Pike County, Alabama Genealogy
Guide to Pike County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Pike County Courthouse
120 West Church Street
Troy, Alabama 36081
Phone: 334-566-5113
Fax: 334-807-5009
Pike County Website
Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1830, Birth Records 1881-1904 Death Records 1881-1891 and 1902-1905 [2]
Pike County, Alabama Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1881 | 1830 | 1881 | 1830 | 1830 | 1830 | 1816 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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Pike County had a destructive courthouse fire in 1828. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in Pike County:[6]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
The following web site has additional information on Pike county cemeteries.
- Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 7,108 | — |
| 1840 | 10,108 | 42.2% |
| 1850 | 15,920 | 57.5% |
| 1860 | 24,435 | 53.5% |
| 1870 | 17,423 | −28.7% |
| 1880 | 20,640 | 18.5% |
| 1890 | 24,423 | 18.3% |
| 1900 | 29,172 | 19.4% |
| 1910 | 30,815 | 5.6% |
| 1920 | 31,631 | 2.6% |
| 1930 | 32,240 | 1.9% |
| 1940 | 32,493 | 0.8% |
| 1950 | 30,608 | −5.8% |
| 1960 | 25,987 | −15.1% |
| 1970 | 25,038 | −3.7% |
| 1980 | 28,050 | 12.0% |
| 1990 | 27,595 | −1.6% |
| 2000 | 29,605 | 7.3% |
| 2010 | 32,899 | 11.1% |
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State Census
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Alabama denominations, view the Alabama Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African American
- 1888-1907 - Pike County, Alabama Colored Marriage Books L, O, Q, S, and T in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org[7] (skips 1893-1895)
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Alabama Land and Property for additional information about early Alabama land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Pike County see:
- Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Pike County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index. FHL Book 976.135 E7b.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Pike County. The histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Alabama Local Histories.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
- Family Maps of Pike County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War
Regiments. Men in Pike County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Pike County:
- - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company A, F and I
- - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C (Perote Guards)
- - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E (Rough and Ready Pioneers)
- - 4th Battalion, Alabama Cavalry (Love's), Company A
- - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
- - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F (Brundidge Guards)
- - 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I and L
- - 17th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I (Pike Rangers)
- - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (A. B. Moore's Invincibles)
- - 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I and K
- - 25th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and K
- - 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C, F and K
- - 39th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
- - 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and H
- - 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company B
- - 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
- - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and G
- 1861-1865 - Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
- 1861-1865 - Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1871-1880 - Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880 at FamilySearch
- 1880-1930 - Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's at FamilySearch
- 1907, 1921, 1927 Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch
- Bullard, Karen C. and Annette J. Connor. Census of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1907 in Pike, Bullock and Crenshaw Counties. n.d. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
World War I
- 1917-1919 - Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch
World War II
- 1940-1945 - Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Voting Records[edit | edit source]
- 1834-1981: Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index and images
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Pike County has two books:
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Records
- 1753 – 1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry
- 1809 – 1985 Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985 at FamilySearch
- Pike County Will and Estate Abstracts at USGenWeb.org
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Alabama tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Alabama Taxation.
- 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Pike County is in District 1.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Alabama State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online $.
For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Alabama.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1881 – 1930 Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch.org
- 1881-1930 - Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
- 1909 and 1914-1916 Pike County Birth Index 1909 and 1914-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.[8]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1733 – 2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
- 1800 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry
- 1802 – 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($); . contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.
- 1809 – 1920 Alabama Marriages Ancestry $
- 1809 – 1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry
- 1809 – 1950 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 at FamilySearch.org
- 1816 – 1957 Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 at FamilySearch.org
- 1830 – 1859, 1890-1910 Pike County, Alabama Marriage Books B, O, M, P, R-T in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org[9]
- 1830 – 1849 Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Marriages 1830-1849 Pike County, Alabama. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 1998.
- 1859 – 1895 Pike County Marriage Index 1859-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
- 1936 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); . This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.
- Pike County Marriages at ALGenWeb
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($); . Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.
- 1881 – 1952 Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 at FamilySearch.org
- 1881 – 1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry
- 1902 – 1930 Pike County Death Index 1902-1930 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
- 1908 – 1974 Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 at FamilySearch.org
- 1908 – 1959 Alabama Deaths from Ancestry $
- 1908 – 1974 Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
- Pike County Deaths at ALGenWeb
- 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($); . Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Pike County. For state-wide library facilities, see Alabama Archives and Libraries.
Troy Public Library
300 North Three Notch Street
Troy, Alabama 36081
Telephone: 334-566-1314
Facebook
Website
- Their genealogy collection includes probate records, newspapers, census, military records, local history books, family histories, and more.
Brundidge - Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library
164 South Main Street
Brundidge, AL 36010
Phone: 334-735-2145
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Pike County Historical and Genealogical Society
1305 S. Brundidge St. STE A PMB# 277
Troy, Alabama 36081
Telephone: 334-372-3529
Facebook
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
- Pike County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
- Pike County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Pike County, Alabama. Page 37 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 33.
- ↑ Marilyn Davis Barefield, Researching in Alabama: a Genealogical Guide (Birmingham, Alabama : Birmingham Public Library, 1998), 28. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Book 976.1 D27b 1998.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pike County, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_County,_Alabama, accessed 23 October 2018.
- ↑ Coverage Table, "Alabama County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," FamilySearch Research Wiki, https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Alabama_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records), accessed 6 August 2012.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/c/cf/Igialabamals.pdf.
- ↑ Coverage Table, "Alabama County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)," FamilySearch Research Wiki, https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Alabama_County_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records), accessed 6 August 2012.
