Alabama, Shelby County
Where Columbiana's records are kept. Court and property records for Columbiana sit with Shelby County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Alabama.
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As a small town, Columbiana relies on Shelby County and the State of Alabama for its public records. The cards below are the Alabama state offices, and the Shelby County offices are on our Shelby County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Search the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's alert records by last name, type, status, city or state: Amber and Blue Alerts, missing children and adults, endangered persons and fugitives.
Open official site Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Community Information CenterProperty records
The Alabama Department of Revenue lists each county's tax assessor or revenue commissioner, with address, phone and a link to that county's online appraisal and assessment records.
Open official site Alabama Department of Revenue County Appraisal and Assessment RecordsState records
Researchers can visit or send requests to the Alabama Department of Archives and History, which keeps digital collections, county records on microfilm, newspapers, maps, church records and Civil War service records.
Open official site Alabama Department of Archives and HistoryCounty court
North Alabama's federal bankruptcy court sits in Anniston, Huntsville, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa and posts each judge's hearings, a 30 day attorney calendar and trustee 341 meeting reports, with case details by phone.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of AlabamaCounty court
Alabama's Unified Judicial System site serves the Supreme Court and both appeals courts, with the Appellate Courts Public Portal, AlaFile electronic filing for trial courts and the State Law Library.
Open official site Alabama Judicial SystemVital records
Divorce certificates for Alabama divorces since 1950 come from the Center for Health Statistics to anyone paying the $15 search fee, which covers one certified copy; for earlier cases, ask the county circuit court.
Open official site Alabama Department of Public Health Divorce CertificatesVital records
Alabama's Center for Health Statistics has filed marriage certificates since August 1936, open to anyone; a $15 search includes one certified copy. Earlier records sit with the county probate office.
Open official site Alabama Department of Public Health Marriage CertificatesVital records
The Alabama Center for Health Statistics holds birth certificates filed since 1908, restricted for 125 years to the person, close family or a legal representative. The $15 search fee includes one certified copy.
Open official site Alabama Department of Public Health Birth CertificatesVital records
Through any Alabama county health department, usually while you wait, or by mail in about 7 to 10 days, the Center for Health Statistics issues certified birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.
Open official site Alabama Department of Public Health Vital RecordsPolice & jail
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency posts wanted fugitives with case number, offense category, issue date and place last seen; tips go to the agency named on each listing or to ALEA.
Open official site Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Fugitive SearchPolice & jail
ALEA's Criminal Justice Information Services keeps Alabama's registry of more than 16,000 sex offenders, updated daily from local law enforcement; juvenile, youthful offender and some out of state cases are not posted.
Open official site Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sex Offender RegistryFederal
U.S. Census Bureau quick facts, demographics, and population statistics for Columbiana.
Open official site Columbiana Alabama Census QuickFactsEverything else, organized
14 more Columbiana sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Columbiana, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Columbiana, a place of 4,462 people, is the seat of Shelby County, so most county offices are in Columbiana itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. In Alabama, deeds, marriage certificates, wills and estates are recorded by the Judge of Probate, which for Columbiana means the Shelby County Probate Office. Court cases, from small claims to felonies, go through the Shelby County Circuit Clerk. Each Shelby County office is listed on our Shelby County page.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 9 investigations with a Columbiana address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $86,917 in back wages agreed for 187 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County, Alabama | 1 | $37,162 | 67 |
| Jerry's Kwik Shop of Columbiana, Inc. | 1 | $26,037 | 22 |
| Kellis Vegetation Management, Inc. | 1 | $10,327 | 8 |
| Shelby County Commission | 1 | $6,135 | 12 |
| Paradise Point Marina Group LLC. | 1 | $1,218 | 3 |
| A Touch of Home Day Care, Inc. | 1 | $491 | 5 |
| SCVS, Inc. | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Pa Paws Restaurants, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Columbiana, by back wages agreed; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Alabama wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Other places in Shelby County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Shelby County records are on the county page.