Monroe County, Alabama Records

Monroe County, Alabama (Map It) was created on June 29, 1815 from all the Creek Indian lands ceded by the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814. It was reduced in size by the creation of the Alabama counties of Montgomery County, Conecuh County and Wilcox County. Monroe county was named in honor of James Monroe (1758–1831), 5th U.S. President.

Monroe County is bordered by Wilcox County (north), Butler County (east-northeast), Conecuh County (east), Escambia County (southeast), Baldwin County (southwest), Clarke County (west)

Monroe County Cities and Towns include Monroeville, Beatrice, Excel, Frisco City, Vredenburgh.

A Map of Monroe County, Alabama contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries. There is a collection of old Alabama maps at MapGeeks.org

Monroe County, Alabama Courthouse Records

The Monroe County Courthouse is located in Monroeville, Alabama. The first courthouse in Monroe County was built in 1824 at Fort Claiborne. It is the oldest public building in the county. It served as the Monroe County Court House from 1824-32, when the county seat was moved to Monroeville. The structure was moved to Perdue Hill in 1884. The county seat of Monroe County moved to Monroeville in 1832, and a year later the courthouse was destroyed by fire. A brick courthouse replaced it in, later to be converted to the first bank in the county, and in 1903 the Old Courthouse (as it is known today) was built. The Hollywood set of the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird was modeled after the courtroom in the Old Courthouse. The current Monroe County courthouse, known as the New Courthouse, was built in 1963. The Old Courthouse, which housed the county court for 60 years, was made part of the Monroe County Heritage Museum. The County Seat was established at Fort Clairborne; it was moved to Monroeville in 1832. Courthouse destroyed by fire in 1832, nearly all probate records destroyed.

Please contact the each clerk's department to confirm mailing address, hours, fees and other information before visiting or requesting information because contact information sometimes changes.  The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH.  The documents are available to interested parties, barring confidential issues.  Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Monroe county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Monroe County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1833 and has Divorce Records prior to 1950.
• Monroe County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1833, Probate Records from 1833 and Land Records from 1833.
• Monroe County Revenue Commissioner's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
• Monroe County Health Department has Birth Records from 1881 , Death records from 1908.

Monroe County, Alabama Census Records

• Learn More: State of Alabama Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: 1820-1866
  

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• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Monroe County, Alabama Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Alabama Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from  January 1908 to present.
• Marriage Records: from August 1936 to present. 
• Divorce Records: from January 1950 to present.
• Locations: Alabama Office of Vital Statistics, The RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104.
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:   Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificate Applications.

Monroe County, Alabama Resources

• State of Alabama Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Alabama
• Monroe County Heritage Museums, PO Box 1637, Monroeville, AL 36461; 344-575-7433
• Monroeville Public Library, 251-743-3818
• Monroe County, Alabama Message Boards

Monroe County, Alabama External Links

• Alabama Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Monroe County, Alabama Books - Amazon
• Monroe Co., Alabama - FindaGrave
• Alabama Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Monroe Co. ALGenweb
• Alabama Newspaper Archives (1813 - 2003)
• Monroe County, Alabama Links - Cyndi's List
• Monroe County, Alabama Ancestry Database Collections
• Monroe County, Alabama Military Records