Alabama County Names
Alabama became a state in 1819; before then, it was a part of the Mississippi Territory
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County Name |
Date Established |
Origin of Name |
County Seat |
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Autauga |
November 21, 1818 |
American Indian Village of Atagi |
Prattville |
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Baine, see Etowah |
December 7, 1866 |
Gen. David W. Baine, CSA |
Gadsden |
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Baldwin |
December 21, 1809 |
Sen. Abraham Baldwin/GA |
Bay Minette |
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Baker, see Chilton |
December 30, 1868 |
Alfred Baker |
Grantville |
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Barbour |
December 18, 1832 |
Gov. James Barbour/VA |
Clayton |
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Benton, see Calhoun |
December 18, 1832 |
U.S. Sen. Thomas Hart Benton/MO |
Jacksonville |
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Bibb |
February 7, 1818 |
Gov. William W. Bibb |
Centreville |
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Blount |
February 6, 1818 |
Gov. Willie G. Blount/TN |
Oneonta |
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Bullock |
December 5, 1866 |
Col. Edward C. Bullock |
Union Springs |
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Butler |
December 13, 1819 |
Capt. William Butler/Creek Wars |
Greenville |
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Cahawba, see Bibb |
February 7, 1818 |
Cahawba River, from the Choctaw for "water above" |
Cahawba |
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Calhoun |
December 18, 1832 |
Sen. John C. Calhoun/SC |
Anniston |
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Chambers |
December 18, 1832 |
Sen. Henry C. Chambers/AL |
Lafayette |
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Cherokee |
January 9, 1836 |
American Indian Tribe |
Centre |
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Chilton |
December 30, 1868 |
Confederate Cong. Wm. P. Chilton |
Clanton |
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Choctaw |
December 29, 1847 |
American Indian Tribe |
Butler |
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Clarke |
December 10, 1812 |
Gen. John Clarke/GA |
Grove Hill |
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Clay |
December 7, 1866 |
Sen. Henry Clay/KY |
Ashland |
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Cleburne |
December 6, 1866 |
Major Gen. Patrick Cleburne/AR |
Heflin |
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Coffee |
December 29, 1841 |
Gen. John Coffee |
Elba |
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Colbert |
February 6, 1867 |
Chiefs George & Levi Colbert |
Tuscumbia |
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Conecuh |
February 13, 1818 |
American Indian word |
Evergreen |
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Coosa |
December 18, 1832 |
Town of Alabama Indians |
Rockford |
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Cotaco; see Morgan |
February 8, 1818 |
Cotaco Creek |
Somerville |
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Covington |
December 17, 1821 |
Brig. Gen. Leonard Covington/MD |
Andalusia |
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Crenshaw |
November 30, 1866 |
Judge Anderson Crenshaw |
Luverne |
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Cullman |
January 24, 1877 |
Johann G. Cullmann |
Cullman |
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Dale |
December 22, 1824 |
Gen. Samuel Dale |
Ozark |
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Dallas |
February 9, 1818 |
A.J. Dallas, US Sec. of Treasury/PA |
Selma |
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Decatur |
December 7, 1821 |
Commodore Stephen Decatur |
Woodville |
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DeKalb |
January 9, 1836 |
Major Gen. Baron DeKalb/Am. Rev. |
Fort Payne |
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Elmore |
February 15, 1866 |
Gen. John A. Elmore |
Wetumpka |
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Escambia |
December 10, 1868 |
American Indian name/river |
Brewton |
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Etowah |
December 7, 1866 |
Cherokee Indian name |
Gadsden |
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Fayette |
December 20, 1824 |
Marquis de LaFayette |
Fayette |
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Franklin |
February 6, 1818 |
Benjamin Franklin |
Russellville |
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Geneva |
December 26, 1868 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Geneva |
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Greene |
December 13, 1819 |
Gen. Nathaniel Greene/GA |
Eutaw |
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Hale |
January 30, 1867 |
Col. Stephen F. Hale |
Greensboro |
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Hancock, see |
February 12, 1850 |
Gov. John Hancock/MA |
Double Springs |
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Henry |
December 13, 1819 |
Gov. Patrick Henry/VA |
Abbeville |
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Houston |
February 9, 1903 |
Gov. George S. Houston |
Dothan |
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Jackson |
December 13, 1819 |
Gen. Andrew Jackson |
Scottsboro |
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Jefferson |
December 13, 1819 |
Pres. Thomas Jefferson |
Birmingham |
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Jones, see Lamar |
February 4, 1867 |
E. P. Jones/Fayette County |
Vernon |
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Lamar |
February 4, 1867 |
Sen. L.Q.C. Lamar/MS |
Vernon |
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Lauderdale |
February 6, 1818 |
Col. James Lauderdale/TN |
Florence |
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Lawrence |
February 6, 1818 |
Capt. J. Lawrence, USN/VT |
Moulton |
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Lee |
December 5, 1866 |
Gen. Robert E. Lee |
Opelika |
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Limestone |
February 6, 1818 |
Limestone Creek |
Athens |
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Lowndes |
January 20, 1830 |
Cong. William Lowndes/SC |
Hayneville |
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Macon |
December 18, 1832 |
Sen. Nathaniel Macon/NC |
Tuskegee |
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Madison |
December 13, 1808 |
Pres. James Madison |
Huntsville |
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Marengo |
February 6, 1818 |
French battlefield |
Linden |
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Marion |
February 13, 1818 |
Gen. Francis Marion/SC |
Hamilton |
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Marshall |
January 9, 1836 |
Chief Justice John Marshall |
Guntersville |
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Mobile |
December 18, 1812 |
Named for Maubila Indians |
Mobile |
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Monroe |
June 29, 1815 |
Pres. James Monroe |
Monroeville |
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Montgomery |
December 6, 1816 |
Major L.P. Montgomery/TN |
Montgomery |
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Morgan |
February 6, 1818 |
Gen. Daniel Morgan/VA |
Decatur |
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Perry |
December 13, 1819 |
Commodore O.H. Perry/RI |
Marion |
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Pickens |
December 20, 1820 |
Gen. Andrew Pickens/SC |
Carrollton |
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Pike |
December 17, 1821 |
Gen. Zebulon M. Pike/NJ |
Troy |
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Randolph |
December 18, 1832 |
Sen. John Randolph/VA |
Wedowee |
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Russell |
December 18, 1832 |
Col. Gilbert C. Russell/Creek Wars |
Phenix City |
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Sanford, see Lamar |
February 4, 1867 |
H. C. Sanford/Cherokee County |
Vernon |
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St. Clair |
November 20, 1818 |
Gen. Arthur St. Clair/PA |
Ashville |
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Shelby |
February 7, 1818 |
Gov. Isaac Shelby/KY |
Columbiana |
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Sumter |
December 18, 1832 |
Gen. Thomas Sumter/SC |
Livingston |
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Talladega |
December 18, 1832 |
Town of Creek Indians |
Talladega |
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Tallapoosa |
December 18, 1832 |
American Indian name |
Dadeville |
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Tuscaloosa |
February 6, 1818 |
Chief Tuscaloosa |
Tuscaloosa |
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Walker |
December 26, 1823 |
Sen. John W. Walker |
Jasper |
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Washington |
June 4, 1800 |
Pres. George Washington |
Chatom |
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Wilcox |
December 13, 1819 |
Lt. J.M. Wilcox/Creek Wars |
Camden |
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Winston |
February 12, 1850 |
Gov. John A. Winston |
Double Springs |
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