Cleburne County, Alabama Records

Cleburne County, Alabama (Map It) was created on December 6, 1866 from territory formerly contained in Calhoun County, Randolph County and Talladega County. Cleburne county was named in honor of Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, a Confederate Major General.

Cleburne County is bordered by Cherokee County (north), Polk County, Georgia (northeast), Haralson County, Georgia (east), Carroll County, Georgia (southeast), Randolph County (south), Clay County (southwest), Talladega County (southwest), Calhoun County (west)

Cleburne County Cities and Towns include Edwardsville, Fruithurst, Heflin, Ranburne, Hollis Crossroads.

A Map of Cleburne 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

Cleburne County, Alabama Courthouse Records

The Cleburne County Courthouse is located in Heflin, Alabama. The County Seat was established at Edwardsville in 1867, and moved to Heflin in 1906.

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 Cleburne 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.

• Cleburne County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from ? and has Divorce Records prior to 1950.
• Cleburne County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1867, Probate Records from 1867 and Land Records from 1867.
• Cleburne County Revenue Commissioner's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
• Cleburne County Health Department has Birth and Death Records from 1908.

Cleburne County, Alabama Census Records

• Learn More: State of Alabama Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: None
• State Population Schedules: 1820-1866
  

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• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Cleburne 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.

Cleburne County, Alabama Resources

• State of Alabama Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Alabama
• Cleburne County Historical Society, 120 Vickery St., Room 105, Heflin, AL 36264
• Cleburne Co. Public Library, Phone 256-463-2259
• Cleburne County, Alabama Message Boards

Cleburne County, Alabama External Links

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