Vital Records for Russell County, Alabama

Birth Records

• ADPH Vital Records (overview, ordering, office info)
• ADPH Forms (applications for certificates)
• FamilySearch: How to Find Alabama Birth Records
• VitalChek (official partner for ordering Alabama certificates)

Marriage Records

• ADPH Vital Records (marriage certificate ordering)
• CDC: Where to Write for Alabama Vital Records (marriage info)
• FamilySearch Wiki: Alabama Vital Records (includes marriage guidance)
• Alabama Probate Office Directory (county-level contacts)

Death Records

• ADPH Vital Records (death certificate ordering)
• FamilySearch: Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 (index)
• Alabama Department of Archives & History (research guidance and death record access notes)
• Find a Grave (cemetery and burial clues; verify with records)

Divorce Records

• ADPH: Divorce Certificates (ordering details)
• CDC: Where to Write for Alabama Vital Records (divorce info)
• USA.gov: How to get a divorce decree or certificate
• FamilySearch Wiki: Russell County, Alabama Genealogy (court locations and record hints)

Helpful Research Tools

• FamilySearch Wiki: Alabama Vital Records (what exists and where)
• FamilySearch Alabama collections (browse births, marriages, deaths, etc.)
• Alabama Department of Archives & History (ADAH)
• USGenWeb Project (free county and state genealogy resources)

Need Help or Want to Contribute?

If you have Russell County vital record transcriptions, Bible records, obituary transcriptions, or cemetery readings you would like to share, please get in touch.

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