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Bay County, Florida
Map
Location in the state of Florida
Location of Florida in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	April 24, 1913
County Seat	Panama City
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Bay County Courthouse

Bay County Courthouse
300 E 4th St; PO Box 2269;
Panama City, FL 32402;
Phone: 850.763.9061 

Heatlh Deptment has bird and death records;
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate, divoce, Court
ircuit  has marriage, probate, divorce, ct & land rec from 1913^[1]

Bay County Health Department
597 W. 11th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
(850) 872-4720 x1122
FAX (850) 872-4824

History

Parent County

1913-- Bay County was created 24 April 1913 from Calhoun County.
County seat: Panama City ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Calhoun
• Gulf
• Jackson
• Walton
• Washington

Resources

African American

• Florida African American Griots Project  -  USGenWeb
• Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

• Millville Cemetery  ~  transcription  ~  Interment
• Greenwood Cemetery ~  transcription  ~  Interment
• Florida Tombstone Transcription Project  -  USGenWeb
• Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
• Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Bay County, Florida census records online, see: Florida Census.

• 1783 Spanish Census  -  USGenWeb Archives Project
• 1821 Census/Tax List Index  -  USGenWeb Archives Project
• 1823 Census/Tax List Index  -  USGenWeb Archives Project
• 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos  -  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Federal Census Information from National Archives  -  USGenWeb Archives Project
• State Census Information from Florida State Archives  -  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service  -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Church

• First Baptist Church of Southport History  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Catholic Churches in Bay County Florida  ~   The Catholic Directory
• Florida Churches by City  ~  Church Angel[1]

Court

Land

• Florida Territorial Land Records

Local Histories

Maps

• 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State -  USGenWeb Archives Project
• 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State  -  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps, University of South Florida

Military

• Florida State Military Files  -  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Pension Transcriptions  -  Florida state pension records from various wars  -  USGenWeb Pension Project
• Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict
• Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

• Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

• Florida State Archives  (paid resource)

Societies and Libraries 

• Northwest Regional Library System

25 W Government Street
Panama City, FL 32412
Phone: (850) 872-7500

• Lynn Haven Public Library

901 Ohio Avenue
Lynn Haven, FL 32444
Phone: (850) 265-2781

• The West Florida Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Mexico Beach Florida Family History Center
• Panama City Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

• Bay County FLGenWeb
• The FLGenWeb Project
• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Bay County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Bay County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bay County, Florida. Page 133 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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