Lowndes County was created by an act of the Alabama General Assembly on Jan. 20, 1830. It was formed from parts of Montgomery, Dallas, and Butler counties. Lowndes County is located in the south-central portion of the state, in the Black Belt. It encompasses 714 square miles. The county is named for South Carolina statesman William Lowndes. The area has a rich aboriginal history and was a center of plantation life in Alabama. The county seat is Hayneville. Other significant towns include White Hall, Letohatchee, Lowndesboro and Fort Deposit.
Probate Office: 208 Tuskeena Street, P. O. Box 5, Hayneville, AL 36040.
Among Records Held: Births, 1911–1979*, 1881–1915, 1920–1935 Booklet; Deaths, 1920–1924 Booklets, 1881–1905, 1910–1919; Marriages, 1871–1928; Direct Index to Deed Records, 1830–1903; Deed Record, 1875–1900; General Grantee Index, 1830–1882; Wills, 1830–1936.
*Delayed.
Other: Orphan’s Court Minutes, 1847–1847, 1830–1838; Voter Lists, 1910–1927; Estate Records, 1833–1898, 1870–1944; Estate Records Inventory Records, 1830–1867; Estate of Bolling Smith, Slave Emancipation, 1835; Oath of Allegiance, 1865.