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Originally named Baker Co.
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Welcome to Chilton County Alabama site part of The Heart
Of Dixie Project.
Chilton is up for adoption and if you are interested in
adopting Chilton please contact
Margie Daniels . If you are a Chilton County researcher and
would like to contribute records or help others also contact Margie.
Good Luck
State Manager Margie Daniels
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Highways
- Interstate 65
- U.S. Highway 31
- State Route 22
- U.S. Highway 82
Cities and Towns
- Calera (part - part of Calera is in
Shelby County)
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Clanton
- Jemison
- Maplesville
- Thorsby
- Grantville
- Verbena
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Neighbors
- Shelby County (north)
- Coosa County (east)
- Elmore County (southeast)
- Autauga County (south)
- Perry County (southwest)
- Bibb County (northwest)
1895 Chilton Atlas |
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| Chilton County, known for its peaches is located in
the central part of the state. It was created by the Alabama
legislature on Dec. 30,1868 from lands taken from Autauga,
Bibb, Perry, and Shelby counties. Chilton County encompasses 695
square miles. The Coosa River forms the eastern boundary of the
county. Originally named Baker Co., Chilton Co. received its
present name on Dec. 17,1874 in honor of William Parish
Chilton, Sr., 1810-1871, a lawyer who became Chief Justice of
the Alabama Supreme Court and later represented Montgomery
County in the Congress of the Confederate States of America. On
February 8,1861 Wm. Chilton gaveled the Confederacy into
existence, as acting leader of the Provisional Congress.
The original county seat was at Grantville. When the
courthouse burned in 1870, the county seat was removed to
Goosepond, a stop on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The
town was renamed Clanton after Brig. Gen. James Holt Clanton.
Other significant towns and communities are Jemison, Thorsby,
Verbena, Maplesville, and Mountain Creek. |
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| Chilton Genealogy Related Sites
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Chilton County Historical Society and Archives, Inc.
PO Box 644
Clanton, Al. 35046-0644
Newsletter
Choctaw
Choctaw Co. Public Library
205-459-2542
Chilton Newspapers
Probate Office
Chilton County Judge of Probate
500 2nd Ave. North
PO Box 270
Clanton, Al.
205 755-1555 |
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