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Fayette County Alabama

Fayette County was established on December 20, 1824.
Its name is in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette (or de la Fayette), who aided General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.

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FAYETTE COUNTY COURTHOUSE

CITIES, TOWNS, AND POPULATED PLACES

* Belk * Berry * Fayette * Glen Allen * Alta * Ashcraft Corners * Bankston *

Bazemore * Bluff * Bobo * * Boley Springs * Cedar Hill * Cleveland * Concord

* Covin * Fowlers Crossroads * Howard * Hubbertville * Jerusalem *

Kirkland * Lawrence Mill * Mt. Vernon * New Hope * Newtonville *

* Rossland City * Salem * Studdard Crossroads * Stough *

Walnut Lane * Wayside

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Online Data
Biographies	Birth Records
Cemeteries	Census Records
Church Records	County Records
Death Records	Family Records
History Topics	Marriage Records
Military Records	Misc Records
Newspaper Gleanings	Obituaries Death Notices
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Website Updates: Mar 2025: Military: World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: NELSON Feb 2025: Census: 1830 Census - Pgs 1-3 Jan 2025: Birth News: ROOT; Death News: NEAL, JOHNSON, SHIRLEY, MOORE, WILLINGHAM, STRONG Oct - Dec 2024: Ads: GULLETT, MCCOLLUM, VANDIVER, HOMES, PETERS, PRESTON, APPLILNG, MCGUIRE, COLLIER, WINDHAM, BRADLEY, JORDAN, PROPST, BURNETT, Caine House, SANFORD; Birth News: WATKINS; Sick List News: KILLINGSWORTH; Death News: STOKS, , HOEHN; Visiting News: BAKER, KILLINGSWORTH, YOUNG, HOWTON, STOKS, STOCKS, PETERS, ROBERTSON, HOWELL, SANFORD, COMMINS, EDMONDS; Military: World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: NIBLE, NALL, NALLS, NARAMORE, NAUGHER, NAUGHTON, NEAL, NELSON Jul - Sep 2024: Ads: MCCOLLUM, PETERS, VAN DIVER; Sick List News: CANNON, PROPST; Visiting News: LANGFORD, GLENN, COLLINS, LINDSEY, GRIFFIN, WHITE; Marriage News: BELL, YOUNG; Death News: KING, WILLIAMS Apr - Jun 2024: Visiting News: Berry: WILLINGHAM, GIBSON, STUDDARD, BROCK, JEFFRIES, WRIGHT, MOORE, COPELAND, BARNETT, DAVIS; Military: World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: NALL, NALLS, NAIRMORE, NORRIS, NARWOOD; Bios: MERRITT; Sick List News: YOUNG, COOK; Birth News: GALLOWAY, BOBO, OSWALT; Ads: MACE, AGNEW, PROPST, Caine House, GRAHAM, NESMITH, McNEIL, PETERS, BEASLEY, MAYFIELD, SANDERS, GRAVLEE, STALLWORTH; Visiting News: YOUNG, LOFTICE, CANNON, HYDE, BLACKBURN, JOHNSON, BLACK, BEESON, JEFFRIES, GENTRY, ANDERSON, COOK, ROSE, NORTON, WRIGHT, ROBERTSON, HARKINS, BARR, PROPST, TRIGG, BOBO, WHITLEY, FARQUHAR, SANFORD, SPARKS Jan - Mar 2024: Military: World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: BROSS, BROTHERTON, BROWN, BROWNLEE, BRYANT, BUCHANAN, BUCKNER, BURAGE, BURKS, BURNS, BURRIS, BURROW, BUSBY, BUTLER, BYARS, BYNUM; Sick List News: GENTRY; Death News: McDONALD, MORROW, McCAY; Marriage News: McCOLLUM, MOORE, NICKOLLS, PROPST, CANNON, WILLIAMS, GLADDEN, FORD, SHIRLEY, VAUGHAN, CAMTER Oct - Dec 2023: Bios: PATTERSON; Military: World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: BRAND, BRANNON, BRANYON, BRANYAN, BRASELTON, BRASHER, BRASHER, BRASHIER, BRANYON, BRENT, BREWER, BROCK, BROM Jul - Sept 2023: Cemetery: Shepherd Creek Baptist Church Cemetery; World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: BOLIN, BOLTON, BONNER, BOONE, BOWEN, BOWEN, BOWLING, BOX, BRADFORD, BRADLEY, BRADY, BRADYHEIL, BRAND; Sick List News: CAMPBELL, CARTER; Death News: DAVIS, STURDIVANT Apr - Jun 2023: Death News: PRICE; Marriage News: BANKHEAD, HARKINS, SMITH, NAUGHE, ISBELL, CULLI, WRIGHT, WHITE; Military: World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: KIRKLAND, KIRK, KIMBRELL, KING, KIRKLAND, KIRKLEY, KITCHENS, KIZINE, KIZZIOR, KIZZIRE, KNIGHT, KNOX, KUYKENDALL Jan - Mar 2023: Crime News: PERRIGEN, NICHOLS, JAMISON, GALVIN, DOBBINS; Ads: WOOLRIDGE, JONES, SANFORD, NESMITH, Fayette Gazette; Legal Notices: LEE, TAYLOR; Court News: BYARS; Death News; SEAY, JONES, BEASLEY; Marriage News: BRENTON, HUTCHINSON, THOMAS, JAMES; Community News: 1826 News

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