson County, which six months ago filed a $4.2 billion municipal bankruptcy, the biggest in the US Bentley, 69, … Bentley doesn't ask lawmakers to pass Jefferson County revenue bill in special … Ala. Legislature moves into special session Alabama lawmakers getting more time |
Jefferson County Can’t Pay GO Bonds Without New Tax, Lawyer Says – Bloomberg
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Jefferson County Can't Pay GO Bonds Without New Tax, Lawyer Says
Bloomberg Jefferson County, Alabama, can't fully repay $205 million in general-obligation bonds without raising taxes, the county's bankruptcy lawyer said, threatening investors with losses not seen in the US since the Great Depression. Since the 1930s, no large … |
Alabama Legislature’s special session probably won’t cover Jefferson County taxes – al.com (blog)
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Alabama Legislature's special session probably won't cover Jefferson County taxes
al.com (blog) By David White — The Birmingham News Jefferson County's financial crisis isn't likely to receive any attention in the 2012 special session called for the Alabama Legislature, lawmakers say. (The Birmingham News file) MONTGOMERY, Alabama — There's … Tax for Bankrupt Alabama County Fails in State House Alabama lawmakers added a year to Jeffco bankruptcy-lawyer Alabama Lawmakers Kill Jefferson County Rescue Bill |
Jefferson County commission skips debt payment again, votes against closing … – al.com (blog)
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Jefferson County commission skips debt payment again, votes against closing …
al.com (blog) (The Birmingham News/ Mark Almond) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The Jefferson County Commission on Thursday decided to skip a $15 million non-sewer debt payment and discussed whether to close Cooper Green Mercy Hospital in efforts to save money. Jeffco Commission votes to pay millions in debt |
Madison County foreclosures up slightly in April, RealtyTrac says – al.com (blog)
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Madison County foreclosures up slightly in April, RealtyTrac says
al.com (blog) In Alabama, there were 1803 foreclosures last month, compared with 1647 in March. Jefferson County had 480 filings to lead the state; followed by Mobile County, 257; Baldwin County, 160; Shelby County, 134; and Madison County. |
Unemployment rate in Alabama takes dip – Alabama’s News Leader
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Unemployment rate in Alabama takes dip
Alabama’s News Leader Nez Calhoun, spokesperson for Jefferson County Schools, tells ABC 33/40 that a robbery suspect abandoned his vehicle at the school. The school was put on lockdownMore >> Robbery suspect on the run near Center Point High School. Lockdown at Center Point High School over; suspect in custody in Ensley |
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