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Colbert County Alabama

Colbert County was originally established on February 6, 1867 after it split from Franklin County over political issues after the American Civil War. It was abolished eight months later by an Alabama constitutional convention and then reestablished on February 24, 1870. It was named in honor of brothers George and Levi Colbert, Chickasaw Indian chiefs. George Colbert operated a ferry across the Tennessee River in 1790 near present day Cherokee. The county seat of Colbert County is Tuscumbia.

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COLBERT COUNTY COURTHOUSE

COUNTY COURTHOUSE

WILSON DAM

CITIES, TOWNS, AND POPULATED PLACES

* Muscle Shoals * Sheffield * Tuscumbia (county seat) * Cherokee * Leighton * Littleville *

* Allsboro * Barton * Buzzard Roost * Ford City * Hatton * Listerhill * Maud *

* Mountain Mills * Nitrate City * Spring Valley *

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Website Updates: Mar 2025: Family: CHILES Family Bible, KENT Family Bible, LOONEY Family Bible Feb 2025: Death News: COOLEY, LOONEY; Marriage News: TOMPKINS, WEBB, FINLEY, BLACK, DADISMAN, SHOOK, JONES, BRABSON, WILSON, HOLLINGSWORTH Jan 2025: Marriage News: FREEMAN, MURPHY Oct 2024: Visiting News: LEDYARD, WILLIAMS, SELDEN, ENSLEY, MOSES, KEYES, CROWE, HAMMOND, BRIGGS, CHAMBERS, LOWENSTEIN, KEIFFLE, SIMPSON, MADRY, RODGERS, TRUETT, BLACK, MICHAEL, COFFIN, ELLIS, ATKINSON, DODGE, DOLSHEIM, CAMPBELL, HAZELTON, DAY, HOGAR, CRAFT, SHARPE Jun 2024: Marriage News: KENT, CAMPBELL, BOWLING, TOPLIN, ANDERSON, FINLEY, DAVIS, JACKSON, WINFIELD, MURPHY; Death News: BRADLEY, JOHNSTON; Church News: 40th Anniversary of Baptist Church; Visiting News: SOTTLEY, STEELE, BAILEY, DOUGLAS, ELLIOTT, PARRHAM, GOODLOE, JAMES, TURNER, ROBINSON, JONES Feb 2024: Death News: YOUNG, RICHARDSON, UNDERWOOD; Birth News; MITCHELL; Marriage News: SLEDGE, SMITH, FOSSICK, SAMPSON, COLEMAN, ALLEN, BEAUMONT, HALSEY Oct 2023: Marriage News: HALSEY, NEELY, GUINN, HILBURN, EWALT, MOORE, JONES; Death News: COLE, WADDELL; Ads: RUBY, JOHNSTON, Parshall House Bar, CROSSWHITE, TAYLOR, GAMBILL, HENKE, POTTS, HARLAND, CHISHOLM, HENRY, HILL; Family: WHITE Family Bible Jun 2023: Ads: KELLER, NEWSUM, LAUENSTEIN, THROCKMORTON, HUSTON, ROSS, MERRILL, DIDLAKE; Visiting News: CONRAD, HODGKINS, DUNKY, YOUNG, COOPER, THAYER, BRESSLER, HENDERSON; Letters: 1875 letters remaining in the post office; Crime News: GIBBS, KEY, THOMPSON; Calamity News: PATTERSON, LAVINDER; Sick List News: NEWAUNT, SAWTELLE Feb 2023: Marriage News: FRIERSON, BANNER, BURTON, OHLMAN, GWIN, HILBURN

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