Morgan County Genealogy
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Morgan County Alabama History and Profile:
Morgan County is the most populous county in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, and the second most populous county in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It was created by the Alabama legislature on February 8, 1818 from land acquired from the Cherokee Indians in the Treaty of Turkeytown, and was originally called Cotaco County. In 1821 it was renamed in honor of Revolutionary War hero General Daniel Morgan of Virginia. As of 2008 the population was 115,959. The county seat is Decatur, and it is a prohibition or dry county, though the City of Decatur is wet.
Morgan County is also a part of the North, Northwest, and North-Central regions of Alabama.
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Morgan County, Alabama:
* Decatur (part of Decatur is in Limestone County)
* Danville
* Eva
* Falkville
* Hartselle
* Lacey’s Spring
* Morgan City
* Priceville
* Somerville
* Trinity
Morgan County Government
Morgan County Government – Official Site
Decatur Public Library
504 Cherry St., Ne
Decatur, AL 35601
Eva Public Library
4549 Highway 55 East
Eva, AL 35621
Falkville Public Library
7 North 1st Ave.
Falkville, AL 35622
Hartselle Public Library
152 Sparkman Street Nw
Hartselle, AL 35640
Priceville Public Library
103 Faye Drive
Priceville, AL 35603
Wheeler Basin Regional Library
504 Cherry Street Ne
Decatur, AL 35601
Morgan County Historic Places
Albany Heritage Neighborhood Historic District
Bank Street Historic District
Cotaco Opera House
Col. Francis Dancy House
Forest Home
Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District
Dr. William E. Murphey House
New Decatur-Albany Historic District
Rhea-McEntire House
Green Pryor Rice House
Somerville Courthouse
Southern Railway Depot
State Bank Building, Decatur Branch
Westview
Morgan County Genealogy Resources
Morgan County, Alabama USGenWeb archives
Morgan County Genealogy page at KindredTrails
Morgan County Historical Society
624 Bank Street
Decatur, AL 35601
Morgan County Genealogy Society (Home at the Morgan County Archives)
624 Bank St. NE
Decatur, 35601
Morgan County Archives
624 Bank St.
Decatur, 35601
Phone: 256-351-4726
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
1830 Federal Census Index and Transcription
1850 Federal Census Transcription
1870 Federal Census Transcription
1900 Federal Census Transcription
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Morgan County
Morgan 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 Morgan County, AL
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Morgan County deputies arrest two in Valhermoso Springs for meth – al.com (blog)
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Morgan County deputies arrest two in Valhermoso Springs for meth
al.com (blog) VALHERMOSO SPRINGS, Alabama — Deputies with the Morgan County Sheriff's Office arrested two people Thursday for meth following a search warrant at an apartment complex. Laura Ann Hill Trejo, 41, and Jakob Kyle Hill, 24, both of Valhermoso Springs, … |
Morgan County, Hartselle, and Decatur schools on uniform calendar – WAFF
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Morgan County, Hartselle, and Decatur schools on uniform calendar
WAFF The funds are intended to cover overtime pay during the "Click it or Ticket" campaign which runs from MayMore >> Alabama's preliminary April unemployment rate is 7.2 percent, down from March's revised rate of 7.4 percent. April's rate represents 154307 … |
Police searching for escaped Morgan County convict – al.com (blog)
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Police searching for escaped Morgan County convict
al.com (blog) HAMILTON, Alabama — Law enforcement agencies are looking for an escaped Morgan County convict who was reported missing Thursday afternoon after he went missing from at the Hamilton Community Work Center. Samuel Brandon Mitchell, 33, is 5 feet, … Search on for state escapee Prison escapee on the run from Hamilton Thursday |
William and Emma top Alabama baby names list – WAFF
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William and Emma top Alabama baby names list
WAFF The incident happened in January but was only recently broughtMore >> Morgan County officials arrested a man involved in a domestic assault. Officials stated that Kevin Pitts assaulted his wife at their Decatur on May 12. The incident was not reported … |
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 … |
Alabama man converts truck into electric – WAFF
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Alabama man converts truck into electric
WAFF "Alabama hasn't seen an unemploymentMore >> Morgan County officials arrested two people after searching a residence in Valhermosa Springs and finding drugs. Officials searched a residence of Day Rolfe Road on May 17 and found a quantity of … |
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