Records Land Records Maps Tax Records Order specific documents in a courthouse Order a copy of Census Records Order a professional courthouse search Census Records Federal Populations Schedules. The first federal census was taken in 1820.
Records exist for only eight of the thirty enumerated counties.
These counties include Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, and Wilcox. Part of the 1820 state census,Lawrence County, still exists and is also housed at the state archives. It has been published as 1820. 1920 Part of the 1800 census for Richland District is missing. The 1850 census of York and Lexington districts indicates county of birth as well as state for each person.