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Mobile Spanish Census records exist for years 1786, 1787, 1789 & 1805. See 1786, 1787 & 1789 Spanish Censuses of the Mobile District.

Alabama was first included in the Territory of Mississippi in 1798.  In 1817, it became the Territory of Alabama  and  achieved statehood in 1819.

Federal census schedules for Alabama  include: 1820 (partial), 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (partial), 1900, 1920, and 1930.  See 1790-1940 Census Collection at Ancestry.

A Special note about the 1820 Federal census records for Alabama: Much of the 1820 Federal Census for Alabama was lost.  All that remains are 1820 census schedules for the following counties:  Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, Shelby, St. Clair and Wilcox.

1890 Alabama Federal census records were for the most part lost in a 1921 warehouse fire.  However remnants of it do exist for Perry County: 

Perryville - Beat 11 & Severe - Beat 8. See 1890 Federal Census Fragments at Ancestry.

Alabama State census records for years 1855 & 1866 survived and are available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH).  There is also an 1820 state census of which only part of Lawrence County survives. See: 1820-1866 Alabama State Census at Ancestry.

Special Alabama censuses include a 1907 Confederate census, and a 1921 Confederate census.

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Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
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They have birth and death records from 1908 to present and some scattered earlier records.  

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Autauga County (formed 1818 from Montgomery)

1830 Federal Census Images

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1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

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1850 Federal Census Images

1860 Federal Census Index Search

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1860 Federal Census Index of Free Persons of Color

1860 Federal Census of Large Slave Holders and 1870 Census Matches

1866 Colored Population Alabama State Census

1910 Federal Census Index of ED 1 (partial)

1910 Federal Census of ED 1

1910 Federal Census Index of ED 2 (partial)

1910 Federal Census of ED 2

Other Records

1917-1918 WWI Civilian Draft Registrations - Surnames A-E

1917-1918 WWI Civilian Draft Registrations - Surnames F-K

1917-1918 WWI Civilian Draft Registrations - Surnames L-R

1917-1918 WWI Civilian Draft Registrations - Surnames S-Z

Baine County (See Etowah)

Baker County (See Chilton)

Established December 30, 1868 and named for Alfred Baker, the name was changed to Chilton County in 1874.

Baldwin County (formed 1809 from Washington & Part of the Florida Creek Cession of 1832))

1830 Federal Census Records Index with Linked Transcription

1830 Federal Census Images

1830 Federal Census Records Transcription

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Records Index

1850 Federal Census Transcription - Pages 80A-91B

1850 Federal Census Transcription - Pages 92A-104A

1850 Federal Census Transcription - Pages 104B-106A

1860 Federal Census of Large Slave Holders and 1870 Census Matches

1870 Federal Census Images

Other Records

15th Regiment Confederate Cavalry Muster Roll

Vital Records listed at USGenWeb Archives

Barbour County (formed 1832 from the 1832 Creek Cession)

1850 Federal Census Records Index

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule (PDF File)

1870 Federal Census of Black and Mulatto Households

Other Records

1843-1860 Liberty Church & Shiloh Church Record Book

1854-1868 Church Records of Pea River Presbyterian Church

Benton County (See Calhoun)

1850 Federal Census Surname Index for Benton County

1850 Federal Census Index of Free persons of Color

Other Records

1855 School Records for Township 12, Range 9, Benton County

Bibb County (formed 1818 from Monroe & Montgomery)

1830 Federal Census Records Index

1830 Federal Census Records Transcription - Pages 144-158

1830 Federal Census Records Transcription - Pages 159-174

1830 Federal Census Records Transcription

1830 Federal Census Images

1840 Federal Census Records

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1866 Colored Population Census

1870 Federal Census Records Transcription

1920 Federal Census Images

1920 Federal Census Negro Prisoners at Kingdom, AL State Camp

Other Records

1848 Tax List & various court records

Civil War Soldiers Buried in Bibb County

Blount County  (formed 1818 from Montgomery & the Cherokee Cession)

1830 Federal Census Images

1840 Federal Census Images

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Images

1860 Federal Census Records Transcription

1860 Federal Census Images

1866 Colored Population Alabama State Census

1870 Federal Census Images

1880 Federal Census Images

1900 Federal Census Images

1910 Federal Census Images

1920 Federal Census Images

Other Records

1836-1965 Postmasters of Brooksville Post Office

1918 Civil War Pensioners List

Bullock County (formed 1866 from Barbour, Macon, Montgomery & Pike)

Other Records

Early Biographies of Bullock County Residents

Butler County  (formed 1819 from Conecuh & Monroe)

1830 Federal Census Records Index

1830 Federal Census Images

1830 Federal Census Records - Extraction of Widows

1840 Federal Census Records Index

1840 Federal Census Records - Extraction of Widows

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription - Use with above index.

1850 Federal Census Records - Census files arranged by page #.

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription

1850 Federal Census - Slave Schedules

1850 & 1860  Slave Records of Butler and Conecuh Counties

1860 Federal Census Records Index

1860 Federal Census Index for Precincts 9 & 10

1860 Federal Census Transcription for Precinct 9 - Starlington & Monterey

1860 Federal Census Transcription for Precinct 10 - Monterey & Manningham

1860 Federal Census Index of Free Persons of Color

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule of People of Color

1866 State Census Images

1866 State Census Records (partial transcription)

1866 State Census of Colored Population

1870 Federal Census Records Transcription

1930 Federal Census Records Index and Transcription (abbreviated form)

Other Records

1853 Jurors List

1890 Tax Roll

Early Church Records of Butler County

Vital Records at USGenWeb Archives

Cahawba County (See Bibb)

See: http://www.censusdiggins.com/prison_cahaba.html 

Information about the old Cahawba Civil War Prison and Cahawba links.