Lauderdale County, Alabama
Links of Interest
Information about Lauderdale County, Alabama can be found in more and more places as the world gets smaller and smaller via the internet. Below are just a few links we have gathered to assist in further research. If you discover other sites that would be helpful to your fellow Lauderdale County researchers, please email us!
COLLECTIONS OF LINKS
Alabama Department of Archives and History compilation of Lauderdale links and resourc
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Genealogy Resources on the Internet, a catalog of mailing lists collected by John Fuller
LIBRARIES/DIGITAL ARCHIVES
Alabama Mosaic digital archive hosted by the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries
Collier Library Archives and Special Collections at the University of North Alabama in Florence
Florence/Lauderdale Public Library Local History site including Digital Archives
Killen Public Library, which offers public computers for accessing Ancestry.com
Library of Congress site including maps, manuscripts, historic newspapers, photographs and digital collections
National Archives and Records site including documents, photos, military records and resources for genealogists
Rogersville Public Library, which houses the Muriel Hurn Barnett Genealogy and Local History room
LOCAL LINKS
Florence/Lauderdale Tourism site
Florence Main Street organization dedicated to promoting Florence's historic downtown commercial district
Lauderdale County Online, the official website of Lauderdale County government
MAPS/GEOGRAPHIC RECORDS
Alabama Historical Map Archive collected and digitized by the University of Alabama Department of Geography
Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records
U.S. Geographic Names Information System hosted by the U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey
NEWSPAPERS
Florence Herald digitized newspaper images from 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and October 24, 1901
TimesDaily local newspaper (please note that non-subscribers can view only 10 articles per month)
Google Newspaper Archive (this link takes you to searchable images of the Times Daily from the 1890s through 2007)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES AND MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
BillionGraves searchable cemetery and headstone records with GPS data
Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy site detailing the CCC's efforts to preserve America's resources
Ellis Island history and significance to genealogy and guidance for interpreting arrival records (contributed by Miss Amelia)
FamilySearch free records search by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
FindAGrave free cemetery records database
Genealogy Trails compilation of various Lauderdale County genealogical information
History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy links and general information about starting your family tree (contributed by Miss Ava Williams)
Native American Resources gathered by USGenWeb
USGenWeb Archives Project with various information about Lauderdale County
VETERANS INFORMATION
American Legion Post 11 in Florence
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration
VITAL RECORDS
Alabama Department of Public Health vital records information