Pike County Genealogy
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Pike County Alabama History and Profile:
Pike County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806. As of 2000 the population was 29,605. Its county seat is Troy.
In 1819 the State of Alabama was admitted to the Union and was soon organized into counties. Pike County was named from general Zebulon Montgomery Pike of New Jersey, being one of the oldest counties, established in the year 1831. The Act of Legislature of Alabama of December 13, 1821 provided that until the Commissioners of the County of Pike should select a site for the seat of justice, the temporary seat was established at the house of Andrew Townsend in said county. Pike County comprised a large tract of country, so large that it was called the State of Pike, including a part of what is now Crenshaw, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, and Barbour Counties, and extended to the Chattahoochie River on the east.
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Pike County, Alabama:
* Banks
* Brundidge
* Goshen
* Lewis (northeast of Troy)
* Troy
Pike County Government
Troy Public Library
300 North Three Notch Street
Troy, AL 36081
Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library
164 South Main Street
Brundidge, AL 36010
Pike County Historic Places
College Street Historic District
Troy High School
Pike County Genealogy Resources
Pike County Alabama USGenWeb Project Site
Pike County, Alabama USGenWeb archives
Pike 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
1830 Federal Census Transcription – Franklin District pages 6-15
1850 Federal Census Index and Transcription – Main index, Slave Schedule Index and transcription of Slave Schedule
1930 Federal Census Transcription – Alms House
1930 Federal Census Images – Baptist Widows and Orphans Home
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Polk County
Polk 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 Pike County, AL
“Pike County” al – Google News
Pike County could see new senator – Troy Messenger
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Pike County could see new senator
Troy Messenger Proposals show the county remaining in House District 89, but the redistricting plan being considered during a Special Session of the Alabama Legislature could bump the Pike County Senate district from 30 to 31. And although some in the area don't … Proposals change local districts |
Pike County man arrested in connection with stolen logging trailer – The Southeast Sun
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Pike County man arrested in connection with stolen logging trailer
The Southeast Sun A joint investigation by the Alabama Forestry Commission and the Pike County District Attorney's Office has resulted in an arrest for theft of a 1995 logging trailer valued at $10000. John David Mills Jr., 36, of Goshen, was charged on May 7 with theft … Goshen man charged in logging trailer theft |
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WhoWon.com … Motorsports in Atwood, TN, Columbus Speedway in Columbus, MS, 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, TN, 441 Speedway in Dublin, GA, Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, MS, Pike County Speedway in McComb, MS, and Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL. |
Special Olympians ready to take the field – Troy Messenger
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Special Olympians ready to take the field
Troy Messenger Team Pike County is gearing up for the 2012 Special Olympics Alabama state games to be played at Troy University this week. The team has grown from three athletes competing in the games in 2007 to 25 competing this year. âIt is really beyond words. |
Community members pay tribute to fallen officers – Troy Messenger
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Community members pay tribute to fallen officers
Troy Messenger Other law enforcement officers with ties to Pike County have also died in the line of duty â Alabama Conservation Officer Grady Russell Jackson, February 1984; Alabama State Trooper RW âBobâ Jones, November 1991; Greenville Police Officer (Troy … |
Arrest made in logging truck theft case in Pike County – Alabama’s13.com
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Arrest made in logging truck theft case in Pike County
Alabama’s13.com The Alabama Forestry Commission reports John David Mills, Jr., 36, ofGoshen, was charged on May 7, 2012 with Theft in the First Degree. Mills was released from the Pike County Jail on $5000 bond. Mills is accused of stealing a 1995 logging trailer, … Man arrested for stealing from timber company |
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