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Florida Suwannee County
Guide to Suwannee County Florida genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Founded | December 21, 1858 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Live Oak | ||||||||
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County Courthouse
Suwannee County Courthouse
224 Pine Ave;
Live Oak, FL 32060
Phone: 940.364.3450
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, land, probate,
military discharge and court records from 1859.
County Health Department has death records. [1]
History
Parent County
1858--Suwanne County was created 21 December 1858 from Columbia County.
County seat: Live Oak [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
African American
Florida African American Griots Project USGenWeb
- Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
Cemeteries
- Florida Tombstone Transcription Project USGenWeb
*Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
Individual Cemeteries:
- Rock Cut Cemetery, Live Oak BillionGraves
Census
For tips on accessing Suwannee 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
Court
Land
Florida Territorial Land Records
Local Histories
A history of the county and those who lived there is:
- Suwannee 2000 County History Committee. Echoes of the Past: A History of Suwannee County, 1858-2000. St. Petersburg, Florida: Southern Heritage Press, 2000
Some historical photographs of the county have been published in:
- Suwannee Valley Memories: Days Gone By - A Pictorial History of Suwannee, Hamilton, and Lafayette Counties. St. Petersburg. Florida: Southern Heritage Press, n.d.
Maps
- Family Maps of Suwannee County, Florida (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State USGenWeb Archives Project
- 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State USGenWeb Archives Project
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
Obituaries
- Florida Obituaries Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties USGenWeb Obituaries Project
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Marriage
- 1859-1885 - Suwannee County Marriage Books 1-2 Index 1859-1885. Batch M513251 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
Societies and Libraries
- Florida State Historical Societies Listing by County
- Suwannee Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 967
Live Oak. FL 32604
Family History Centers
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
- Suwannee County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Suwannee County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Suwannee County, Florida Page 137 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/3/3f/Igifloridamz.pdf.
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