Lowndes County, Alabama

History

Lowndes County was formed from Montgomery, Dallas and Butler counties, by an act of the Alabama General Assembly on January 20, 1830. The county is named for South Carolina statesman William Lowndes. It is part of the Black Belt, where cotton plantations were developed in the antebellum years and agriculture continued as a dominant part of the economy into the 20th century.
Source - Wikipedia

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Lowndes County is bordered by Autauga, Montgomery, Crenshaw, Butler, Wilcox and Dallas counties.

Gleanings from

• Lowndes Co., AL - Court Records
  • 1839 Settlement - Estate of Thomas Reaves
• Lowndes Co., AL - Probate Records
  • 1842 Will - Mary R. Rives
  • 1874 Will - Robert Rives
• US Federal Census - Lowndes Co., AL
  • 1830 Census - Lowndes Co., AL
  • 1840 Census - Lowndes Co., AL