County Name
|
Established
|
Origin of Name
|
County Seat
|
Autauga
|
Nov 21, 1818
|
American Indian Village of Atagi
|
Prattville
|
Baine, see Etowah
| Dec 7, 1866
| Gen. David W. Baine, CSA
| Gadsden |
Baldwin
| Dec 21, 1809
| Sen. Abraham Baldwin/GA
| Bay Minette
|
Baker, see Chilton
| Dec 30, 1868
| Alfred Baker
| Grantville |
Barbour
|
Dec 18, 1832
|
Gov. James Barbour/VA
|
Clayton
|
Benton, see Calhoun
| Dec 18, 1832
| U.S. Sen. Thomas Hart Benton/MO
| Jacksonville
|
Bibb
|
Feb 7, 1818
|
Gov. William W. Bibb
|
Centreville
|
Blount
| Feb 6, 1818
| Gov. Willie G. Blount/TN
| Oneonta
|
Bullock
| Dec 5, 1866
| Col. Edward C. Bullock
| Union Springs
|
Butler
| Dec 13, 1819
| Capt. William Butler/Creek Wars
| Greenville
|
Cahawba, see Bibb
| Feb 7, 1818
| Cahawba River, from Choctaw "water above"
| Cahawba
|
Calhoun
| Dec 18, 1832
| Sen. John C. Calhoun/SC
| Anniston
|
Chambers
| Dec 18, 1832
| Sen. Henry C. Chambers/AL
| Lafayette
|
Cherokee
| Jan 9, 1836
| American Indian Tribe
| Centre
|
Chilton
| Dec 30, 1868
| Confederate Cong. Wm. P. Chilton
| Clanton
|
Choctaw
| Dec 29, 1847
| American Indian Tribe
| Butler
|
Clarke
| Dec 10, 1812
| Gen. John Clarke/GA
| Grove Hill
|
Clay
| Dec 7, 1866
| Sen. Henry Clay/KY
| Ashland
|
Cleburne
| Dec 6, 1866
| Major Gen. Patrick Cleburne/AR
| Heflin
|
Coffee
| Dec 29, 1841
| Gen. John Coffee
| Elba
|
Colbert
| Feb 6, 1867
| Chiefs George & Levi Colbert
| Tuscumbia
|
Conecuh
| Feb 13, 1818
| American Indian word
| Evergreen
|
Coosa
| Dec 18, 1832
| Town of Alabama Indians
| Rockford
|
Cotaco; see Morgan
| Feb 8, 1818
| Cotaco Creek
| Somerville
|
Covington
| Dec 17, 1821
| Brig. Gen. Leonard Covington/MD
| Andalusia
|
Crenshaw
| Nov 30, 1866
| Judge Anderson Crenshaw
| Luverne
|
Cullman
| Jan 24, 1877
| Johann G. Cullmann
| Cullman
|
Dale
| Dec 22, 1824
| Gen. Samuel Dale
| Ozark
|
Dallas
| Feb 9, 1818
| A.J. Dallas, US Sec. of Treasury/PA
| Selma
|
Decatur
| Dec. 7, 1821
| Commodore Stephen Decatur
| Woodville
|
DeKalb
| Jan 9, 1836
| Major Gen. Baron DeKalb/Am. Rev.
| Fort Payne
|
Elmore
| Feb 15, 1866
| Gen. John A. Elmore
| Wetumpka
|
Escambia
| Dec 10, 1868
| American Indian name/river
| Brewton
|
Etowah
| Dec 7, 1866
| Cherokee Indian name
| Gadsden
|
Fayette
| Dec 20, 1824
| Marquis de LaFayette
| Fayette
|
Franklin
| Feb 6, 1818
| Benjamin Franklin
| Russellville
|
Geneva
| Dec 26, 1868
| Geneva, Switzerland
| Geneva
|
Greene
| Dec 13, 1819
| Gen. Nathaniel Greene/GA
| Eutaw
|
Hale
| Jan 30, 1867
| Col. Stephen F. Hale
| Greensboro
|
Hancock, seeWinston
| Feb 12, 1850
| Gov. John Hancock/MA | Double Springs |
Henry
| Dec 13, 1819
| Gov. Patrick Henry/VA
| Abbeville
|
Houston
| Feb 9, 1903
| Gov. George S. Houston
| Dothan
|
Jackson
| Dec 13, 1819
| Gen. Andrew Jackson
| Scottsboro
|
Jefferson
| Dec 13, 1819
| Pres. Thomas Jefferson
| Birmingham
|
Jones, see Lamar
| Feb 4, 1867
| E. P. Jones/Fayette County | Vernon
|
Lamar
| Feb 4, 1867
| Sen. L.Q.C. Lamar/MS
| Vernon
|
Lauderdale
| Feb 6, 1818
| Col. James Lauderdale/TN
| Florence
|
Lawrence
| Feb 6, 1818
| Capt. J. Lawrence, USN/VT
| Moulton
|
Lee
| Dec 5, 1866
| Gen. Robert E. Lee
| Opelika
|
Limestone
| Feb 6, 1818
| Limestone Creek
| Athens
|
Lowndes
| Jan 20, 1830
| Cong. William Lowndes/SC
| Hayneville
|
Macon
| Dec 18, 1832
| Sen. Nathaniel Macon/NC
| Tuskegee
|
Madison
| Dec 13, 1808
| Pres. James Madison
| Huntsville
|
Marengo
| Feb 6, 1818
| French battlefield
| Linden
|
Marion
| Feb 13, 1818
| Gen. Francis Marion/SC
| Hamilton
|
Marshall
| Jan 9, 1836
| Chief Justice John Marshall
| Guntersville
|
Mobile
| Dec 18, 1812
| Named for Maubila Indians
| Mobile
|
Monroe
| Jun 29, 1815
| Pres. James Monroe
| Monroeville
|
Montgomery
| Dec 6, 1816
| Major L.P. Montgomery/TN
| Montgomery
|
Morgan
| Feb 6, 1818
| Gen. Daniel Morgan/VA
| Decatur
|
Perry
| Dec 13, 1819
| Commodore O.H. Perry/RI
| Marion
|
Pickens
| Dec 20, 1820
| Gen. Andrew Pickens/SC
| Carrollton
|
Pike
| Dec 17, 1821
| Gen. Zebulon M. Pike/NJ
| Troy
|
Randolph
| Dec 18, 1832
| Sen. John Randolph/VA
| Wedowee
|
Russell
| Dec 18, 1832
| Col. Gilbert C. Russell/Creek Wars
| Phenix City
|
Sanford, see Lamar
| Feb 4, 1867 | H. C. Sanford/Cherokee County | Vernon |
St. Clair
| Nov 20, 1818
| Gen. Arthur St. Clair/PA
| Ashville
|
Shelby
| Feb 7, 1818
| Gov. Isaac Shelby/KY
| Columbiana
|
Sumter
| Dec 18, 1832
| Gen. Thomas Sumter/SC
| Livingston
|
Talladega
| Dec 18, 1832
| Town of Creek Indians
| Talladega
|
Tallapoosa
| Dec 18, 1832
| American Indian name
| Dadeville
|
Tuscaloosa
| Feb 6, 1818
| Chief Tuscaloosa
| Tuscaloosa
|
Walker
| Dec 26, 1823
| Sen. John W. Walker
| Jasper
|
Washington
| Jun 4, 1800
| Pres. George Washington
| Chatom
|
Wilcox
| Dec 13, 1819
| Lt. J.M. Wilcox/Creek Wars
| Camden
|
Winston
| Feb 12, 1850
| Gov. John A. Winston
| Double Springs
|
. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921.