Madison County, Alabama genealogy and family history research page. Find links to record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your Madison Co., ancestors.
Madison County Quick Facts
- Government Website: http://madisoncountyal.gov/
- Created Date / Origin: Dec. 13, 1808 from the Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession of 1806 (Additional land was added until the county achieved its current form in 1824)
- County Seat: Huntsville (Huntsville also served as the temporary State capitol in 1819)
- Named After: James Madison (1751–1836), 4th U.S. President
- Bordering Counties: Lincoln County, Tennessee (north), Franklin County, Tennessee (northeast), Jackson County (east), Marshall County (southeast), Morgan County (southwest), Limestone County (west).
- Cities & towns include: Gurley, Harvest, Hazel Green, Huntsville, Madison, Meridianville, Moores Mill, New Hope, New Market, Owens Cross Roads, Redstone Arsenal, Triana, Toney.
Madison County Genealogical & Historical Societies and Family History Resources
A list of Madison County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives. See Also Alabama Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies for statewide Addresses and links.
- Madison Station Historical Preservation Society, 18 Arnett St., Madison, AL 35758 ;
Phone: 256-461-8938 EMAIL - Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society, PO Box 666, Huntsville, AL 35804 ; Publication: Historic Huntsville Review
- Madison African-American Alliance Group, Sharon Gilbreath, President, P.O. Box 445, Madison, AL 35758; Phone: 256-430-5790 EMAIL
- Huntsville-Madison County Public Library
- Tennesee Valley Genealogical Society, PO Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807; Publication: Valley Leaves
- ALMADISO. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Madison County, Alabama. Interested individuals may want to check out the Madison County ALGenWeb page. To subscribe send “subscribe” to almadiso-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or almadiso-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
- Alabama State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Madison County USGenWeb Archives Project (usgwarchives.org) read and post messages with other county genealogy researchers
- Madison County, Alabama Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your county ancestors
- Madison County, Alabama Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
Madison County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers often overlook the importance of Madison County court, probate, and land records as a source of genealogy and family history information. Buried away in Alabama courthouses and archives everywhere are the dreams and frustrations of many Alabama citizens. The chances are great that your ancestors have left a detailed record of at least some aspects of their lives in the Madison County court records.
Please call the clerk’s department to confirm hours, mailing address, fees and other specifics before visiting or requesting information because of sometimes changing contact information. Even if your ancestor is not mentioned in a Court case, consider all of the other procedures which could have lead to him or her appearing in court records.
The following indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Madison county. The dates indicated below are the first known records for each county.
- Madison County Clerk of Circuit Court serves as custodian of all county court records, and is responsible for providing access to those court records by court personnel, the legal community and the public.
- Address: 100 Northside Square, Huntsville, AL 35801-4820
- Phone: (256) 532-3300
- Court Records: 1808
- Divorce Records: are maintained among the equity records (Divorces issued prior to 1950 are located here. Divorces issued after 1950 can be found at the Alabama Department of Public Health)
- Madison County Clerk of Probate Court maintains following records in the probate office: Plats, Maps, Judgments, Liens, Deeds, Mortgages, Corporations, Lis pendens, Marriage licenses, Military discharges. The Probate Judge presides over all probate court hearings for Probate of Wills, Administrations, Conservators, Guardianships, Adoptions, Legitimations, Name changes, Condemnations, Mental Commitment hearings, and performs marriage ceremonies.
- Address: 100 North Side Square, Huntsville, AL 35801-3606
- Phone: (256) 532-3330
- Marriage Records: 1809 (Marriages issued prior to 1936)
- Probate Records: 1818
- Land Records: 1810
- Madison County Revenue Commissioner’s Officemaintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
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- Madison County Health Department has Birth Records from 1881 , Death records from 1881. You may go to any county health departmentin the State of Alabama to obtain a certificates can be issued while you wait.
- Alabama Department of Public Health has Birth And Death Records from 1908, Marriages from 1936 and Divorce Records from 1950
- Ordering Vital Records – You can also order Order Electronically Online or You can download an application for Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificates to mail.
Alabama Historical Records – Databases include Alabama Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Alabama Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Alabama Voter Lists & Census Records; Alabama Immigration & Emigration Records; Alabama Obituary Records; Alabama Military Records; Alabama Family Tree Records; Alabama Pictures; Alabama Stories, Memories & Histories; Alabama Directories & Member Lists and much more….
Madison County Genealogy Links
The following are links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Madison County. These genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Commercial Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some are have free access some require a payment. This is just a list that has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to submit your own favorite genealogy or family history related sites.
- Madison Co. AL Books, Newspapers & Publications
- See Also Statewide Newspapers, Books & Publications Links for Alabama
- Historical Newspapers from Alabama (1864 – 1922) (genealogybank.com) Has exclusive newspaper archive for family genealogy research provides information on millions of American families from 1690–today.
- Madison County, Alabama Books (amazon.com)
- Madison County Newspapers (usgwarchives.org)
- Alabama newspapers (newspaperarchives.com)
- Madison County Obituaries (usgwarchives.org)
- Madison Co. AL Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- See Also Statewide Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records in Alabama
- Madison County Vital Records (usgwarchives.org) Births, Marriages, Deaths & Social Security
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com) Search over 82 million death records and get genealogical information crucial to your family research.
- Madison Co. AL Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- See Also Alabama Court, Land, Tax & Probate Records
- Madison County Records Center (co.madison.al.us), Huntsville-Madison County Public Library, PO Box 443, 35804; 256-532-5969
- Madison County Court Records (usgwarchives.org) Including All Courts, Admins, Estate, Probate, Guardianship & Slave Records
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)covers the State of Alabama. Many pioneers and settelers bought land from the government instead of individuals.
- Madison County Land & Deed Records (usgwarchives.org) Includes BLM Index, Slave & Indentured Servant Deeds
- Madison Co. AL Census Records
- See Also Statewide Census Links for Alabama
- Madison County, AL Census Records (census-online.com)
- Madison County, AL Census QuickFacts (quickfacts.census.gov)
- Madison County Census Records (usgwarchives.org)
- Madison County Census Records (search.ancestry.com)Learn where your ancestors lived, who lived in the household, ages, places of birth, occupation, actual images of the Federal Censusrs and more.
- 1809 Mississippi Territory Census
- 1910 Madison County Census Records
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 045A – 047A, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 048A – 050B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 051A – 053B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 054A – 056B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 057A – 059B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 060A – 062B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 063A – 064B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 065B – 069A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 068B – 071A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 071B – 074A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 074B – 077A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 077B – 079A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 118B – 121B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 122A – 124B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 125A – 127B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 128A – 130B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 131A – 133B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 134A – 136A, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 242A – 244B, ED116
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 245A – 247B, ED116
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 248A – 250B, ED116
- 1900 Federal Census, sheet 251A, ED116
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 324B – 328A, ED121
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 328B – 331B, ED121
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 331A – 337A, ED121
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 337B – 339A, ED121
- 1910 Madison County Census Records
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 045A – 047A, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 048A – 050B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 051A – 053B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 054A – 056B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 057A – 059B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 060A – 062B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 063A – 064B, ED104
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 065B – 069A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 068B – 071A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 071B – 074A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 074B – 077A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 077B – 079A, ED105
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 118B – 121B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 122A – 124B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 125A – 127B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 128A – 130B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 131A – 133B, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 134A – 136A, ED108
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 242A – 244B, ED116
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 245A – 247B, ED116
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 248A – 250B, ED116
- 1900 Federal Census, sheet 251A, ED116
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 324B – 328A, ED121
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 328B – 331B, ED121
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 331A – 337A, ED121
- 1900 Federal Census, sheets 337B – 339A, ED121
- Madison Co. AL Cemeteries & Graveyards
- See Also Statewide Cemetery Links for Alabama
- Madison County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Madison Co., Alabama Graves (findagrave.com)
- Madison Co., Alabama Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Madison County Cemetery Records (usgwarchives.org)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Madison County, Alabama (topozone.com)
- Allison Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery, New Hope
- Cameron Cemetery Partial
- Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Hope
- Chandler Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery, Partial
- Cherry Tree (Rigney) Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery, a partial listing
- Collier Cemetery
- Crowson Hill Cemetery
- Donaldson Family Cemetery
- Photo of the cemetery
- Douglass-Pettus Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
- Benjamin Ellis Cemetery, Madison Cross Roads,
- Eva Court Road Cemetery, a partial listing
- East Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery, Madison
- Diagram of Cemetery Layout
- Fleming Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery, a partial listing
- Glover Cemetery
- Golightly Cemetery, a partial listing
- Harris Family Cemetery, a partial listing
- Hayden Cemetery, in progress
- Hobbs Family Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
- Jordan/Lanier Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
- Keel Cemetery – Complete Survey
- Kennamer Cemetery, Butler’s Mill
- King Cemetery
- Lacy Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery, Maysville
- “Lost” Cemetery
- Maddera Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery Partial
- Merrimack Cemetery, Huntsville, a partial listing
- Nelson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Maysville
- New Hope Cemetery, a partial listing
- Pike Cemetery, a partial listing
- Pleas Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
- Ragsdale Cemetery
- Rodman Cemetery
- Sanford Cemetery, Brownsboro
- Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ryland, in progress
- Spriggs Cemetery
- Sublett Cemetery
- Timmons Cemetary
- Vann Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
- Henry F. Worley Grave
- Madison Co., Alabama Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Madison Co. AL Church & Bible Records
- See Also Statewide Church & Bible Links for Alabama
- Madison County Church Records (usgwarchives.org)
- Topographic Church List and Map for Madison County, Alabama (topozone.com)
- Autauga County Bible Records (usgwarchives.org)
- Madison County, Alabama Church Books (amazon.com)
- Madison Co. AL Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Madison County Biographies (usgwarchives.org)
- Madison County Pictures (usgwarchives.org)
- Madison Co. AL General and History Websites
- Madison County (encyclopediaofalabama.org) Located in the heart of the Tennessee Valley, Madison County hosted the state’s constitutional convention,…
- A Brief History Of Huntsville (files.usgwarchives.net) printed 1960s
- Dallas Mills Medical 1902 Directory (files.usgwarchives.net)
- Mooresville founded 1818 (files.usgwarchives.net)
- Madison County Alabama (genealogytrails.com)
- Madison County, Alabama Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Madison Co. Alabama Genealogy (algw.org)
- Madison Co. Alabama Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org) has the largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records.
- Madison County History (usgwarchives.org)
- Madison County – American History and Genealogy Project (usgennet.org)
- Madison County, Alabama (linkpendium.com) Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Alabama – Counties – Madison (cyndislist.com)
- Madison County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Madison Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
- Madison Co., AL Immigration & Naturalization
- Madison Co. AL Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Statewide Maps and Atlas Links for Alabama
- Madison County D.O.T. MAP
- 1895 Madison County Map (livgenmi.com)
- Madison Co. AL Military Records
- See Also Statewide Military Links for Alabama
- Alabama Military Records (Fold3.com) provides access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Alabama men and women who served. Perfect for genealogists, researchers, historians and more.
- Madison County Military Records (usgwarchives.org)
- Madison Co., AL Schools & Directories
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