Maps&Census
Last Updated: November 12, 1999
Becky Bonner E-Mail Address: [email protected]
| YEAR | MONTH | DAY | EVENT |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Autauga County Alabama formed from Montgomery County. |
| 1866 | 12 | 7 | Baine County, Alabama organized from portions of DeKalb, Marshall, Blount, Saint Clair, Calhoun, and Cherokee counties. Extinguished in 3 December 1867. Re-organized 1 December 1868 as Etowah County. |
| 1868 | 0 | 0 | Baker County, Alabama formed from Autauga, Bibb, Perry, and Shelby Counties. Name changed to Chilton County in 1874. |
| 1809 | 0 | 0 | Baldwin County, Alabama formed from Washington County and from a portion of Florida. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Baldwin County organized from Washington County. [Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1832 | 0 | 0 | Barbour County, Alabama formed in 1832 from Creek Cession of 1832. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Barbour County organized from Pike County and from Original Territory. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1832 | 0 | 0 | Benton County, Alabama formed from Creek Cession of 1832. Named changed to Calhoun County, 29 January 1858. |
| 1820 | 0 | 0 | Bibb County, Alabama formed when Catawba County changed its name. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] See entry for 1818. |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Blount County, Alabama formed from Cherokee Cession and Montgomery County. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Blounty County organized from Montgomery County. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1866 | 0 | 0 | Bullock County, Alabama formed from Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, and Pike Counties. |
| 1819 | 0 | 0 | Butler County, Alabama formed from Conecuh and Monroe Counties. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Butler County formed from Conecuh and Montgomery Counties. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Cahawba County, Alabama formed from Monroe and Montgomery Counties. Name changed to Bibb County in 1820. |
| 1858 | 1 | 29 | Calhoun County, Alabama was renamed from Benton County. |
| 1832 | . | . | Chambers County, Alabama formed from Creek Cession of 1832. |
| 1836 | . | . | Cherokee County, Alabama formed from Cherokee Cession of 1835. |
| 1874 | 0 | 0 | Chilton County, Alabama formed in 1874 from Baker County. Name change only. |
| 1847 | 0 | 0 | Choctaw County, Alabama formed from Sumter and Washington Counties. |
| 1812 | . | . | Clarke County, Alabama formed from Washington County. |
| 1866 | . | . | Clay County, Alabama formed from Randolph and Talladega Counties. |
| 1866 | 0 | 0 | Cleburne County, Alabama formed from Calhoun, Randolph, and Talladega Counties. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Cleburne County organized from Calhoun and Randolph Counties. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1841 | . | . | Coffee County, Alabama formed from Dale County. |
| 1867 | 0 | 0 | Colbert County, Alabama formed from Franklin County. Abolished in 1867 and reorganized in 1869. |
| 1818 | . | . | Conecuh County, Alabama formed from Monroe County. |
| 1832 | 0 | 0 | Coosa County, Alabama formed from Creek Cession of 1832. |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Cotaco County, Alabama formed from Cherokee Turkeytown Cession. Name changed to Morgan County in 1821. |
| 1821 | . | . | Covington County, Alabama formed from Henry County. |
| 1866 | 0 | 0 | Crenshaw County, Alabama formed from Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, and Pike Counties. |
| 1877 | 0 | 0 | Cullman County, Alabama formed from Blount, Morgan, and Winston Counties. |
| 1824 | . | . | Dale County formed from Covington and Henry Counties. |
| 1818 | . | . | Dallas County, Alabama formed from Montgomery County. |
| 1836 | 0 | 0 | DeKalb County, Alabama formed from Cherokee Cession of 1835. |
| 1817 | 0 | 0 | Elk County was formed from the Cherokee and Chickasaw Cessions of 1806 and 1816. Name changed to Limestone County. |
| 1866 | 0 | 0 | Elmore County, Alabama formed from Autauga, Coosa, Montgomery Counties. Tallapoosa gave up land to Elmore in 1867. |
| 1868 | 0 | 0 | Escambia County, Alabama formed from Baldwin and Conecuh Counties. |
| 1868 | 12 | 1 | Etowah County, Alabama originally organized as Blaine County 7 Dec 1866, but was abolished on 3 Dec 1867 and later reorganized. |
| 1824 | 0 | 0 | Fayette County, Alabama formed from Marion, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa Counties. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Fayette County organized from Marion and Pickens Counties. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Franklin County, Alabama formed from Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession of 1816. |
| 1868 | 0 | 0 | Geneva County, Alabama formed from Dale, Henry, and Coffee Counties. |
| 1819 | 0 | 0 | Greene County, Alabama formed from Marengo and Tuscaloosa Counties. |
| 1867 | 0 | 0 | Hale County, Alabama formed from Greene, Marengo, Perry, and Tuscaloosa Counties. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Hale County organized from Greene, Marengo, and Perry Counties. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1850 | 0 | 0 | Hancock County, Alabama formed from Walker County. Name changed to Winston County in 1858. |
| 1819 | 0 | 0 | Henry County, Alabama formed from Conecuh County. |
| 1903 | 0 | 0 | Houston County, Alabama formed from Dale, Geneva, and Henry Counties. |
| 1819 | 0 | 0 | Jackson County, Alabama formed from Cherokee Cession of 1816. |
| 1819 | 0 | 0 | Jefferson County, Alabama formed from Blount County. |
| 1867 | 2 | 4 | Jones County, Alabama formed from Marion, Fayette, and Pickens Counties. Abolished 3 Nov 1867 and returned to parent counties. Reorganized as Sanford County, 8 Oct 1868. Named changed to Lamar County in 1877. |
| 1877 | 0 | 0 | Lamar County, Alabama formed from Sanford County. Name change only. |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Lauderdale County, Alabama formed from Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession in 1816. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Lauderdale County organized from Cherokee Cession. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Lawrence County, Alabama formed from Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession in 1816. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Lawrence County organized from Cherokee Cession. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1866 | 0 | 0 | Lee County, Alabama formed from Chambers, Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa Counties. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Lee County organized from Chambers and Macon Counties. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Limestone County, Alabama originally named Elk County. |
| 1830 | 0 | 0 | Lowndes County, Alabama formed from Butler, Dallas, and Montgomery Counties. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Lowndes County organized from Butler and Dallas Counties.[County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1832 | 0 | 0 | Macon County, Alabama formed from Creek Cession of 1832. |
| 1808 | 0 | 0 | Madison County, Alabama formed from Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession of 1806/07. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Madison County organized from the Cherokee Cession. |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Marengo County, Alabama formed from Choctaw Cession of 1816. |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Marion County, Alabama formed from Tuscaloosa County. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Marion County organized from Indian Lands. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1836 | 0 | 0 | Marshall County, Alabama formed from Blount County and Cherokee Cession of 1835, and Jackson County. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Marshall County organized from Blount County and Cherokee Cession. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1812 | 0 | 0 | Mobile County, Alabama formed from West Florida. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Mobile County organized from the Louisiana Purchase. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1815 | 0 | 0 | Monroe County, Alabama formed from Creek Cession of 1814 and Washington County. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Monroe County organized from Creek Cession. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1816 | 0 | 0 | Montgomery County, Alabama formed from Monroe County. |
| 1821 | 0 | 0 | Morgan County, Alabama formed from Cherokee Turkeytown Cession. Name changed from Cotaco County. |
| 1819 | 0 | 0 | Perry County, Alabama formed from Montgomery County. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Perry County organized from Tuscaloosa County. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1820 | 0 | 0 | Pickens County, Alabama formed from Montgomery County. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Pickens County organized from Tuscaloosa County. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1821 | 0 | 0 | Pike County, Alabama formed from Henry and Montgomery Counties. |
| 1832 | 0 | 0 | Randolph County, Alabama formed from Creek Cession of 1832. |
| 1832 | 0 | 0 | Russell County, Alabama formed from Creek Cession of 1832. |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Saint Clair County, Alabama formed from Shelby County. |
| 1868 | 10 | 8 | Sanford County, Alabama formed from Marion, Fayette, and Pickens Counties. Name changed to Lamar County in 1877. |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Shelby County, Alabama formed from Montgomery County. |
| 1832 | 0 | 0 | Sumter County, Alabama formed from Choctaw Cession of 1830. |
| 1832 | 0 | 0 | Talladega County, Alabama formed from Creek Cession of 1832. |
| 1832 | 0 | 0 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama formed from Creek Cession of 1832. |
| 1818 | 0 | 0 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama formed from Cherokee and Choctaw Cession of 1816. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Tuscaloosa County formed from Indian Lands. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1823 | 0 | 0 | Walker County, Alabama formed from Marion and Tuscaloosa Counties. |
| 1800 | 0 | 0 | Washington County, Alabama formed from the Mississippi Territory and Baldwin County. [The Handybook for Genealogists, 8th Edition, Everton Publishers, Logan, Utah] Washington County, original county. [County Courthouse Book, Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD] |
| 1819 | 0 | 0 | Wilcox County, Alabama formed from Monroe and Dallas Counties. |
| 1858 | 0 | 0 | Winston County, Alabama formed from Hancock County. Name change only. |
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Maps&Census
Last Updated: November 12, 1999
Becky Bonner E-Mail Address: [email protected]