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Welcome to LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Lauderdale County Alabama Created 6 February 1818
From Cherokee & Chickasaw Cession
Hi everyone -- Just came by to say "hello".
I am Christine Walters , your county co-ordinator.
In the days, weeks, months, years ... I'll be doing the best I can to create a website that you will find
helpful, useful, meaningful and always interesting, as you trace your ancestors. If your folks left a footprint
as they
traveled to find the promised land, then we'll do what we can to help you find them. I just live down the road from all of you, in Lexington TN.
I wonder all around west Tennesse, south Alabama and Mississippi -- I've even been known to mess around Georgia at times. I was born in Missouri,
grew up in Illinois and now I'm retired in TN. I am sorry that I can't do any individual research for you, I just really don't have the time or
the resources to accomplish that, but what I can do is try to provide the data and history to help you along the way.
At the same time I hope you will share what information you have that we might all be able to help each other.
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We are in need of Alabama County Co-Ordinators
Its challenging, its very rewarding, and its a great group of people to work with.
If interested in being a County Host please check out our
Volunteer Page and let me know
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You can be a great deal of help with this website.
I'm looking for all the regular information such as Biographies, Deaths, Births and Marriages.
There will be the native Indian history of the area that will be of interest to a lot of people.
Of great importance would be the Pioneer Families of Lauderdale Alabama. Tell me about your family
as they traveled the land and found the roots they wanted to plant here in Lauderdale COunty.
There is a special section on this website for the pioneer folks who paved the way and made the county what it is today. This is the type of information that
will set this County Web Page apart from all the others.
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Lauderdale County Alabama is named for Colonel James Lauderdale of Tennessee. The county seat of Lauderdale County is in Florence.
Lauderdale County was established 6 February 1818, a year before Alabama became a state.
The county seat, Florence, was also established in 1818.
Some of the older settlements in the county is Center Star, located between Killen and Rogersville.
This area was once claimed by both the Chickasaw's and Cherokees Indians.
The first post office was in the town Lexington on Loretto Road in 1880.
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