January 5, 2017 If you are researching your ancestry from Alabama, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online AL newspaper archives: 104 titles to help you search your family history in the “Yellowhammer State,” providing coverage from 1813 to Today. There are more than 22 million articles and records in our online Alabama newspaper archives!
Dig deep into our online archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your ancestors from Alabama in these newspapers. Our AL newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Alabama Newspaper Archives (1813 – 2003)
Search Alabama Recent Obituaries (1991 – Current)
Here is a complete list of Alabama newspapers in the online archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The AL newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Date Range * | Collection |
| Alabaster | Alabaster Reporter | 08/10/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Albertville | Sand Mountain Reporter | 03/22/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Alexander City | Alexander City Outlook | 01/12/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Andalusia | Andalusia Star-News | 07/02/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Anniston | Jacksonville News | 08/27/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Anniston | Anniston Star | 10/01/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Athens | News-Courier | 02/01/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Atmore | Atmore Advance | 11/09/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Birmingham | Wide-Awake | 01/24/1900 – 01/24/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Birmingham | Labor Advocate | 06/29/1895 – 12/20/1902 | Newspaper Archives |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Times | 07/15/2010 – 02/27/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Birmingham | Birmingham News: Web Edition Articles | 08/22/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Birmingham | Birmingham News | 04/27/1993 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Courier | 08/19/1899 – 09/12/1903 | Newspaper Archives |
| Birmingham | Age-Herald | 07/01/1894 – 03/31/1901 | Newspaper Archives |
| Blakeley | Blakeley Sun | 12/12/1818 – 06/02/1819 | Newspaper Archives |
| Brewton | Brewton Standard | 10/08/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cahawba | Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer | 07/10/1819 – 05/14/1825 | Newspaper Archives |
| Cahawba | Alabama Watchman | 08/08/1820 – 12/15/1820 | Newspaper Archives |
| Claiborne | Alabama Courier | 03/19/1819 – 10/15/1819 | Newspaper Archives |
| Clanton | Clanton Advertiser | 06/24/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Columbiana | Shelby County Reporter | 03/27/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cullman | Nord Alabama Colonist | 07/01/1881 – 07/01/1881 | Newspaper Archives |
| Cullman | Cullman Times | 12/27/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Dadeville | Dadeville Record | 09/08/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Decatur | Decatur Daily | 08/01/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Demopolis | Demopolis Times | 04/10/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Dothan | Dothan Eagle | 08/16/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Eclectic | Eclectic Observer | 04/04/2013 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Enterprise | Enterprise Ledger | 03/26/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Eufaula | Eufaula Tribune | 02/08/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Florence | TimesDaily | 10/01/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Florence | Courier Journal | 06/09/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Deposit | Lowndes Signal | 03/06/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Payne | Times-Journal | 09/13/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Gadsden | Gadsden Times | 06/24/2016 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Gardendale | North Jefferson News | 06/27/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Greenville | Greenville Advocate | 01/05/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grove Hill | Southern Recorder | 02/24/1847 – 11/07/1849 | Newspaper Archives |
| Grove Hill | Grove Hill Herald | 03/06/1850 – 12/06/1854 | Newspaper Archives |
| Guntersville | Advertiser-Gleam | 08/26/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hartselle | Hartselle Enquirer | 10/03/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Heflin | Cleburne News | 02/14/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Huntsville | Madison Gazette | 10/19/1813 – 04/18/1815 | Newspaper Archives |
| Huntsville | Huntsville Times, The: Web Edition Articles | 09/30/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Huntsville | Huntsville Times | 03/23/1928 – 09/30/1992 | Newspaper Archives |
| Huntsville | Huntsville Times | 11/06/1991 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Huntsville | Huntsville Star | 01/26/1900 – 01/26/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Huntsville | Huntsville Gazette | 06/18/1881 – 12/29/1894 | Newspaper Archives |
| Huntsville | Huntsville Gazette | 12/21/1816 – 12/21/1816 | Newspaper Archives |
| Huntsville | Democrat | 10/03/1833 – 10/03/1833 | Newspaper Archives |
| Huntsville | Alabama Republican | 04/18/1818 – 08/05/1819 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jasper | Daily Mountain Eagle | 01/22/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lanett | Valley Times-News | 03/18/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Leeds | Leeds News | 02/04/2009 – 08/25/2011 | Recent Obituaries |
| Luverne | Luverne Journal | 06/03/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Madison | Madison Weekly News | 07/15/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Madison | Madison County Record | 04/30/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Marion | Alabama Baptist | 03/10/1848 – 03/10/1848 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Register Shipping List and Prices-Current | 02/21/1840 – 02/06/1841 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Prices Current and Shipping List of the Commercial Chronicle | 12/29/1838 – 12/29/1838 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Press-Register: Web Edition Articles | 10/01/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mobile | Press-Register | 11/01/1992 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mobile | Mobile Shipping and Commercial List | 01/11/1834 – 08/17/1838 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Mobile Register | 10/22/1833 – 02/19/2003 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Mobile Merchants’ Exchange Prices Current | 06/16/1860 – 11/10/1860 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Mobile Mercantile Advertiser | 10/07/1833 – 10/07/1833 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Mobile Journal of Commerce Letter-Sheet Price-Current | 11/11/1840 – 11/18/1854 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Mobile Gazette and Commercial Advertiser | 01/05/1820 – 12/29/1820 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Mobile Evening Telegraph | 11/03/1864 – 11/03/1864 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Mobile Evening News | 07/02/1862 – 10/22/1864 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Mobile Evening News | 07/10/1862 – 09/08/1862 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Merchants and Planters Price Current and Shipping List | 12/07/1839 – 09/01/1860 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Cotton Prices Current | 01/17/1849 – 01/21/1851 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Clay Banner | 02/26/1844 – 10/26/1844 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Alabama Staats-Zeitung | 01/10/1900 – 02/08/1917 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Alabama Planter | 07/21/1851 – 03/27/1858 | Newspaper Archives |
| Mobile | Advertiser and Chronicle Prices Current and Shipping List | 05/20/1840 – 05/20/1840 | Newspaper Archives |
| Montgomery | Montgomery Enterprise | 01/26/1900 – 01/26/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Montgomery | Montgomery Advertiser | 05/11/1901 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Montgomery | Loco-foco | 11/03/1840 – 11/03/1840 | Newspaper Archives |
| Montgomery | Daily Confederation | 05/01/1858 – 07/17/1860 | Newspaper Archives |
| Montgomery | Daily Alabama Journal | 04/14/1849 – 12/31/1853 | Newspaper Archives |
| Moulton | Moulton Advertiser | 09/06/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Notasulga | Universalist Herald | 06/01/1874 – 06/01/1876 | Newspaper Archives |
| Opelika | Opelika-Auburn News | 01/30/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pelham | Pelham Reporter | 07/15/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pell City | St. Clair Times | 07/26/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pell City | St. Clair News Aegis | 07/09/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Piedmont | Piedmont Journal | 02/11/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Rainsville | Weekly Post | 03/15/2001 – 02/05/2010 | Recent Obituaries |
| Russellville | Franklin County Times | 10/06/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Scottsboro | Daily Sentinel | 09/28/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Selma | Selma Times-Journal | 10/02/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Selma | Daily Chattanooga Rebel | 11/21/1864 – 04/27/1865 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Stephens | Halcyon | 06/02/1818 – 11/27/1820 | Newspaper Archives |
| Talladega | Daily Home | 01/20/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Tallassee | Tallassee Tribune | 02/27/2013 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Troy | Messenger | 08/01/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa News | 05/11/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa Chronicle | 10/20/1827 – 10/27/1827 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tuscaloosa | Alabama Intelligencer and State Rights Expositor | 03/02/1833 – 12/05/1835 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tuscumbia | North Alabamian | 11/17/1865 – 12/07/1866 | Newspaper Archives |
| Wetumpka | Wetumpka Herald | 10/06/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
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