Jackson County Archives — Alabama Genealogy

Paint Rock, Jackson County, Alabama

“Early Settlement of Paint Rock” by Coy E. Michael, published in the Valley Leaves, chronicles the history of Paint Rock, a community in Jackson County. Settled after a Cherokee land cession in 1819, the town became a significant settlement with influential early settlers like the Kennamer and Keel families. It saw economic growth with key industries like mills and manufacturing until the Civil War brought devastation and battles, notably involving local leader Col. Lemuel G. Mead. The 1931 Scottsboro Boys incident and devastating tornadoes in 1932 further marked Paint Rock’s tumultuous history. The article highlights the enduring resilience of the community.

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1954 Scottsboro Alabama Telephone Directory

This is a telephone book for Scottsboro Alabama dating back to February 1954. For our young readers who have never seen a phonebook before, our ancestors needed these to find the phone numbers of people they knew and/or businesses they needed to contact. One of the benefits for genealogists is the listing often include the street address for the phone number. Telephone companies issued these to their customers in an attempt to lessen the amount of calls they would get “by name” and instead use the number assigned, making it easier on operators. You weren’t able to actually dial the