Lauderdale County, AL

History

Lauderdale County was established in 1818, a year before Alabama became a state and was named in honor of Col. James Lauderdale. Col Lauderdale was born in Virginia and moved to West Tennessee in the early 1800's. He served under Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 and died from wounds received at the Battle of Talledega.

After the cession of Indian lands in North Alabama in 1816 to white settlement, the United States began selling the lands at the public auction. There were few routes to travel in those days and the pioneers used the river as their main mode of transportation even though the way was fraught with perils. Some came overland by the Natchez Trace, then little more than an Indian trail, later on by the Military Road that was cleared by the troops of Andrew Jackson in 1816.

Source: Lauderdale County Online

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Lauderdale County is bordered by Limestone, Lawrence and Colbert counties in Alabama, in addition to Tishomingo County, Mississippi to the west across the Tennessee River. It is also adjacent to the Tennessee counties of Hardin, Wayne and Giles.

Gleanings from

• Lauderdale Co., AL - Deed Records
  • 1840 Deed - William Rolen and wife to Jesse Reves
  • 1845 Deed - Asa Reaves to John Sheubart
  • 1845 Deed - Asa Reaves to Eliza Reeves
  • 1845 Deed - Asa Reaves to James Reeves
  • 1881 Deed - Jesse and E. M. Carroll to Jane Jordan
• Lauderdale Co., AL - Probate Records
  • 1871 Will - Stephen Reaves
  • 1908 Petition - C. S. Rhodes vs. Jennie Jordan
• US Federal Census - Lauderdale Co., AL
  • 1830 Census - Lauderdale Co., AL
  • 1840 Census - Lauderdale Co., AL
  • 1850 Census - Lauderdale Co., AL
  • 1860 Census - Lauderdale Co., AL
  • 1870 Census - Lauderdale Co., AL