Welcome to Winston County, Alabama Genealogy and History   Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy My name is Veneta McKinney and I will be your Winston County host. Unfortunately I am not from Winston County - I am from the Marion/ Lamar area. If you have a love of Winston County history and would like to host this site, please let me know and I can turn it over to you.   I hope to transcribe as much data and get it online as quickly as I can. If you have anything you wish to share, please don't hesitate to send it in. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data for the free use of all researchers.   We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be as successful as it can be. If you are interested in joining Genealogy Trails, view our Volunteer Page for further information and then contact Kim.   (Enough knowledge to make a basic webpage and a desire to transcribe data is required)   As you are doing your research, don't forget to check out our national items on the front page of the Genealogy Trails website. Very interesting reading!   CHECK BACK OFTEN AS WE ARE CONSTANTLY UPDATING 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.     Winston County Courthouse, Double Springs, Alabama Courtesy of USDA Gov. Photo by Calvin Beale     Brief History: Named in honor of John A. Winston, a Governor of Alabama. Its county seat is Double Springs. Winston County was established under the name "Hancock County" on February 12, 1850. It was originally named for John Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts and famous signer of the American Declaration of Independence, with its county seat at Houston. On January 22, 1858, the county was renamed Winston County to honor Alabama Gov. John A. Winston. During the American Civil War, the county refused to join the Confederacy and declared itself the Republic of Winston. Today it is popularly and colloquially known as "the Free State of Winston". The county seat was moved to Double Springs in 1883 so it would be near the center of the county, as Cullman was created from the eastern portion of Winston. CITIES/TOWNS/TOWNSHIPS/DIVISIONS in WINSTON COUNTY Addison Arley Delmar Double Springs Haleyville (part of Haleyville is in Marion County) Lynn Natural Bridge Nauvoo (part of Nauvoo is in Walker County) WINSTON COUNTY ONLINE DATA Bible Records Biographies Births Cemeteries Census Church Data Deaths History Marriages Military Miscellaneous Data News Articles Obituaries Pioneer Families    Post Offices Schools Wills & Probates Website Updates:   May 2012 WWI Draft Registration Cards: BACHELOR, BAGGETT, BAGWELL News: Community  - Court house burners 1940 Census: Houston - Page 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B   April 2012 1940 Census: Houston - Page 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B Crime News: MORRIS still raided, Counterfeiter JOHN DEAN arrested   March 2012 WWI Draft Registration Cards: BACCUS, February 2012 Crime News Updated: Killing of NEWTON ROWE, Arrest of DORRIS HAMMER WWI Draft Cards: ADAMS, ADCOCK, ADERHOLT, ADERHOLD, ADIAR, ALBRIGHT, ALDRIGE, ALEXANDER, ALFORD, ALLCORN, ALLDREDGE, ALDRIDGE, ALLDRIDGE,  ALLEN, ALLISON, ALSABROOK, ALSUP, AMICK, ANDERSON, ANDREWS, ANGLE, ARMSTRONG, ARRINGTON, ARTHUR, AUTEN, AYERS   January 2012 Death Records of state convicts Listing of Post Offices from GNIS Listing of Churches from GNIS Listing of Schools from GNIS WWI Draft Registration Cards: ABERCROMBIE, ABERNATHY, ABLES, ABNER, ADAIR, ADAMS Aug - Dec 2011 News: deaths, community, weddings Bios: TUBBS, SHEATS, HALEY, 1907 Census of Confederate Soldiers - transcribed by Kay Lee, WW1 Gold Stars, WW2 Casualties - Army, Korean War Casualties, Vietnam Casualties, Southern Claims Commission Applicants, 1883 Pensioners of 1812, Civil War News Items Marriage - COONER - COKER 1850 Hancock County Slave Schedule 1922 Confederate Pensioners 1925 Confederate Pensioners 1870 Winston County Post Office Listings  WWI Draft Registration Cards: AARON 2009: COUNTY History; VARIOUS Marriages;  2008: LETSON, LOVETT biographies; Ashridge Methodist Church Cemetery Burials; CEMETERY Index, COMMUNITY News Story, MAYHALL Obit SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS Kay Lee   SURROUNDING COUNTIES  Visit our Alabama State Site Lawrence County (north) Cullman County (east) Visit our Genealogy Trails National Site  Marion County (west) Franklin County (northwest) Walker County (south) Last Updated:  May 17, 2012 Copyright © Genealogy Trails This Webpage has been created exclusively for the Genealogy Trails History Project. Submitters retain all copyrights.