Place:Colbert, Alabama, United States

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NameColbert
Alt namesColbertsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates34.683°N 87.817°W
Located inAlabama, United States     (1867 - )
See alsoFranklin, Alabama, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Cherokee Cemetery
Cherokee Memorial Gardens
Inhabited place
Alabama Shores
Allsboro
Bainbridge Plantation
Barton
Bethel
Bingham
Bishop
Burnstown
Cherokee
Chisca
Colbert Heights
Cottontown
Crooked Oak
Detroit Park
Doublehead Fort
East Haven
East Sheffield
Easton
Emco-Listerhill Junction
Flatwoods
Ford City
Fosters Mill
Georgetown
Guys Spring
Hatton
Hawk Pride
Highland Park
Hobgood
Houston Corner
Jackson Heights
Kellar Quarry Landing
Kings Spring
Lakeview
Lane Springs
Leighton
Ligon Springs
Lime Kiln
Lime Rock
Littleville
Malone
Manor Haven
Margerum
Maud
Melrose
Mhoontown
Midway
Milk Springs
Mount Hester
Muscle Shoals
Mynot
New Bethel
Newsome Springs
Nitrate City
Norala Junction
Old Bethel
Olland
Paradise Points
Peytona Points
Pride Landing
Pride
Red Rock
River Oaks
Riverton
Rock Creek
Sheffield Heights
Sheffield
Sherill Gardens
South Florence
Spring Valley
Taylors Spring
Trenholm Heights
Tuscumbia
Underwood Crossroads
Underwood Heights
Village Number One
Virginia Shores
Walker Chapel Spring
Washington Park
White House Springs
Whiteoak
Wilson Lake Shores
Winston Springs
Woodlawn Heights
Unknown
Hopewell
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Colbert County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of brothers George and Levi Colbert, Chickasaw Indian chiefs. George Colbert operated a ferry across the Tennessee River in 1790 near present day Cherokee.

The county seat of Colbert County is Tuscumbia. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2010 census the county's population was 54,428.

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History

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Colbert County was originally established on February 6, 1867 after it split from Franklin County over political issues after the American Civil War. It was abolished eight months later on November 29, 1867 by an Alabama constitutional convention and then reestablished on February 24, 1870.[1] It is also the location of Ivy Green, the birthplace of noted author Helen Keller.[1] Colbert County is also home of the towns Sheffield and Muscle Shoals where many popular musicians such as Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones recorded music.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1861 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1881 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1900 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 12,537
1880 16,153
1890 20,189
1900 22,341
1910 24,802
1920 31,997
1930 29,860
1940 34,093
1950 39,561
1960 46,506
1970 49,632
1980 54,519
1990 51,666
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