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Colbert County Alabama Genealogy

County Seat: Tuscumbia


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History

The Chickasaw and Cherokee peoples are the earliest known inhabitants of Colbert County, an area that was part of their territories for hundreds of years. Before they emerged, there were earlier cultures of indigenous peoples who established settlements and seasonal villages for thousands of years in the area.

In the 1810s, settlers began to settle in an area at a crossroads that developed as Leighton, Alabama. Colbert County was originally established during the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War on February 6, 1867. The state legislature split it from Franklin County over political issues. It was abolished eight months later on November 29, 1867 by an Alabama constitutional convention, and reestablished by the legislature on February 24, 1870.

In 1890, the eastern boundary of Colbert County was changed from County Line Road to Town Creek; this resulted in all of the town of Leighton placed within Colbert County. Colbert County is the location of Ivy Green, the birthplace of noted author and activist Helen Keller. Colbert County includes the cities of Sheffield and Muscle Shoals, where many popular American and British musicians, such as Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones, respectively, recorded music.


Communities

Cities: Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia (county seat).

Towns: Cherokee, Leighton, Littleville.

Unincorporated communities: Allsboro, Barton, Buzzard Roost, Ford City, Hatton, Listerhill, Maud, Mountain Mills, Nitrate City, Pride, Spring Valley, Village Number 1.


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