Alabama Archives: 127 Newspapers for Genealogy Research

If you are researching your ancestry from Alabama, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online AL newspaper archives: 127 titles to help you search your family history in the “Yellowhammer State,” providing coverage from 1813 to Today. There are millions of articles and records in our online Alabama newspaper archives!

Photo: the mountains of Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama
Photo: the mountains of Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama. Credit: Alabamadem; Wikimedia Commons.

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 – Today)

Illustration: Alabama state flag
Illustration: Alabama state flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Here is the 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 Years of Coverage Issues Available 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
Alexander City Lake Magazine 05/05/2019 – Current Recent Obituaries
Alexander City Lake Martin Living 07/13/2015 – Current Recent Obituaries
Andalusia Andalusia Star-News 07/02/2002 – Current Recent Obituaries
Anniston Anniston Star 10/01/1998 – Current Recent Obituaries
Anniston Jacksonville News 08/27/1998 – 03/06/2018 Recent Obituaries
Athens News-Courier 02/01/2006 – Current Recent Obituaries
Atmore Atmore Advance 11/09/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Birmingham Birmingham News 04/27/1993 – Current Recent Obituaries
Birmingham Birmingham News: Web Edition Articles 08/22/2012 – Current Recent Obituaries
Birmingham Birmingham Times 07/15/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Birmingham Age-Herald 07/01/1894 – 03/31/1901 2124 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Birmingham Courier 08/19/1899 – 09/12/1903 5 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Labor Advocate 06/29/1895 – 12/20/1902 234 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Wide-Awake 01/24/1900 – 01/24/1900 1 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Birmingham News 01/01/1963 – 05/15/1965 865 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Progressive farmer and southern farm gazette 01/08/1910 – 03/29/1913 142 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Age-Herald 10/01/1897 – 12/31/1897 79 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Birmingham age-herald 07/01/1894 – 10/03/1895 330 Newspaper Archives
Birmingham Birmingham state herald 10/04/1895 – 03/31/1897 462 Newspaper Archives
Blakeley Blakeley Sun 12/12/1818 – 06/02/1819 46 Newspaper Archives
Brewton Brewton Standard 10/08/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries
Cahawba Alabama Watchman 08/08/1820 – 12/15/1820 14 Newspaper Archives
Cahawba Cahawba Press and Alabama Intelligencer 07/10/1819 – 05/14/1825 13 Newspaper Archives
Claiborne Alabama Courier 03/19/1819 – 10/15/1819 5 Newspaper Archives
Clanton Clanton Advertiser 06/24/2008 – Current Recent Obituaries
Clanton Peach Living 01/31/2019 – Current Recent Obituaries
Clanton North Chilton Advertiser 08/18/2009 – Current Recent Obituaries
Columbiana Shelby County Reporter 03/27/2002 – Current Recent Obituaries
Cullman Cullman Times 12/27/2007 – Current Recent Obituaries
Cullman Nord Alabama Colonist 07/01/1881 – 07/01/1881 1 Newspaper Archives
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
Demopolis Blackbelt Gazette 05/25/2017 – 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
Fairhope Petal paper 08/30/1956 – 12/05/1963 260 Newspaper Archives
Florence Courier Journal 06/09/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Florence TimesDaily 10/01/2002 – 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 Grove Hill Herald 03/06/1850 – 12/06/1854 5 Newspaper Archives
Grove Hill Southern Recorder 02/24/1847 – 11/07/1849 4 Newspaper Archives
Guntersville Advertiser-Gleam 08/26/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries
Hartselle Hartselle Enquirer 10/03/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries
Hartselle Morgan Countian 12/15/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Heflin Cleburne News 02/14/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Huntsville Huntsville Times 11/06/1991 – Current Recent Obituaries
Huntsville Huntsville Times, The: Web Edition Articles 09/30/2012 – Current Recent Obituaries
Huntsville Huntsville Times 03/23/1928 – 12/31/1991 17822 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Alabama Republican 04/18/1818 – 08/05/1819 3 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Democrat 10/03/1833 – 10/03/1833 1 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Huntsville Gazette 12/21/1816 – 12/21/1816 1 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Huntsville Gazette 06/18/1881 – 12/29/1894 692 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Huntsville Star 01/26/1900 – 01/26/1900 1 Newspaper Archives
Huntsville Madison Gazette 10/19/1813 – 04/18/1815 2 Newspaper Archives
Jacksonville, Piedmont News Journal 04/04/2018 – Current Recent Obituaries
Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle 01/22/1998 – Current Recent Obituaries
LaFayette LaFayette Sun 10/10/2012 – Current Recent Obituaries
Lanett Valley Times-News 03/18/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Leeds Leeds News 02/04/2009 – 08/25/2011 Recent Obituaries
Livingston Sumter County Record-Journal 03/02/2017 – Current Recent Obituaries
Luverne Luverne Journal 06/03/2010 – 09/20/2018 Recent Obituaries
Madison Madison County Record 04/30/2010 – Current Recent Obituaries
Madison Madison Weekly News 07/15/2011 – 11/19/2018 Recent Obituaries
Madison Madison Living 09/08/2016 – 09/08/2016 Recent Obituaries
Madison Madison Record 09/21/2018 – Current Recent Obituaries
Marion Alabama Baptist 03/10/1848 – 03/10/1848 1 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Press-Register 11/01/1992 – Current Recent Obituaries
Mobile Press-Register: Web Edition Articles 10/01/2012 – Current Recent Obituaries
Mobile Advertiser and Chronicle Prices Current and Shipping List 05/20/1840 – 05/20/1840 1 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Alabama Planter 07/21/1851 – 03/27/1858 60 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Alabama Staats-Zeitung 01/10/1900 – 02/08/1917 16 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Clay Banner 02/26/1844 – 10/26/1844 12 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Cotton Prices Current 01/17/1849 – 01/21/1851 5 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Merchants and Planters Price Current and Shipping List 12/07/1839 – 09/01/1860 216 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Evening News 07/10/1862 – 09/08/1862 4 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Evening News 07/02/1862 – 10/22/1864 12 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Evening Telegraph 11/03/1864 – 11/03/1864 1 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Gazette and Commercial Advertiser 01/05/1820 – 12/29/1820 38 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Journal of Commerce Letter-Sheet Price-Current 11/11/1840 – 11/18/1854 19 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Mercantile Advertiser 10/07/1833 – 10/07/1833 1 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Merchants’ Exchange Prices Current 06/16/1860 – 11/10/1860 20 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Register 10/22/1833 – 02/19/2003 10155 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile Shipping and Commercial List 01/11/1834 – 08/17/1838 3 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Prices Current and Shipping List of the Commercial Chronicle 12/29/1838 – 12/29/1838 1 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Register Shipping List and Prices-Current 02/21/1840 – 02/06/1841 2 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile daily commercial register and patriot 05/15/1841 – 11/26/1841 69 Newspaper Archives
Mobile Mobile register and journal 12/02/1841 – 12/31/1846 267 Newspaper Archives
Montgomery Daily Alabama Journal 04/14/1849 – 12/31/1853 797 Newspaper Archives
Montgomery Daily Confederation 05/01/1858 – 07/17/1860 643 Newspaper Archives
Montgomery Loco-foco 11/03/1840 – 11/03/1840 1 Newspaper Archives
Montgomery Montgomery Advertiser 05/11/1901 – 12/31/1922 7738 Newspaper Archives
Montgomery Montgomery Enterprise 01/26/1900 – 01/26/1900 1 Newspaper Archives
Moulton Moulton Advertiser 09/06/2006 – Current Recent Obituaries
Notasulga Universalist Herald 06/01/1874 – 06/01/1876 3 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 News Aegis 07/09/2008 – Current Recent Obituaries
Pell City St. Clair Times 07/26/2001 – Current Recent Obituaries
Piedmont Piedmont Journal 02/11/2010 – 01/18/2018 Recent Obituaries
Rainsville Weekly Post 03/15/2001 – 02/05/2010 Recent Obituaries
Russellville Franklin County Times 10/06/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries
Scottsboro Jackson County 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 12 Newspaper Archives
St. Stephens Halcyon 06/02/1818 – 11/27/1820 58 Newspaper Archives
State-Wide County al.com: Blogs 01/15/2007 – 02/22/2018 Recent Obituaries
Talladega Daily Home 01/20/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Tallassee Tallassee Tribune 02/27/2013 – Current Recent Obituaries
Tallassee Elmore County Living 06/06/2017 – Current Recent Obituaries
Troy Messenger 08/01/1999 – Current Recent Obituaries
Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa News 05/11/2008 – Current Recent Obituaries
Tuscaloosa Alabama Intelligencer and State Rights Expositor 03/02/1833 – 12/05/1835 14 Newspaper Archives
Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Chronicle 10/20/1827 – 10/27/1827 2 Newspaper Archives
Tuscaloosa Alabama state intelligencer 01/01/1831 – 12/24/1831 50 Newspaper Archives
Tuscumbia North Alabamian 11/17/1865 – 12/07/1866 3 Newspaper Archives
Wetumpka Wetumpka Herald 10/06/2014 – Current Recent Obituaries
Wetumpka State guard 05/11/1847 – 10/24/1848 42 Newspaper Archives

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