County · code 01107
Pickens CountyAlabama
Pickens County is a county in Alabama, with its seat at Carrollton. It was formed on December 19, 1820, from Marion and Tuscaloosa counties and named after Andrew Pickens.
- Founded1820
- County seatCarrollton
- Named forAndrew Pickens
- Land area881 sq mi + 8.7 sq mi water
- Population19,123 2020 Census
Where it is
Pickens on the map of Alabama
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History
Formed in 1820 from Marion County and Tuscaloosa County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Pickens County was created from Marion and Tuscaloosa counties in 1820. The county gained territory from Tuscaloosa in 1824 but lost land to the creation of Fayette County the same year. It gained a small area from Greene County in 1832 but lost portions of its boundary to Greene in 1843 and 1867.
- 1820Pickens County created Pickens created from Marion and Tuscaloosa. · Ala. Acts 1820, 2d sess., secs. 1, 9/pp. 90, 92
- 1824Gained territory Pickens gained from Tuscaloosa, lost to creation of Fayette. · Ala. Acts 1824, 6th sess., secs. 1, 12/pp. 77-78
- 1832Gained territory Pickens gained small area from Greene. Pickens lost narrow strip all along Greene boundary. · Ala. Acts 1831, 13th sess., p. 38
- 1832Gained territory Pickens gained from Non-County Area 6 attached to Marengo. · Ala. Acts 1832, ann. sess., no. 11/p. 11
- 1843
- 1867Lost territory Pickens lost to Greene. · Ala. Acts 1866, reg. sess., no. 418, secs. 1, 9/pp. 477, 480
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Pickens
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Pickens County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (pickensalabama.com).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Pickens County yet.
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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
Pickens by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Pickens 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 Pickens County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Pickens County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Pickens County
- When was Pickens County founded?
- Pickens County was founded in 1820, formed from Marion County and Tuscaloosa County, and named after Andrew Pickens.
- What is the county seat of Pickens County?
- The county seat of Pickens County is Carrollton.
- Is there an online parcel map for Pickens County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Pickens County's boundary or name changed?
- Pickens County was created in 1820 from Marion County and Tuscaloosa County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Greene County, Fayette County and Marengo County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Pickens 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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