Pike County, Alabama Records

Pike County, Alabama (Map It) was created on December 17, 1821 from Henry County and Montgomery County. The county boundaries changed several times before being set at their current locations in 1866. AAAAA county was named in honor of Zebulon Pike (1779–1813) of New Jersey, explorer and officer in War of 1812.

Pike County is bordered by Bullock County (northeast), Barbour County (east), Dale County (southeast), Coffee County (south), Crenshaw County (west), Montgomery County (northwest).

Pike County Cities and Towns include Banks, Brundidge, Goshen, Lewis, Troy.

A Map of Pike 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

Pike County, Alabama Courthouse Records

The Pike County Courthouse is located in Troy, Alabama. The county Seat was established at Louisville, later moved to Monticello and finally located in Troy in 1839. Troy became the county seat of Pike County in 1837, when citizens voted to move it from Monticello, in the eastern part of the county. The current courthouse was built in 1880. The Courthouse destroyed by fire in 1830, and all records were 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 Pike 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.

• Pike County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1830 and has Divorce Records prior to 1950.
• Pike County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1830, Probate Records from 1830 and Land Records from 1830.
• Pike County Revenue Commissioner's Office maintains County tax records. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed.
• Pike County Health Department has Birth Records from 1886 (with broken years), Death records from 1881.

AAAAA County, Alabama Census Records

• Learn More: State of Alabama Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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

AAAAA 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.

Pike County, Alabama Resources

• State of Alabama Archives and Societies
• RAOGK Volunteers for Alabama
• Pike County Historical & Genealogical Society, Route 2, Box 272, Goshen, AL 36035
• Troy Public Library, 334-566-1314
• Pike County, Alabama Message Boards

Pike County, Alabama External Links

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