Jackson County, FloridaEdit This Page

From FamilySearch Wiki

United States    Florida    Jackson County

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

Jackson County, Florida
Map
Location in the state of Florida
Location of Florida in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	August 12, 1822
County Seat	Marianna
Courthouse
Adopt-a-wiki page This page adopted by: The FLGenWeb Project who welcome you to contribute. and its representative Jackson County FLGenWeb Adopt a page today

Contents 1 County Courthouse 2 History 2.1 Parent County 2.2 Boundary Changes 2.3 Record Loss 3 Places / Localities 3.1 Populated Places 3.2 Neighboring Counties 4 Resources 4.1 Cemeteries 4.2 Census 4.3 Church 4.4 Court 4.5 Land 4.6 Local Histories 4.7 Maps 4.8 Military 4.9 Newspapers 4.10 Probate 4.11 Taxation 4.12 Vital Records 4.12.1 Marriage 5 Societies and Libraries 5.1 Family History Centers 6 Web Sites 7 References

County Courthouse

Jackson County Courthouse
2864 Madison Court; PO Box 510;
Marianna, FL 32447
Ph. 850.482.9552

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1845, land records from 1824,
divorce, divorce, military and court records from 1900. ^[1]

History

The county is named after Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.^[2]

Parent County

1822--Jackson County was created 12 August 1822 from Escambia County.
County seat: Marianna ^[3]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

November 30, 1848 -- 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

• Bay
• Calhoun
• Decatur County, Georgia
• Gadsden
• Geneva County, Alabama
• Holmes
• Houston County, Alabama
• Liberty
• Seminole County, Georgia
• Washington

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Sink Creek

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Family Maps of Jackson County, Florida (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1848-1929 - Jackson County Marriage Books A-F, 1-14 Index 1848-1929 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[4]

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Marianna Florida Family History Center
  • Marianna, Florida

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Jackson County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Jackson County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jackson County, Florida Page 135 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ "Andrew Jackson," Wikipedia.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
4. ↑ 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.

v • d • e Links to Florida-related articles Topics Introduction · African Americans · American Indians · Archives and Libraries · Bible Records · Biography · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Directories · Emigration and Immigration · Gazetteers · Genealogy · History · Land and Property · Maps · Military Records · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Online Records · Periodicals · Probate Records · Taxation · Vital Records · For Further Reading Counties Alachua · Baker · Bay · Bradford · Brevard · Broward · Calhoun · Charlotte · Citrus · Clay · Collier · Columbia · DeSoto · Dixie · Duval · Escambia · Flagler · Franklin · Gadsden · Gilchrist · Glades · Gulf · Hamilton · Hardee · Hendry · Hernando · Highlands · Hillsborough · Holmes · Indian River · Jackson · Jefferson · Lafayette · Lake · Lee · Leon · Levy · Liberty · Madison · Manatee · Marion · Martin · Miami-Dade · Monroe · Nassau · Okaloosa · Okeechobee · Orange · Osceola · Palm Beach · Pasco · Pinellas · Polk · Putnam · St. Johns · St. Lucie · Santa Rosa · Sarasota · Seminole · Sumter · Suwannee · Taylor · Union · Volusia · Wakulla · Walton · Washington Extinct Co. Benton · Dade · Fayette · Mosquito · New River Major Repositories Florida State Archives · State Library of Florida · P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History · Alma Clyde Library of Florida History · John C. Pace Library · University of Miami · University of South Florida · Orlando Public Library · National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) · Dallas Public Central Library Migration Routes Apalachicola River · Atlantic Coast Ports · St. John's River · Suwannee River · Alachua-Tampa Bay Trail · Augusta-St. Augustine Trail · Jacksonville-Apalachee Bay Trail · Jacksonville-St. Augustine Trail · Old Trading Path · St. Augustinge-Apalachee Trail · St. Augustine-Flint River Trail · St. Augustine-Savannah Road · Savannah-Jacksonville Trail · Tugaloo-Apalachee Bay Trail · Upper Creeks-Pensacola Trail

This Florida-related article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. While this page is under construction, may we suggest Cyndi's List.

• This page was last modified on 19 April 2013, at 04:29.
• This page has been accessed 1,384 times.