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.
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)
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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