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Alabama Archives: 81 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

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Originally part of the Mississippi Territory, Alabama became the nation’s 22nd state on 14 December 1819. It is the 30th largest state in the country, and the 23rd most populous.

photo of the State Capitol Building, Montgomery, Alabama
Photo: State Capitol Building, Montgomery, Alabama. Credit: the Carol M. Highsmith Archive collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

If you are researching your ancestry from Alabama, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online AL newspaper archives: 81 titles to help you search your family history in “The Yellowhammer State,” providing coverage from 1813 to Today. There are more than 21 million articles and records in our online Alabama newspaper archives!

Dig deep into our online archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your Alabama ancestors in these AL newspapers. Our Alabama newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).

Search Alabama Newspaper Archives (1813 – 2003)

Search Alabama Recent Obituaries (1992 – Current)

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Illustration: state flag of Alabama. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Here is a list of online Alabama newspapers in the historical archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The AL newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.

City Title Date Range* Collection
Alabaster Alabaster Reporter 08/10/2008 – Current Recent Obituaries
Albertville Sand Mountain Reporter 03/22/2001 – Current Recent Obituaries
Alexander City Alexander City Outlook 01/12/2003 – Current Recent Obituaries
Andalusia Andalusia Star-News 07/02/2002 – Current Recent Obituaries
Anniston Anniston Star 10/01/1998 – Current Recent Obituaries
Anniston Jacksonville News 08/27/1998 – Current Recent Obituaries
Athens News-Courier 02/01/2006 – Current Recent Obituaries
Atmore Atmore Advance 11/09/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Birmingham Age-Herald 07/01/1894 – 03/31/1901 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Birmingham News: Web Edition Articles 08/22/2012 – Current Recent Obituaries
Birmingham Birmingham News 04/27/1993 – Current Recent Obituaries
Birmingham Labor Advocate 06/29/1895 – 12/20/1902 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Wide-Awake 01/24/1900 – 01/24/1900 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Birmingham Courier 08/19/1899 – 09/12/1903 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Birmingham Times 07/15/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Blakeley Blakeley Sun 12/12/1818 – 06/02/1819 Newspaper Archives
Brewton Brewton Standard 10/08/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries
Cahawba Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer 07/10/1819 – 05/14/1825 Newspaper Archives
Cahawba Alabama Watchman 08/08/1820 – 12/15/1820 Newspaper Archives
Claiborne Alabama Courier 03/19/1819 – 10/15/1819 Newspaper Archives
Clanton Clanton Advertiser 06/24/2008 – Current Recent Obituaries
Columbiana Shelby County Reporter 03/27/2002 – Current Recent Obituaries
Cullman Cullman Times 12/27/2007 – Current Recent Obituaries
Cullman Nord Alabama Colonist 07/01/1881 – 07/01/1881 Newspaper Archives
Dadeville Dadeville Record 09/08/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Decatur Decatur Daily 08/01/2006 – Current Recent Obituaries
Demopolis Demopolis Times 04/10/2002 – Current Recent Obituaries
Dothan Dothan Eagle 08/16/2005 – Current Recent Obituaries
Eclectic Eclectic Observer 04/04/2013 – Current Recent Obituaries
Enterprise Enterprise Ledger 03/26/2008 – Current Recent Obituaries
Eufaula Eufaula Tribune 02/08/2011 – Current Recent Obituaries
Fort Deposit Lowndes Signal 03/06/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Fort Payne Times-Journal 09/13/2003 – Current Recent Obituaries
Gardendale North Jefferson News 06/27/2007 – Current Recent Obituaries
Greenville Greenville Advocate 01/05/2000 – Current Recent Obituaries
Grove Hill Grove Hill Herald 03/06/1850 – 12/06/1854 Newspaper Archives
Grove Hill Southern Recorder 02/24/1847 – 11/07/1849 Newspaper Archives
Hartselle Hartselle Enquirer 10/03/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries
Heflin Cleburne News 02/14/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Huntsville Democrat 10/03/1833 – 10/03/1833 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Alabama Republican 04/18/1818 – 08/05/1819 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Huntsville Star 01/26/1900 – 01/26/1900 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Huntsville Gazette 06/18/1881 – 12/29/1894 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Huntsville Times, The: Web Edition Articles 09/30/2012 – Current Recent Obituaries
Huntsville Madison Gazette 10/19/1813 – 04/18/1815 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Huntsville Gazette 12/21/1816 – 12/21/1816 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Huntsville Times 01/02/1992 – Current Recent Obituaries
Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle 01/22/1998 – Current Recent Obituaries
Lanett Valley Times-News 03/18/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Leeds Leeds News 02/04/2009 – Current Recent Obituaries
Luverne Luverne Journal 06/03/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Madison Madison County Record 04/30/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Mobile Press-Register 11/01/1992 – Current Recent Obituaries
Mobile Mobile Register 10/22/1833 – 02/19/2003 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Evening Telegraph 11/03/1864 – 11/03/1864 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Alabama Staats-Zeitung 01/10/1900 – 02/08/1917 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Mercantile Advertiser 10/07/1833 – 10/07/1833 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Gazette and Commercial Advertiser 01/05/1820 – 12/29/1820 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Press-Register: Web Edition Articles 10/01/2012 – Current Recent Obituaries
Montgomery Montgomery Enterprise 01/26/1900 – 01/26/1900 Newspaper Archives
Montgomery Montgomery Advertiser 05/11/1901 – 12/31/1922 Newspaper Archives
Montgomery Daily Confederation 05/01/1858 – 07/17/1860 Newspaper Archives
Montgomery Daily Alabama Journal 04/14/1849 – 12/31/1853 Newspaper Archives
Opelika Opelika-Auburn News 01/30/2008 – Current Recent Obituaries
Pelham Pelham Reporter 07/15/2009 – Current Recent Obituaries
Pell City St. Clair Times 07/26/2001 – Current Recent Obituaries
Pell City St. Clair News Aegis 07/09/2008 – Current Recent Obituaries
Piedmont Piedmont Journal 02/11/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Rainsville Weekly Post 03/15/2001 – Current Recent Obituaries
Russellville Franklin County Times 10/06/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel 09/28/2004 – Current Recent Obituaries
Selma Daily Chattanooga Rebel 11/21/1864 – 04/27/1865 Newspaper Archives
Selma Selma Times-Journal 10/02/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries
St. Stephens Halcyon 06/02/1818 – 11/27/1820 Newspaper Archives
Talladega Daily Home 01/20/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Tallassee Tallassee Tribune 02/27/2013 – Current Recent Obituaries
Troy Messenger 08/01/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Chronicle 10/20/1827 – 10/27/1827 Newspaper Archives
Tuscaloosa Alabama Intelligencer and State Rights Expositor 03/02/1833 – 12/05/1835 Newspaper Archives
Tuscumbia North Alabamian 11/17/1865 – 12/07/1866 Newspaper Archives
Wetumpka Wetumpka Herald 10/06/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries

*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.

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