About Dallas County
 
Dallas County was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on Feb. 9, 1818 from Montgomery County, a portion of the Creek cession of Aug. 9, 1814. It was named for U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander J. Dallas of Pennsylvania.

Dallas is located in the Black Belt region of the west-central portion of the state. It is traversed by the Alabama River and bordered by Perry, Chilton, Autauga, Lowndes, Wilcox, and Marengo counties. Originally, the county seat was at Cahaba, which also served as the state capital for a brief period. In 1865, the county seat was transferred to Selma. Other towns and communities include Marion Junction, Sardis, Orrville, and Minter.
Source: Alabama Department of Archives & History

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More Dallas County History:

  • Historic Postcards of Selma
  • Profile of Rev. Emanuel Yeisley, survivor of Cahaba Prison
  • Battle of Selma
  • History of Dallas County and the Dallas County Courthouse
  • The Political Graveyard: politicians born or buried in Dallas County
  • Perspective map of Selma, Alabama c.1887
  • Records of Antebellum Southern Plantations (search by scrolling down or by using the "find" function of your browser).
  • More history links
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    Historical Figures & Notables:
     
  • William Rufus de Vane King
  • Justice Reuben Saffold (1788-1847). A signer of the first Alabama state constitution and a justice on the Alabama Supreme Court.
  • Edmund Winston Pettus (1821-1907). Confederate General and U.S. Senator 1897-1907.
  • Clara Weaver Parrish (1861-1925). Noted Tiffany artist and Alabama Women's Hall of Fame inductee.
    • Photo of William Rufus King
    William Rufus King
    ca 1844-53
    American Memory
    Collection
     
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