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Guide to Walton County Florida genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Walton County, Florida | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Florida | |||||||||
 Location of Florida in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | December 29, 1824 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | De Funiak Springs | ||||||||
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Contents |
Quick Dates
Walton County's civil records start the following years:
| Marriage | Court | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1885 | 1886 | 1830 | 1886 | 1882 |
County Courthouse
Walton County Courthouse
571 East Nelson Ave
PO Box 1260
De Funiak Springs, FL 32433-0000
Phone: 850-892-8118
CLerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1885, probate records from 1882, divorce, court and land records, newspaper records from 1905.
County Health Department has birth and death records.[1]
History
Parent County
1824--Walton County was created 29 December 1824 from Escambia County.
County seat: De Funiak Springs [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
- Walton County Cemeteries ~ partial list of cemeteries/transcriptions ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Elgin Air Force Base Tombstones ~ photos ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Florida Tombstone Transcription Project - USGenWeb
- Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
- Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries
Census
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1830 | 1,207 | — |
| 1840 | 1,461 | 21.0% |
| 1850 | 1,817 | 24.4% |
| 1860 | 3,037 | 67.1% |
| 1870 | 3,041 | 0.1% |
| 1880 | 4,201 | 38.1% |
| 1890 | 4,816 | 14.6% |
| 1900 | 9,346 | 94.1% |
| 1910 | 16,460 | 76.1% |
| 1920 | 12,119 | −26.4% |
| 1930 | 14,576 | 20.3% |
| 1940 | 14,246 | −2.3% |
| 1950 | 14,725 | 3.4% |
| 1960 | 15,576 | 5.8% |
| 1970 | 16,087 | 3.3% |
| 1980 | 21,300 | 32.4% |
| 1990 | 27,760 | 30.3% |
| Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. | ||
For tips on accessing Walton 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
Florida Church Listing ~ Church Angel
Court
Land
- Davis Land Records, Walton County ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Florida Territorial Land Records
Local Histories
- 1902 Medical Directories ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Walton County Biographies ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
Maps
- Family Maps of Walton 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
- Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps, University of South Florida
Military
- Some Military Land Grants In Walton Co. FL For Soldiers Of The War Of 1812 ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Some Military Land Grants In Walton Co. FL For Soldiers Of The Indian Wars ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Some Military Land Grants In Walton Co. FL For Soldiers Of The Mexican War ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- 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
- Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library
- Beach Breeze - paper combined with DeFuniak Herald. 17 full-text issues spanning 2005-2008 available via Google Newspaper Archive
Obituaries
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
- Florida State Archives
- Voters in First Florida Election 1845 ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- The FLGenWeb Project
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Walton County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Walton County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
- USGenWeb Archives Project
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Walton 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).
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