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Dallas County Alabama

Dallas County was created by the Alabama territorial legislature on February 9, 1818, from Montgomery County, a portion of the Creek cession of August 9, 1814.
It was named for U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander J. Dallas of Pennsylvania.

Dallas County is located in the Black Belt region of the west-central portion of the state. It is traversed by the Alabama River and bordered by Perry, Chilton, Autauga, Lowndes, Wilcox, and Marengo counties. Originally, the county seat was at Cahaba, which also served as the state capital for a brief period. In 1865, the county seat was transferred to Selma.

Other towns and communities include Marion Junction, Sardis, Orrville, and Minter.

Dallas County Courthouse - Built in 1901 and remodeled in 1960.

CITIES, TOWNS, AND POPULATED PLACES

* Selma * Valley Grande * Orrville * Beloit * Bogue Chitto * Browns * Carlowville * Crumptonia * Elm Bluff * Marion Junction * Minter * Plantersville * Pleasant Hill * Richmond * Safford * Sardis * Summerfield * Tyler * Selmont-West Selmont *

GHOST TOWNS

* Cahaba *

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Biographies	Birth Records
Cemeteries	Census Records
Church Records	County Records
Court Records	Death Records
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Military Records	Misc Records
Newspaper Gleanings	Obituaries and Death Notices
Post Cards	School Records
Slavery Data	Wills and Probate Records
WEBSITE UPDATES: Feb 2025: Death News: SOLLIE, SMOKE; Marriage News: ANDERSON; Birth News: WARNELL, PERSONES, SLEDGE, PETTIWAY Dec 2024: Family: BATES Family Records, MOBLEY Family Records; Deeds: BATES; Probate Abstracts: BATES; Family: ANDERSON Family Records; Deeds: McDONALD, LEE, AYER, WISDOM, STEPHENS, SILMAN, MCPHAIL; Marriage News: MCKEE, BRAZELTON; Death News: KENNARD; Community News: WADDELL, MARTIN, "Central Texan"; County: Acts to provide for salt of lots in Cahawba, build state house in Cahawba. Nov 2024: Wills: Abstract of MAHAN; Family: DUNAWAY Family Records; Wills: DUNAWAY; Deeds: MAYES, BATES, MOBLEY, STROTHER; Wills: Probate Abstracts: BATES, HUTCHESON, TAYLOR Oct 2024: Ads: 1820 Cahawba Ads: GANTT, BAIRD, RIGGS, WILEY, ROBERTS, BATTLE, PARSONS, KING, TAYLOR, ROSE, PICKENS, BROWN, KENNEDY, RIVES, CLAP, DUNCAN, HOLT Jul 2024: Marriage News: COOK, WOOD Jun 2024: Death News: NELSON, MOON; Birth News: SEIGEL; Ads: JONES, Lunch Saloon, WALKER, Henry's Saloon, FRANELICH, LEONARD, VAUGHAN, MATHEWS, ERHART; Visiting News: HAYGOOD, GOLSBY, DUBOSE, LOCKET, HUDSON, GARY, CASON, WOLF, BERAY; Family Records: ENGLAND-HORNBUCKLE Family Bible; Wills: Will of Wm. KING; Cemeteries: Burials in Plantersville Christian Cemetery Feb 2024: Marriage News: AUBERRY, WILLIAMS, HOOD, BRAME, CAROTHERS, ROBBINS, WOODS, KING, HARDY, JOHNSON, CREELMAN, ENGLAND, BIGG, SMITH, MOORE, PENSON, CUMMINGS, LIDE; Death News: ROYSTON, TODD, SEYMOUR; Crime News: WILLIAMS; Sick List News: MABRY, HARALSON; Census: 1850 Mortality Schedule; Slavery: Free Negro Slave Owners of 1830; Cemeteries: Burials in NEW CAHABA CEMETERY, OLD CAHABA CEMETERY Oct 2023: Biographies: ADAMS; Marriage News: SMITH, CARNEY, SEALS, STRIDER, MARTIN, CRENSHAW Jun 2023: Marriage News: BATES, PHILLIPS, STEWART, SMITH, DRISKELL, WATSON, BROWN, SMITH; Death News: FORT, HUNTER, FITZGERALD; Calamity News: SAFFORD Feb 2023: Biographies: STREET; Death News: CARLYSLE, CRAIG

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Surrounding Counties

* Chilton County (north)

* Autauga County (northeast)

* Lowndes County (southeast)

* Wilcox County (south)

* Marengo County (west)

* Perry County (northwest)

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