| County |
County seat |
Created |
Formed from |
Etymology |
Administrator |
Map |
Autauga County |
Prattville |
1818 |
Montgomery County |
The Autauga or Atagi people,
Native Americans who were a sub-group of the Alibamu |
Available |
|
Baldwin County |
Bay Minette |
1809 |
Washington County and West Florida |
Abraham
Baldwin (1754-1807), U.S. legislator from Georgia |
Available |
|
Barbour County |
Clayton |
1832 |
Pike County |
James Barbour (1775-1842), Governor
of Virginia and U.S. Senator |
Available |
|
Bibb County |
Centreville |
1818 |
Montgomery County (as Cahawba County) |
William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820),
1st Governor of Alabama |
Available |
|
Blount County |
Oneonta |
1818 |
Montgomery County and Indian territories |
Willie Blount (1768-1835), Governor
of Tennessee. |
Available |
|
Bullock County |
Union Springs |
1866 |
Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, and Pike Counties |
Edward Bullock (1822-1861), colonel
in the Confederate States Army |
Available |
|
Butler County |
Greenville |
1819 |
Conecuh and Monroe Counties |
William Butler (?-1818), captain in the
Creek War |
Available |
|
Calhoun County |
Anniston |
1832 |
St. Clair County (as Benton County) |
John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), 7th U.S. Vice President |
Available |
|
Chambers
County |
LaFayette |
1832 |
Montgomery County |
Henry H. Chambers (1790-1826), U.S. Senator |
Available |
|
Cherokee County |
Centre |
1836 |
Cherokee territory |
Cherokee
people |
Available |
|
Chilton County |
Clanton |
1868 |
Autauga, Bibb, Perry, and Shelby Counties (as Baker County) |
William Parish Chilton (1810-1871),
Alabama Supreme Court Justice and Confederate congressman |
Available |
|
Choctaw County |
Butler |
1847 |
Sumter and Washington Counties |
Choctaw people,
whose lands included Alabama |
Available |
|
Clarke County |
Grove Hill |
1812 |
Washington County |
John Clarke (1766-1832), general from Georgia |
Available |
|
Clay
County |
Ashland |
1866 |
Randolph and Talladega Counties |
Henry Clay (1777-1852), U.S. legislator from Kentucky |
Available |
|
Cleburne County |
Heflin |
1866 |
Calhoun,
Randolph , and Talladega Counties |
Patrick Cleburne (1828-1864), major general in Confederate States Army |
Available |
|
Coffee County |
Elba |
1841 |
Dale
County |
John Coffee (1772-1833), military leader in War of 1812 and Creek War |
Available |
|
Colbert County |
Tuscumbia |
1867 |
Franklin County |
George
Colbert (?-1839) and Levi Colbert (?–1834), Chickasaw chiefs. |
Available |
|
Conecuh County |
Evergreen |
1818 |
Monroe County |
The Conecuh River,
which flows through the county |
Available |
|
Coosa County |
Rockford |
1832 |
Montgomery County |
The Coosa River, which flows through the county, after
a Native American village |
Available |
|
Covington County |
Andalusia |
1821 |
Henry County |
Leonard Covington (1768-1813), brigadier general in War
of 1812 and U.S. Congressman |
Available |
|
Crenshaw County |
Luverne |
1866 |
Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, and Pike Counties |
Anderson Crenshaw
(1783-1847), settler of Butler County |
Available |
|
Cullman County |
Cullman |
1877 |
Blount, Morgan, and Winston Counties |
Colonel John G. Cullmann
(1823-1895), founder of county seat |
Available |
|
Dale County |
Ozark |
1824 |
Covington and Henry Counties |
Samuel Dale (1772-1841), brigadier general
and state legislator |
Available |
|
Dallas County |
Selma |
1818 |
Monroe and Montgomery Counties |
Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817), U.S. Secretary
of Treasury |
Available |
|
DeKalb County |
Fort Payne |
1836 |
Cherokee territory |
Johann de Kalb (1721-1780), major general in American Revolutionary
War |
Available |
|
Elmore County |
Wetumpka |
1866 |
Autauga, Coosa, Montgomery, and Tallapoosa Counties |
John Archer Elmore (1762-1834), Revolutionary
War veteran |
Available |
|
Escambia County |
Brewton |
1868 |
Baldwin and Conecuh Counties |
Escambia Creek, a tributary of the Conecuh River |
Available |
|
Etowah
County |
Gadsden |
1866 |
Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall, and St. Clair Counties (as Baine County) |
Etowah Indian Mounds |
Available |
|
Fayette
County |
Fayette |
1824 |
Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Walker Counties |
Marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834), Revolutionary War commander |
Available |
|
Franklin
County |
Russellville |
1818 |
Cherokee territory |
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), politician, diplomat, inventor, and publisher |
Available |
|
Geneva
County |
Geneva |
1868 |
Coffee, Dale, and Henry Counties |
county seat, named after Geneva, New York |
Available |
|
Greene County |
Eutaw |
1819 |
Marengo and
Tuscaloosa Counties |
Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), Revolutionary War general |
Available |
|
Hale County |
Greensboro |
1867 |
Greene, Marengo, Perry,
and Tuscaloosa Counties |
Stephen F. Hale (1816-1862), lieutenant colonel in Confederate States Army |
Available |
|
Henry County |
Abbeville |
1819 |
Conecuh
County |
Patrick Henry (1736-1799), Revolutionary War patriot and Governor of Virginia |
Available |
|
Houston County |
Dothan |
1903 |
Dale, Geneva,
and Henry Counties |
George S. Houston (1811-1879), 24th Governor of Alabama and U.S. Congressman |
Available |
|
Jackson County |
Scottsboro |
1819 |
Cherokee
territory |
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th U.S. President |
Available |
|
Jefferson County |
Birmingham |
1819 |
Blount County |
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826),
3rd U.S. President |
Available |
|
Lamar County |
Vernon |
1867 |
Fayette and Marion Counties (as Jones County) |
Lucius Q. C. Lamar (1825-1893), U.S.
Supreme Court justice |
Available |
|
Lauderdale County |
Florence |
1818 |
Cherokee and Chickasaw territories |
James Lauderdale (1780-1814), Colonel
in War of 1812 |
Available |
|
Lawrence County |
Moulton |
1818 |
Cherokee territory |
James Lawrence (1781-1813), naval officer in War of 1812 |
Available |
|
Lee
County |
Opelika |
1866 |
Chambers, Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa Counties |
Robert E. Lee (1807=1870), Commander of the Confederate States Army |
Available |
|
Limestone
County |
Athens |
1818 |
Elk and Madison Counties |
Limestone Creek, named for local geological deposits |
Available |
|
Lowndes County |
Hayneville |
1830 |
Butler,
Dallas, and Montgomery Counties |
William Lowndes (1782-1822), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina |
Available |
|
Macon County |
Tuskegee |
1832 |
Montgomery
County |
Nathaniel Macon (1758-1837), U.S. legislator from North Carolina |
Available |
|
Madison County |
Huntsville |
1808 |
Cherokee and Chickasaw
territories |
James Madison (1751-1836), 4th U.S. President |
Available |
|
Marengo County |
Linden |
1818 |
Choctaw territory |
Battle of Marengo |
Available |
|
Marion
County |
Hamilton |
1818 |
Tuscaloosa County |
Francis Marion (1732-1795), military leader in American Revolutionary War |
Available |
|
Marshall County |
Guntersville |
1836 |
Blount
and Jackson Counties and Cherokee territory |
John Marshall (1755-1832), Chief Justice of the United States 1801-1835 |
Available |
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|
Mobile |
1812 |
Mobile District of West Florida after annexation into Mississippi Territory |
County seat and Mobile Bay, on which it
is located, after the Maubila tribe of Native Americans |
Available |
|
Monroe County |
Monroeville |
1815 |
Creek territory |
James Monroe (1758-1831),
5th U.S. President |
Available |
|
Montgomery County |
Montgomery |
1816 |
Monroe County |
Lemuel P. Montgomery (?-1814), Major in Creek War |
Available |
|
Morgan
County |
Decatur |
1818 |
Cherokee territory (as Cotaco County) |
Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), U.S. Congressman |
Available |
|
Perry County |
Marion |
1819 |
Cahawba,
Dallas, Marengo, and Tuscaloosa Counties |
Oliver Hazard Perry (1795-1819), naval officer in War of 1812 |
Available |
|
Pickens County |
Carrollton |
1820 |
Tuscaloosa
County |
Andrew Pickens (1739-1817), General in the Revolutionary War |
Available |
|
Pike County |
Troy |
1821 |
Henry and Montgomery Counties |
Zebulon
Pike (1779-1813), explorer and officer in War of 1812 |
Available |
|
Randolph County |
Wedowee |
1832 |
St. Clair and Shelby Counties |
John Randolph
(1773-1833), U.S. Senator from Virginia |
Available |
|
Russell County |
Phenix City |
1832 |
Montgomery and Pike Counties |
Gilbert C. Russell (1782-1861),
officer in Creek War |
Available |
|
St. Clair County |
Ashville and Pell City |
1818 |
Shelby County |
Arthur St. Clair (1736-1818), President of Continental
Congress |
Available |
|
Shelby County |
Columbiana |
1818 |
Montgomery County |
Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), Governor of Kentucky |
Available |
|
Sumter County |
Livingston |
1832 |
Choctaw
territory |
Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), U.S. legislator |
Available |
|
Talladega County |
Talladega |
1832 |
St. Clair and Shelby Counties |
Talatigi, Creek
Indian name for the county seat, meaning "border town" |
Available |
|
Tallapoosa County |
Dadeville |
1832 |
Montgomery and Shelby Counties |
Tallapoosa
River |
Available |
|
Tuscaloosa County |
Tuscaloosa |
1818 |
Montgomery County and Choctaw territory |
Tuscaloosa River and county seat |
Available |
|
Walker
County |
Jasper |
1823 |
Blount, Jefferson, and Tuscaloosa Counties |
John Williams Walker (1783-1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama |
Available |
|
Washington
County |
Chatom |
1800 |
Adams and Pickering Counties of Mississippi Territory |
George Washington (1732-1799), 1st U.S. President |
Available |
|
Wilcox
County |
Camden |
1819 |
Dallas and Monroe Counties |
Joseph M. Wilcox (1790-1814), lieutenant in Creek War |
Available |
|
Winston County |
Double Springs |
1850 |
Walker
County (as Hancock County) |
John A. Winston (1812=1871), 15th Governor of Alabama |
Available |
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