TALLAPOOSA
Tallapoosa County, established on December 18, 1832, derived its name from Creek origins. Dadeville serves as its county seat, and the county is positioned in the central area of the state.
County Formation
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TALLAPOOSA was created from MONTGOMERY and SHELBY. (Ala. Acts 1832, ann. sess., no. 11, secs. 5, 9/pp. 9-10)
02 Feb 1839
TALLAPOOSA lost to MONTGOMERY. (Ala. Acts 1838, ann. sess., no. 95/p. 99)
27 Jan 1845
TALLAPOOSA gained from MACON. (Ala. Acts 1844, ann. sess., no. 120/p. 66)
02 Feb 1846
TALLAPOOSA lost to MACON. (Ala. Acts 1845, ann. sess., no. 178/p. 154)
10 Feb 1866
TALLAPOOSA lost a small area to CHAMBERS to accommodate local property owners. (Ala. Acts 1865, reg. sess., no. 416/p. 554)
05 Dec 1866
TALLAPOOSA lost to the creation of LEE. (Ala. Acts 1866, reg. sess., no. 61, sec. 1/p. 50)
31 Dec 1866
In late December 1866, TALLAPOOSA lost to the creation of ELMORE. (Ala. Acts 1865, reg. sess., no. 312, secs. 1, 4/pp. 484-485)
16 Feb 1867
TALLAPOOSA gained a small area from LEE. (Ala. Acts 1866, reg. sess., no. 480/p. 543)
14 Feb 1870
TALLAPOOSA lost a small area to ELMORE to accommodate local property owners. (Ala. Acts 1869, reg. sess., no. 125/p. 105)
09 Feb 1877
TALLAPOOSA lost a small area to CLAY. (Ala. Acts 1876, bien. sess., no. 207/p. 233)
17 Feb 1885
TALLAPOOSA lost a small area to MACON. (Ala. Acts 1884, bien. sess., no. 379/p. 676)
06 Aug 1915
TALLAPOOSA lost small area to LEE. (Ala. Acts 1915, quad. sess., loc., no. 212/p. 170)
14 Sep 1963
TALLAPOOSA exchanged small areas with COOSA [mistake in description corrected 20 April 1965]. (Ala. Acts 1963, reg. sess., no. 503/p.1086)
20 Apr 1965
The boundary between TALLAPOOSA and COOSA was redefined, correcting the mistake of 14 September 1963 [no change]. (Ala. Acts 1965, 1st spec. sess., no. 202/p. 271)
RECORDS
Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1881 1835 1881 1835 1832 1835 1816
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908. General compliance for births was achieved by 1927 and for deaths by 1925.
Tallapoosa County records;
Vital records for Tallapoosa County, Alabama, have been available since the Alabama Center for Health Statistics began filing birth certificates in 1908 for persons born in Alabama. These records include birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates.
For those conducting genealogical research, it’s important to note that by Alabama law, birth certificates are confidential records with restricted access for 125 years from the date of birth. This means that birth records are only available to the person named on the certificate and their immediate family members or legal representatives until they become public records.
If you’re looking to obtain vital records from Tallapoosa County, you can apply for them at any local county health department in Alabama, or mail your application to the Alabama Department of Public Health. Most records can be obtained from the county health department in 30 minutes or less, or through the mail in about seven to ten days.
The cost for obtaining a first copy of any vital record is $15.00, and $6.00 for each additional copy of the same record2. For more detailed information or to request a certificate, you might want to visit the official Alabama Department of Public Health website.
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Communities and Towns
Agricola, Alexander City (Youngville), Barnesville, Benson, Blue Creek, Bulgers, Buttston, Camp Hill (Burnt Hill, Ashbank) Carrville, Cherokee Bluffs, Concord, Cowpens, Cosby, Dadeville, Daviston, Dudleyville (Pittsborough), East Tallassee, Easton, Elder (Ingram's Gap, Lickskillet, Pleasant Hill), Emuckfaw, Fosheeton, Frog Eye, Goldville, Hackneyville, Hamlet, Jackson's gap, Liberty City, New Site, Okfuskee, Ourtown, Perryville, Pine Grove, Pinnell, Ponders, Reeltown, Sandy Creek, Sardis, Simpson, Slaughters, Smut Row, Spinks, Still Waters, Strurdivant, Suzanna, Truett, Thornton, Union, Walnut Hill, Doss Mountain, Elkahatchee Creek, Hillabee Creek, Hog Mountain, Lake Martin, Sougahatchee River, Wind Creek, Zana.
1911
BOOKS
Tallapoosa, Alabama History
LINK: A history of Tallapoosa County : Ingram, William Pressley : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
A History of Tallapoosa County
by Ingram, William Pressley
Publication date 1951
Topics
Tallapoosa County (Ala.)--History, Tallapoosa County, Tallapoosa County (Ala.), Alabama -- Tallapoosa County
Publisher
[Birmingham? Ala.]
Collection
allen_county; Americana
Contributor
Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Language
English
119 pages 23 cm
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Tallapoosa : a novel
by Williamson, Larry, 1938-
Publication date 2001
Topics Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction, Creek Indians -- Wars -- Fiction, Tallapoosa River Valley (Ga. and Ala.) -- Fiction, United States -- History -- 1809-1817 -- Fiction
Publisher
Montgomery, AL : Court Street Press
Collection
internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled
Contributor Internet Archive Language English
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* '''Book''': Johnson Jones Hooper, ''[https://n2t.net/ark:/13960/s22zmprfgh4 adventures of captain Simon Suggs, late of the Tallapoosa Volunteers]''<br/>1969; page: (8 of 248)<br/>[https://archive.org/details/adventuresofcapt0000john/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive] (accessed 1 June 2024)
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* '''Book''': Elizabeth D. Schafer, ''Lake Martin, Alabama's Crown Jewel''<br/>United States: Arcadia, 2002, page Front Cover<br/>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Lake_Martin_Alabama_s_Crown_Jewel/16RhGdhIH68C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=TALLAPOOSA+ALABAMA&pg=PA3&printsec=frontcover Google Books] (accessed 1 June 2024)
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* '''Book''': Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, ''History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography: Volume 1''<br/>United States: S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1921, page 527<br/>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_Alabama_and_Dictionary_of_Ala/ZEkUAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=TALLAPOOSA+ALABAMA&pg=PA527&printsec=frontcover Google Books] (accessed 1 June 2024)
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