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

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Liberty County, Florida
Map
Location in the state of Florida
Location of Florida in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 15, 1855
County Seat	Bristol
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Liberty County Courthouse
Hwy 20; PO Box 399
Bristol, FL 32321
Phone 850.643.2237

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

History

Parent County

1855--Liberty County was created 15 December 1855 from Gadsden County.
County seat: Bristol ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Calhoun
• Franklin
• Gadsden
• Gulf
• Jackson
• Leon
• Wakulla

Resources

FamilySearch Query Forum

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Liberty Co. - The FLGenWeb Tombstone Project

Individual cemeteries

BillionGraves:

• Mitchum Cemetery, Bristol
• Old Burnoff Cemetery, Hosford
• Sanders Cemetery, Hosford

Census

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

Church

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Florida denominations, view the Florida Church Records wiki page.

Churches of Liberty Co. - The FLGenWeb Project

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Bristol
• Telogia

Cites

Court

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Florida Land and Property for additional information about early Florida land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Land Patents

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Liberty County, Florida. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Florida Local Histories.

Maps

Military

Liberty Co.; The FLGenWeb Projet

World War II:

Missing and Dead

Korean War:

Fatal Casualties

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Liberty County, Florida newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• Do a Liberty County, Florida Place-name search for these and other records in the Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search).

Probate

Probate records are held by the Liberty County, Florida Clerk of Court and are housed at the Liberty County, Florida Courthouse. Microfilmed records can be found online at Florida Probate Records, 1784-1990. See the wiki page Florida Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.

Ship Passenger Lists

NARA Ships Passenger Lists

These passenger lists cover:
Immigration of Russians to the United States, 1834 - 1897
Irish Famine, 1/12/1846 -12/31/1851
Germans to the United States, 1850 - 1897
Italians to the United States, 1855 - 1900

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.

For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Florida.

Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more information see the wiki page Florida Taxation.

Marriage

• 1857-1930 - Liberty County Marriage Books 1-3 Index 1857-1930 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Bristol Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

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

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Liberty 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. ↑ 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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