Online Alabama Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Alabama Death Records Indexes

Alabama Vital Records Indexes at Ancestry (these require payment):
- Alabama Death Index, 1908-1959
- Alabama Marriage Index, 1800-1969 (Selected Counties and Years) spouses not always listed
- Alabama Divorce Index, 1950-1959
- Index to Alabama Wills, 1808-1870 (coverage varies by county) scanned searchable book online; compiled by the DAR
- Alabama Death Record of State Convicts, 1843-1951

Alabama Death Records Index, 1908-1974 from FamilySearch free with registration
- You must be at a Family History Center or FamilySearch affiliate library to view images of the death certificates.

Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976 from FamilySearch; for various counties; coverage varies by county
Alabama, Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records, 1837-1970 at Ancestry/requires payment; coverage varies by parish; some parishes not included
Alabama Coal Mine Fatalities, 1898-1938 at Ancestry/free to search

Alabama Death Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Bibb County Cemeteries
Birmingham -- see Jefferson County below
Dale County: Ozark Dale County Public Library Obituary Database
Huntsville -- see Madison County below
Jefferson County and Birmingham...
- Birmingham Public Library Local and Genealogy Databases includes...
  - Birmingham Area Newspapers Obituaries Index, 1918-1996
  - Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery Interments
  - Red Mountain Cemetery Record of Interments, 1888-1906 - burials of indigent dead
  - Shadow Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery Interments - African American cemetery in Birmingham
  - Jefferson County Probate Court, Loose Records (1852-1936)
- Deeds, Wills, Administrations of Jefferson County, State of Alabama, Book 1: 1818-1833 and Book 2: 1833-1844
- Birmingham, Alabama, Obituary Index, 1930-1996 at Ancestry/free to search
- Oak Hill Cemetery...
  - Oak Hill Cemetery Burial Search cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama; When you get there, scroll down near the bottom for the burial search.
  - Oak Hill Cemetery Index, 1873-2009 at Ancestry/free to search
- Red Mountain Cemetery Record of Interments, 1888-1906 at Ancestry/free to search; cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama; has about 4600 burials of indigent dead
- Hueytown Historical Society's Cemeteries of Southwest Jefferson County, Alabama PDF files - listed by cemetery
Lauderdale County Obituary and Cemetery Indexes
Lawrence County Archives - Genealogy Databases includes indexes for cemeteries, marriages, wills and more
Madison County...
- Madison County: Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Obituaries Index
- Madison County: City of Huntsville Cemetery Burials Search
Mobile County: Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards, 1836-1995 at FamilySearch Mobile, Alabama
- Friends of Magnolia Cemetery, Funeral Books, 1911-1965 at FamilySearch
Montgomery County...
- Montgomery County Cemeteries
- Montgomery County Estate Files Index, 1820s to 1940s
Shelby County Cemetery and Obituary Indexes
Tuscaloosa County...
- Tuscaloosa Public Library: Tuscaloosa News Obituary Index and Alabama Citizen Obituary Index
- Tuscaloosa County Probate Search requires registration
Walker County: Davis Cemetery Burials - Dora, Alabama
Winston County: Indexes for Death Records, Obituaries, Mortality Schedules and Wills also has some birth & marriage indexes

Also... Alabama Genealogy Databases at Ancestry (requires payment) includes census records 1830-1940, vital records indexes, WWI draft cards, and more

Ordering Alabama Vital Records

Alabama Center for Health Statistics - Order Alabama Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Certificates by Mail (requires payment; restrictions may apply)
- begins with 1908 for birth and death certificates; 1936 for marriage; and 1950 for divorce; try local clerks or courts for records prior to those years

Online Alabama Death Records Indexes & Obituaries

A Genealogy Guide for Finding Obituaries, Cemetery Burials & Death Indexes