Postcard of the Magic City sign over the Subway at Terminal Station in Birmingham, AL (probably in the 1940s era) Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data for the free use of all researchers. My name is Christina Anthony and as your Jefferson County, AL host I try to post as much data online as possible in order to make it freely available to all.  We gratefully accept contributions of raw data such as census information, marriage, birth, and death records, obituaries, county histories, biographies, old newspaper items - anything that would help someone build their family tree!! Feel free to  email me  with your contributions - every little bit helps!! If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact Kim to become a host.  Volunteer Information is available  here.   WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.

JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORY Jefferson County was established on December 13, 1819 by the Alabama legislature. It was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson. The county is located in the north-central portion of the state, on the southern extension of the Appalachians, in the center of the iron, coal and limestone belt of the South. Jefferson County is bordered by Blount, Bibb, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties. It encompasses 1,119 square miles. The county seat was at Carrollsville from 1819-1821, at Elyton from 1821-1873, and since 1873 has been at Birmingham, which was named for England's iron and steel center in Warwickshire. (Source: Wikipedia)