The Montgomery County Archives holds and provides access to Montgomery County government records with historical and lasting administrative value.  Agencies with records in the MCA include the Montgomery County Probate Office, the Montgomery County Commission, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, the Montgomery County Revenue Commissioner, and the Montgomery County Circuit Court.  Examples of records held in or handled by the MCA include:

Montgomery County Probate Office

Orphans’ Court Minutes

Marriage Records, 1817-1970

Wills, 1817-1949

Probate Court Case Files, 1817-1990

Records of Conveyances, 1820-Present

Corporation Records, 1880s-1968

Military Discharges, 1910-1968

Election Records, 1840s-Present

Montgomery County Commission

Meeting Minutes, 1818-Present

Montgomery County Sheriff's Department

Jail Logs, 1880s-1978

Mug Shots, 1953-1978

Montgomery County Circuit Court

Civil Case Files, 1867-1976 (Divorces, 1867-1960)

Paper copies of records will be provided upon request, subject to the condition of the original record.  In many cases microfilm of the original records is available for viewing. 

Cost of copies:  $1.00, uncertified copy

                       $2.00, certified copy

For more information, contact: 

Lyn Frazer,
Montgomery County Archivist
Telephone:  334-832-7173, 334-315-2006
Fax:  334-832-7716
archives@mc-ala.org