Welcome to
Clarke County, Alabama
Genealogy and History

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Clarke County location 

County Information
Clarke County was established on 10 December 1812 and named in honor of General John Clarke of Georgia. The county seat is Grove Hill.
The county is the third largest in the state, encompassing 1,238 square miles

Cities, Towns and Communities

Alma   **   Campbell   **Carlton   **   Coffeeville  **  Dickinson  **  Fulton
Gainestown  **  Grove Hill   **   Jackson   **   Morvin   **    Thomasville    **Whatley

Ghost towns:  Clarkesville   **  Failetown


Online Data
(We need data!!!)
We hope you will consider contributing your Census Data, Marriage/Birth/Death Records, Obituaries, Biographies and Pioneer Family History.
Send your data contributions to
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BIBLES

BIOGRAPHIES

BIRTHS

CEMETERIES

CENSUS DATA

CHURCHES

DEATHS

FAMILY GALLERY

HISTORY

MARRIAGES

MILITARY

NEWS ARTICLES

OBITUARIES

POST OFFICES

SCHOOLS

Wills

Website Updates:
March 2013: Bios: PRICE
Feb 2013: 1907 Census of Confederate Census; Vietnam War Casualties - transcribed by Mary Kay Krogman; WW2 Honor List of Dead and Missing Army & Army Air Force Personel from Alabama 1946 - Transcribed by Peggy Thompson
Jan 2013: Crime News: Some of MEACHAM Gang Shot; Bio: KILPATRICK, SHIELDS - Transcribed by Kim Mohler; Death Records of State Convicts 1910 - 1914 - Transcribed by Dawn Conway;
Nov 2012: Obit: PUGH
Oct 2012: 1883 Pensioners; Bio: MURPHY - transcribed by Richard Ramos
Sept 2012: Death: BETTS, FENDLEY, HOWZE, LANCASTER; Crime: OVERSTREET, FLOYD, JONES, GUY, MCLEOD; Community: MITCHAM, Salt Springs, WILLIAMS; Sick: TUCKER; Misc: ANDERSON, KIMBRO; Bios: RAWLS
Aug 2012: WWI Gold Stars
July 2012: Listing of Post Offices, Schools, and Churches
Jan. 2012: Bio: ALSTON, BLOUNT;
April 2011: Bibles: ELIJAH PUGH BIBLE; Family Gallery: PUGH;
Mar. 2009: COUNTY History
Jan. 2009: REVOLUTIONARY Soldiers, ALEXANDER, BOYKIN, CHAPMAN,  GUY, HARRELL, KELLEY, LAWRENCE, NELSON, OTT,  PRINGLE, ROWELL, SCOTT, & WILLIAMS obits
Dec 2008: Cemetery Index
Oct. 2008: LEWIS biographies
June 2008: DANLEY obit


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Helpful Addresses

The Clarke County Courthouse is located on 114 Court Street
Grove Hill, Alabama 36451
County Website

Probate Office

114 Court Street
Grove Hill, Alabama 36451
Phone: (251) 275-3251
Copies are $1 each; certification is an additional $3 per instrument.

 

The Clarke County Historical Museum  is located on:
116 West Cobb Street
Grove Hill, AL  36451 
Phone: 251-275-8684
They provide genealogical and archive information!


Grove Hill Public Library
108 Dubose Avenue
Grove Hill, AL 36451
251-275-8157

Available Records in the Probate Office:

  • Marriage records beginning in 1814; groom's name and approximate year are required when requesting a search.
  • Will and estate records beginning in 1814.
  • Pension records (incomplete) for Confederate and Revolutionary War veterans
  • Newspapers in bound volumes.
  • Incomplete cemetery listings and transcriptions.
  • Incomplete bond records and physician's certificates
  • Deed and mortgage records beginning in 1814
  • Loose records from the 1800's

In the genealogy records room downstairs, records available include:

  • Civil court records
  • Divorces from the turn of the century
  • Old property records

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Surrounding Counties
Marengo County (north)
Wilcox County (northeast)
Monroe County (east)
Baldwin County (south)
Washington County (southwest)
Choctaw County (northwest)

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