Montgomery County was created by the Mississippi Territory General Assembly on Dec. 6, 1816. It is located in the south-central part of the state and is bounded on the north by the Alabama and Tallapoosa Rivers. It encompasses 793 square miles. The county was named in honor of Major Lemuel Putnam Montgomery (Tennessee) who was killed in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 1814. The county seat was established in Montgomery, which was also selected as the state capital in 1846. Other significant communities include Hope Hull, Ramer, Pike Road and Mt. Meigs.
Probate Office: 100 South Lawrence Street, P. O. Box 223, Montgomery, AL 36101.
Research Support Groups: Montgomery County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 230194, Montgomery, AL 36123-0194. Publication: MGS Quarterly.
Among Records Held: Birth Decrees, 1908–1907, 1944–1952*; Deaths, 1908–1912; Marriage Records and Indicies, 1865–1950; Index to Real Estate Conveyances, 1820–1901; Deed Records, 1817–1932; Wills, 1817–1932.
*Birth Decrees.
Other: Real and Personal Property, 1866–1875, 1883–1920, 1878–1881; Orphan Court Minutes, 1817–1848; Records, 1831–1854; Probate Judge Minutes, 1850–1928; Estate Case File, 1817–1949; Estate Records, 1819–1949; Tax Books, 1917–1920; Tax Books/Personal Property, 1852–1864, 1912.