Marshall County was created by the Legislature, January 9, 1836, and was named to honor Chief Justice John Marshall. Claysville was the first County seat. In 1848 the County seat was moved to Guntersville where it remains today. It is located in the northeastern part of the state, on the Appalachian ridge. The county has a total area of 623 miles, and a population of 82,231 as of the 2000 census.

Neighboring counties are; Madison, Jackson, DeKalb, Etowah, Blount, Cullman and Morgan.

If you would like to adopt a county, please contact the SC or ASC. The State Coordinator is Richard White, and Margie Daniels is the Assistant State Coordinator.
The ALGenWeb State Archivist is Carolyn Golowka.

I am Sheri Bush, the coordinator for this county. Email me if you have data to add to this page. My email can be found one the "Home" page or go to the 'Contact' page for a clickable link. Thank you.

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Marshall And DeKalb Counties This is a group to post your ancestors names, questions, comments and just talk to each other. I will post news and new things I find. Visit the group here.

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In The County

Newspapers The [Sand Mountain] Reporter Gadsden Times Societys Railroad Station Historical Society Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society North Central Alabama Genealogical Society Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society Libraries Albertville Public Library Boaz Public Library Grant Public Library Guntersville Public Library Marshall County Cooperative Library

Chambers of Commerce Albertville, Alabama Chamber of Commerce Arab, Alabama Chamber of Commerce Boaz, Alabama Chamber of Commerce Guntersville, Alabama Chamber of Commerce History Memories of Oleander Post Offices Penny Postcards from Alabama Historic Postcards of Alabama Building histories of Marshall Co. Arab's Historic Complex Guntersville Museum University of AlabmaOnline Exhibitions Alabama History Timeline Auburn UniversitySpecial Collections and Archives Guntersville America from the Great Depression to WWII If you know of a historical resource in Marshall County to be added here, email me.