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Jackson County Alabama Genealogy Resources, Scottsboro

I have a "brick wall" in my family tree with hints at Jackson County, Alabama. I've exhausted my online resources and want to try to visit the area to see if I can learn more about my family history.

 First, I did a google search for all genealogy resources related to Jackson County Alabama.

Genealogy Trails: Jackson County
Online data as well as possible one-on-one help from volunteers who want to help with your genealogy puzzles.
http://genealogytrails.com/ala/jackson/brick.html

USGenWeb Archives Project: Jackson County
A survey of genealogy resources for Jackson County, Alabama, including Local History, Land & Deed Records, Slave and Indentured Servant Deeds, Military Records, Newspapers, Obituaries.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/jackson.htm

Alabama Historical and Genealogical Organizations
Organized by county
https://archives.alabama.gov/referenc/societies.pdf

Alabama Department of Archives and History: Jackson County
Collection of links to organizations and databases devoted to Jackson County information such as Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Societies. 
https://archives.alabama.gov/counties/jackson.html

 Then I looked used these more general resources to find specific places to find information on Jackson County.

Alabama Pioneers
Use the website search bar to look for stories related to Jackson County
https://www.alabamapioneers.com/tag/jackson-county/
Scottsboro Jackson Heritage Center
Jackson County Historical Association
Tennesse Valley Genealogy Society Stevenson Library
Scottsboro Library
Woodville Library
Heritage Center Museum
N.E. College Library

Now, whenever I'm looking at family history in Jackson County, I can use this list as a quick reference to quickly locate the help I need.

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