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Blount County was created by the
Alabama Territorial legislature on 1818 Feb. 6, from land ceded to the
Federal government by the Creek Nation on 1814 Aug. 9. It was named for
Gov. Willie G. Blount of Tennessee, who provided assistance to settlers in
Alabama during the Creek War of 1813-14. It lies in the northeastern
section of the state, generally known as the mineral region. Blount County
is bordered by Cullman, Marshall, Etowah, Jefferson, Walker and St. Clair
Counties. The county is drained by the Locust and Mulberry Forks of the
Black Warrior River. Blount County contains 651 square miles. The Warrior
coal field is located in Blount County. Bear Meat Cabin / Blountsville was
the first settlement in Blount County and the county seat. The town was
established by Caleb Fryley and John Jones in 1816 as Bear Meat Cabin. The
post office was opened in 1821. Blountsville was incorporated December 13
,1827. In 1889, an election resulted in its county seat being transferred
to Oneonta, Alabama.
Compton School
Towns and Cities
Allgood
-- Blountsville --
Cleveland -- Hayden -- Locust
Fork -- Oneonta
Rosa -- Snead --
Warrior
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Website
Updates:
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May 2013:
Crime news 1887 commissioner's court indicted
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Community
news: 1887 Blount Springs open
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Died:
PULLEN
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March
2013: History of Blount County - by Smith and DeLand -
1888
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Feb 2013:
Vietnam War Casualties -
Transcribed by Mary Kay Krogman
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Blount
County Early births - Submitted by Sandy Denney
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Bio:
DRENNEN - transcribed by FOFG mz
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WW2 Honor
List of Dead and Missing Army & Army Air Force Personel
from Alabama 1946 - Transcribed by Peggy
Thompson
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Jan 2013:
Comunity news: 1908 new bank organized
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Death
News: HYATT, INGRAM, RUSSELL, WADE - Transcribed by FOFG mz;
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Death
Records for State Convicts 1910-1914 - transcribed by Dawn
Conway
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Oct 2012:
1883 Pensioners
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Sept
2012: Crime News: GREEN shot; CHENEY/KELLY adultery;
LIVINGSTON insanity defense, ENOSE innocent; LOWRY shot
JUSTICE; Marriage News: HORTON, BROTHERS, HOLLEY, DARDEN,
PRATT;
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Deaths:
HARTLEY, EDWARD, BATES, BRAKE, FREEMAN, HAMILL, JOHNSON,
JORDAN, LEROY;
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Misc
News: PUCKETT found treasure, ARNOLD, ROBINSON hunt, MOSES
house burned, COLE lost leg, BRAKE injured
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Aug 2012:
Mil: WWI Gold Stars, Obit: MITCHELL
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July
2012: Listing of Schools, Churches, and Post Offices
Jan.
2012: News: Miscellaneous News: PLUCKETT; AUSTIN; Obit:
GRAY; Death Record: GRAY; Marriage Record:
GRAY/PATTERSON;
April 2011: Bios: WILSON; Crime News:
Homicide in Blount;
June 2010: Various
Marriages;
Aug.
2009: 1850 US Census - SKELTON Family; 1860 US Census
- SKELTON Family; 1870 US Census - SKELTON
Family; & 1880 US Census - SKELTON Family; Various
MARRIAGES; Civil War Soldier - SKELTON;
June 2009: Additional
REVOLUTIONARY WAR Soldiers
Feb. 2009: WAID & WALDEN -
REVOLUTIONARY Soldiers, COUNTY HISTORY.
Oct. 2008:
LILE, WAID, WALDEN, & WEAVER biographies, 1908-1915
death records,
cemeteries, | |
Area Scenery Pictures Courtesy of the
Blount
County Government
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