Abstractor Tips for Lee, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, and Tuscaloosa Counties

Following up on the Alabama Abstractor’s Helpful Hints, here are some county-specific tips that we hope you find useful:

LEE COUNTY:

 Hours:  8:30 am to 4:30 pm.  They are very busy between 1 pm-2:30 pm.   Copies are $1 per page.

 Online records for indexing begin 7/1/1986, and online records for images begin 6/1/1997.

The historical tab on the computer is strictly for information purposes only, abstractors should still pull the handwritten index card for older documents to confirm.  By: Jason Forbus, Davidson, Davidson, Umbach & Forbus, LLC, Auburn

LIMESTONE COUNTY: 

There are no good things to say about this system.  Note that you are charged for every page viewed, as well as, every page printed.

To access older entries run names under “Legacy Names.”

To access Probate Estates, click “Search Court Cases” at the top of the main search page.  Estates will not pull in a general index search.

By: Craig and Theresa Bayer, TMB Title Inc., Huntsville

MADISON COUNTY: 

Documents prior to May 1, 1991, can be accessed by going to the “Recorded Documents” section from the home screen and clicking on the “Non-Indexed Books”.

Index books prior to May 1, 1991, can be accessed by going to the “Recorded Documents” section from the home screen and clicking on the “Historical Index” block.

The effective date of the records can be found on the home screen in the “Recorded Documents” block.

By: Craig and Theresa Bayer, TMB Title Inc., Huntsville

MARSHALL COUNTY: 

The Tax Assessor’s office in Marshall County keeps copies of all the deeds stapled to a card for each parcel.  If you are ever having a difficult time locating a deed to property, they typically will have a physical copy they can provide you.  Also, the people in the Assessor’s office are incredibly kind and helpful.  Don’t hesitate to reach out to them for assistance. By: John Chamness, Expert Title, Huntsville

MORGAN COUNTY:

Index Books prior to 1999 are now available by clicking “To view the Historical Index Books,  CLICK HERE”.  Then choose “Real Estate Conveyances” from the catalog box.

By: Craig and Theresa Bayer, TMB Title Inc., Huntsville

SHELBY COUNTY:

Shelby County is remodeling therefore things are in disarray, you will need to ask for help.  By: Chris Cline, Extreme Abstract, Moody

ST. CLAIR COUNTY:

St. Clair County records use the same system for the Ashville and Pell City court houses back to 1972, anything behind that is specific to location.  By: Chris Cline, Extreme Abstract, Moody

TALLADEGA AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES:

Talladega and Tuscaloosa counties still require appointments before arriving. If you go without the appointment, you may not get access.  By:  Chris Cline, Extreme Abstract, Moody