Limestone County Genealogy
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Limestone County Alabama History and Profile:
Limestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.
It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream. In 2000, the population was 65,676. In 2008, the United States Census Bureau estimated the county’s population at 76,135. Its county seat is Athens.
Limestone County was established by the Alabama Territory legislature on February 6, 1818.
Limestone County is home to Swan Creek Wildlife Management area, part of the Tennessee River, and a section of the Elk River. Athens is home to the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, an annual event that takes place each October, on the campus of Athens State University.
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Limestone County, Alabama:
* Ardmore
* Athens
* Belle Mina (unincorporated)
* Decatur (part – most of Decatur is in Morgan County)
* Elkmont
* Huntsville (part – most of Huntsville is in Madison County)
* Lester
* Madison (part – most of Madison is in Madison County)
* Mooresville
* Tanner
Limestone County Government
Limestone County Government – Official Site
Athens-Limestone Public Library
405 East South Street
Athens, AL 35611
Limestone County Historic Places
Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District
Athens State College Historic District
Belle Mina
Blackburn House
Robert Donnell House
Joel Eddins House
George S. Houston Historic District
Governor George Smith Houston House
Mooresville
Old Athens, Alabama Main Post Office
Robert Beaty Historic District
Sulphur Trestle Fort Site
Woodside
Limestone County Genealogy Resources
Limestone County Alabama USGenWeb Project Site
Limestone County, Alabama USGenWeb archives
Limestone 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
1870 Federal Census Transcription
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Limestone County
Limestone 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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News Related to Limestone County, AL
“Limestone County” al – Google News
Limestone Ledger 5/18/12 – News Courier
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Limestone Ledger 5/18/12
News Courier Tickets at $12 each are now available for the Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives fish fry to be held from 11 am until 2 pm Friday, June 8 at the Limestone County Event Center at 100 W. Pryor St. Carryouts available. Contact: 256-771-7578. |
Limestone County Sheriff’s Rodeo to celebrate 30 years – al.com (blog)
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Limestone County Sheriff's Rodeo to celebrate 30 years
al.com (blog) By Sarah Cure, The Huntsville Times The 30th Annual Limestone County Sheriff's Rodeo started today with its "slack" rodeo. The official rodeo event will be held Friday through Saturday at the Athens arena (Courtesy photo). Three decades after Blakely … Let's go Rodeo: Limestone Sheriff's Rodeo this weekend |
 The Huntsville Times – al.com (blog) |
Stolen utility trailers and Sea-Doo from Madison County recovered in Limestone …
The Huntsville Times – al.com (blog) By Keith Clines, The Huntsville Times ATHENS, Alabama – Limestone County Sheriff Department investigators have recovered three enclosed utility trailers and a personal watercraft thought to be stolen in Madison County, chief investigator Stanley McNatt … |
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) By Budd McLaughlin, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Foreclosure filings edged up slightly last month in Madison County, compared with March, reflecting a statewide trend, according to RealtyTrac, a website that reports on foreclosure … |
3000 fewer Alabamians unemployed in April – WSFA
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3000 fewer Alabamians unemployed in April
WSFA (AP) – The Retirement Systems of Alabama will light some of their buildings in purple on Friday to help raise awareness for the autoimmune disease lupus. The Press-Register reports (http://bit.ly/LgRYhCMore >> MONTGOMERY, Ala. |
Redistricting fight may be heating up – Times Daily
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Redistricting fight may be heating up
Times Daily "We're just not able to get another one from Limestone County elected, and now it will be even tougher," he said. Bill Stewart, professor emeritus in political science at the University of Alabama, agreed. He said having several representatives with … |
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