Blount County, Alabama, was established on February 6, 1818, and named in honor of Governor Willie Blount of Tennessee, who provided significant support during the Creek War of 1813-14. Situated in the north-central part of the state, Blount County is distinguished by its geography, including the Appalachian Mountains that traverse the area, offering a unique landscape for early settlers and contributing to the county’s development. The county seat, Oneonta, became a hub for agriculture and trade, reflecting the region’s economic activities. Blount County’s historical records are of great genealogical interest, particularly for those researching early European-American settlers, as well as the Native American populations that once inhabited the area, including the Cherokee and Creek tribes. The county’s abundant natural resources and fertile lands attracted settlers in the early 19th century, which is reflected in the diversity of records available for genealogical research, including land grants, military records from various conflicts, and vital records that provide insights into the lives of its inhabitants through different historical periods.
Most of these cemetery listings are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Following Historical Cemeteries hosted at Ancestry: $$$ Cemetery Records, Blount County $$$ Alldredge Cemetery Amos Cemetery Antioch Baptist Cemetery Antioch Methodist Cemetery Austin Creek Cemetery Bangor Cemetery […]
The 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1885 censuses included inquiries about persons who had died in the twelve months immediately preceding the enumeration. The 1850, 1960, 1870, and 1880 mortality census for Alabama all survived. Mortality schedules list deaths from 1 June through 31 May of 1849–50, 1859–60, 1869–70, 1879–80, and 1884–85. They provide nationwide, state-by-state death registers that predate the recording of vital statistics in most states. While deaths are under-reported, the mortality schedules remain an invaluable source of information.
During the siege of Pensacola, a series of events, of an interesting and romantic character, began at Natchez, and afterwards ended, with unparalleled sufferings, in the vast Indian wilderness, which extended from thence to the Ogechee River, in the distant province of Georgia. Some citizens of the Natchez district, the most prominent of whom were
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1830 Blount County, Alabama Census Free 1830 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1830 Blount County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems $ Hosted at USGenWeb Archives Census Image Project 1830 Blount County Census Hosted at Tracking Your Roots 1830 Blount Co, AL Census (pdf)
