Obituaries are notices of a
deceased, usually placed in newspapers by funeral homes, or
members of the deceased's family. The obituary traditionally can
include valuable information, such as date of death and names of
close family members. This page provides links to Alabama
obituaries, death records, databases and AL genealogy resources
Search by County:
total number AL obituary indexes: 883
Large Obituary Databases
There are some sites on the internet that
have large
databases from many sources and often, because of their size
can provide a search box to quickly find the obituary for
which you may be searching:
GenealogyBank - Recent Obituaries 1992 - Current
browse GenealogyBank's collection (1977-
current) of hundreds of US newspapers
GenealogyBank - Historical Newspaper Archive 1690 - 2007
search over1 billion newspaper
articles in this mega collection of older newspapers
including obituary, marriage, birth and
death announcements
Legacy.com - Obituary and Death Notice Database search
by name, age of notice or region for recent obituaries and
guest books from
over 800 newspapers in the United States and worldwide. updated daily.
NewspaperArchive - Search 130 Million Newspaper Pages for Obituaries
 browse 120 million newspaper pages from 1690 - Current. Search by US city, state or by year or decade
Obituary
Daily Times
is a daily index of over 16 million published obituaries
Alabama Obituaries
Databases of obituaries from many newspapers typically may
contain the following information: date of death, age at death,
newspaper name, date of paper and page of citation. Some sites
may even have scanned original Alabama obituaries and provided
them online.
Alabama
Newspaper Obituaries at Ancestorhunt
this site has a useful range of links to AL resources
Alabama Deaths Index 1908-59
includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of
death, and the state certificate number - at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com's Historical Newspaper Collection - Alabama 1878-1976
scanned images of old newspaper pages
Alabama
USGenWeb Obituary Project database
of archived newspaper obituaries and obits contributed by members,
maintained by US GenWeb Archives
Directory
of Alabama Obituaries and Newspaper Links
transcription of over 250,000 obituaries as provided by researchers
Obits Index - Alabama
recent obituaries of individuals born in Alabama
Alabama Obituary Lookup Volunteers
having trouble finding that elusive obit? get some help from one of these volunteers
Alabama Genealogy Resources
These sites may contain Alabama
records that could be useful
in your research:
Alabama
Death Records Search results can include
location and date of death, obituary records, cemetery listings, death
certificate access - at Genealogy Archives
Cyndi's List
- Obituaries a large collection of links
to useful resources including obit mailing lists, newsgroups, funeral
homes and an alphabetical name database
How to Obtain Alabama Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates this site covers methods of obtaining Alabama vital records, such contacting the relevant government vital records office by phone, by post or by applying online,
if available
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