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Guide to Hamilton County Florida genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Hamilton County, Florida
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Location in the state of Florida
Location of Florida in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 26, 1827
County Seat	Jasper
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Hamilton County Courthouse
207 NE 1st Street
Jasper, FL 32052
Phone: 904.792.1288

County Judge has marriage and probate records.
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1881
and land records from 1837. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1827--Hamilton County was created 26 December 1827 from Jefferson County.
County seat: Jasper ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1929 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

• Burned Counties Research
  
• http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Brooks County, Georgia
• Clinch County, Georgia
• Columbia
• Echols County, Georgia
• Lowndes County, Georgia
• Madison
• Suwannee

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

The 1885 Florida State Population Census includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1824-1939 - Hamilton County Marriage Index 1824-1939 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• The Hamilton County FLGenWeb Project, a member of TheFLGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
• Hamilton County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Hamilton County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hamilton County, Florida Page 134 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).
3. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/54/Igiflorida.pdf.

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