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Welcome to
Clarke County, Alabama
Genealogy and History
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Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy
This county is "Up For Adoption"
Genealogy Trails is a group of volunteers dedicated to putting data online. Our goal is to help you track your
ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data for the free use of all researchers.
If you think you might be interested in hosting a county or state website visit our
Volunteer Information
Page - then email Kim.
This is truly a fun project and you'll learn as you go.
[You must have a desire to transcribe data and
need to know how to build a basic webpage to put that data on]
We are sorry that we don't have time to perform personal research.
Any data we come across for this county, will be placed on this site.
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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
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Cities, Towns and Communities
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Coffeeville
Fulton
Grove Hill
Jackson
Thomasville
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Alma
Campbell
Carlton
Dickinson
Gainestown
Morvin
Whatley
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Ghost towns
Clarkesville
Failetown
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Helpful Addresses
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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.
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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
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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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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 Christina
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BIRTHS
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OBITS
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MARRIAGES
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CEMETERIES
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BIOGRAPHIES
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SCHOOLS
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DEATHS |
HISTORY |
NEWS &
GOSSIP |
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CENSUS |
MILITARY
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WILLS
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Website Updates:
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
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June 2008: DANLEY obit |
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Be sure and join our
MAILING LIST
We do it by regions - join as many or as few as you're interested in.
This is where we notify everyone of updates and changes.
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