Lookup Public Records in Clarke County, Alabama. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.

Clarke County, Alabama Overview

Clarke County is located in the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was formed in 1812 and named in honor of John Clarke, a general from Georgia. The county seat is Grove Hill. According to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2013, the county has a population of approximately 13,486 people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,253 square miles, of which 1,238 square miles is land and 14 square miles is water. It is the third-largest county in Alabama by land area and the fourth-largest by total area. Clarke County borders the following counties: Marengo County to the north; Wilcox County to the northeast; Monroe County to the east; Baldwin County to the south; Washington; County to the southwest; and Choctaw County to the northwest. Clarke County has ten zip codes. The zip codes of Clarke County are 36727, 36524, 36436, 36446, 36540, 36451, 36545, 36751, 36784, and 36482. The most populated zip code is 36545.

Clarke County Circuit Court Clerk Information

The Circuit Clerk works as the chief administrative and fiscal officer for the court system at the District and Circuit Level. The position is elected and has a six-year term according to the Alabama Constitution. The primary responsibilities and duties of this office are filing, docketing, attending court, issuing of notices, records management and reporting to Administrative Office of Courts. The Circuit Clerk is also responsible for the listing of prospective jurors, subpoenas, writs, issue summons, and warrants. The Circuit Clerk also keeps records of civil, criminal and juvenile departments of the court. The Circuit Clerk also serves as an absentee election manager for the Clarke County. Courts of Jurisdiction are Divorce, Small Claims, Circuit Civil and Child Support, District Civil, Traffic, Circuit Criminal, District Criminal, Protection from Abuse.

The physical address of the Clarke County Circuit Court Clerk office is as below:

Clarke County Courthouse
P. O. Box 921
Grove Hill, Alabama 36451
Phone: 251-275-3363
Fax: 251-275-3271

Office Hours: Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8 am to 5 pm.

Clarke County Circuit Court Clerk

Summer Scruggs (Circuit Court Clerk)

Clarke County Probate Court Information

The Probate Court is responsible for adoptions, legitimations to wills and estates, name changes, wills, conservatorship, guardianship, etc. The Probate Court is the Court of the People.

The physical address of the Clarke County Probate Court is:

Probate Court
Clarke County
P.O. Box 10
114 Court Street
Grove Hill, AL 36451
Phone: 251-275-3251
Fax: 251-275-8427

Clarke County Probate Court Judge

Judge Valerie Bradford Davis (Probate Court Judge)

Clarke County Revenue Commissioner Information

Services performed by this office include mapping, appraisal, and assessment, real estate tax collection, the filing of business personal property returns, and personal property tax collection.

The physical address of Clarke County Revenue Commissioner is as follows:

114 Court Street
P.O. Box 9
Grove Hill, AL
Phone: 251-275-3376
Fax: 251-275-3498

Clarke County Revenue Commissioner

Terry Norris (Revenue Commissioner)

Clarke, AL Genealogy and Ancestry Records
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads
Total Ancestries Reported 2005-200925,944
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-20094,061
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-20090
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-200982
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-20096
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-200992
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009477
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-20092,668
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-200954
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009189
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-200915
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009841
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-200915
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-20090
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-20092,672
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-200985
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-20094
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-20094
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-200971
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-20090
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-20099
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009514
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009570
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-20090
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009102
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-200954
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-200917
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-20090
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-200959
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-20094
Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-200913,261
Clarke County Marriage License Office
In order to obtain a marriage license in Clarke County, the applicants must apply together, in person, at the County Clerk’s office. Both parties must present their state-issued picture ID, military ID, or passport, and know their social security number
State Law:Marriage – Title 30, Chapter 1
All State Statutes: Information is online at the State Website
Office:Clarke County Marriage License
Location:114 Grove Hill Avenue, Grove Hill, Alabama, 36451
Phone:205-275-3251

Clarke County Probate Office

Address: 114 Court St, Grove Hill, AL 36451, United States

Phone: 251-275-3251

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