"The land originally sold out of the Montgomery Land Office was located in the counties or portions of the counties as they exist today of Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Russsell, Talladega, and Tallapoosa."--Introduction, p. iv

"The land sold out of this office is situated in what are today the counties, or portions of the counties, of Bibb, Blount, Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston."--Introduction, p. iii.

These newspaper abstracts cover the central and eastern portion of the state of Alabama, with papers from the Mobile, Eufaula, Clayton, Bluff City, Montgomery and Henry County areas.

This work provides genealogical data on about 1000 families who lived in the hill country of west central Alabama prior to the Civil War. Most were squatters who came primarily from Virginia and the Carolinas, often after having stopped in Tennessee or Georgia long enough to renew food supplies, rest livestock, await the birth of a child or the death of an elderly parent. Ethnically most of the pioneers were of Celtic stock, descendants of early Virginia...

"The land sold out of this office was situated in what are to the counties, or portions of the counties, of Escambia, Covington, Geneva, Houston, Henry, Dale, Coffee, Pike, Barbour and Monroe."--Introduction, p. iii.

Over the past two decades, in workshops and personal consultations, thousands of persons have have received the expertise and knowledge of author Frazine Taylor about Alabama genealogical research. Now in her book, Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama: A Resource Guide, Frazine provides the information and guidance to help locate the resources available for researching African American records in archives, libraries, and county courthouses...

The land sold from the offices in Mardisville, Lebanon and Centre is located in the following counties or portions of the following coutines: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Randolph, St. Clair, and Talladega.--Introduction, p. v.