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Lafayette County, Florida
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Location in the state of Florida
Location of Florida in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 23, 1856
County Seat	Mayo
Courthouse
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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 5 Societies and Libraries  5.1 Family History Centers 6 Web Sites 7 References

County Courthouse

Lafayette County Courthouse
Main St; PO Box 88
Mayo, FL 32066
Phone: 904.294.1600

County Judge has marriage and probate records.
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1902,
court records from 1907 and land records from 1893. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1856--Lafayette County was created 23 December 1856 from Madison County.
County seat: Mayo ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1892 -- 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

• Dixie
• Gilchrist
• Madison
• Suwannee
• Taylor

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

• 1857-1912 - Lafayette County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1857-1912. Batch M513391 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1912-1934 - Lafayette County Marriage Books E and F Index 1912-1934. Batch M745746 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Official USGenWeb FLGenWeb Lafayette County Site
• Lafayette County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Lafayette County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lafayette County, Florida Page 135 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. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 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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