What is the county seat of Chilton County?

The county seat of Chilton County is Clanton.

Is there an online parcel map for Chilton County?

Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 33,409 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Chilton County's boundary or name changed?

Chilton County was created in 1868 from Autauga County, Bibb County, Dallas County and Shelby County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Dallas County, Autauga County and Baker County. It was formerly called Baker.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Chilton County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

Chilton County, Alabama: parcels, history and offices

Where it is

Chilton on the map of Alabama

Alabama has 67 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.

Counties of Alabama · Chilton highlighted

History

Formed in 1868 from Autauga County, Bibb County, Dallas County and Shelby County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Chilton County was formed in 1868 from Autauga County, Bibb County, Dallas County and Shelby County, and named after William Parish Chilton. Clanton is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1868 for land now in Chilton County may have been recorded in Autauga County, Bibb County, Dallas County and Shelby County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

1868
Chilton County created Baker (now Chilton) created from Autauga, Bibb, Dallas, and Shelby.
from Autauga from Bibb from Dallas from Shelby
30 December 1868 · Ala. Acts 1868, reg. sess., no. 142, sec. 1/p. 488
1869
Gained territory Baker (now Chilton) gained from Autauga, lost to Dallas.
from Autauga from Dallas
15 December 1869 · Ala. Acts 1869, reg. sess., nos. 11-12/p. 18
1873
Lost territory Baker (now Chilton) lost to Shelby.
to Shelby
23 April 1873 · Ala. Acts 1872, reg. sess., no. 101/p. 138
1874
Renamed Baker renamed Chilton.
formerly Baker
17 December 1874 · Ala. Acts 1874, reg. sess., no. 72/p. 179
1875
Gained territory Chilton gained from Dallas.
from Dallas
13 February 1875 · Ala. Acts 1874, reg. sess., no. 73/p. 180
1979
Boundary clarified Boundary between Chilton and Bibb was redefined (no change).
with Bibbno change
18 July 1979 · Ala. Acts 1979, reg. sess., no. 79-364/p. 581

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Chilton

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 33,409 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 8 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026
Address points Missing

No public address points layer found for Chilton County yet.
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Chilton by the Census

Population

45,014 2020 Census count

Housing units

19,438 2020 Census count

Land area

693 square miles

Water area

8 square miles

People per sq mi

65 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Chilton County's official site

We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.

County government

County government
The official website of Chilton County.
chiltoncounty.org

See your own lot on these maps

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Questions

Common questions about Chilton County

When was Chilton County founded?: Chilton County was founded in 1868, formed from Autauga County, Bibb County, Dallas County and Shelby County, and named after William Parish Chilton.
What is the county seat of Chilton County?: The county seat of Chilton County is Clanton.
Is there an online parcel map for Chilton County?: Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 33,409 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Chilton County's boundary or name changed?: Chilton County was created in 1868 from Autauga County, Bibb County, Dallas County and Shelby County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Dallas County, Autauga County and Baker County. It was formerly called Baker.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Chilton County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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