Taylor County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Taylor County

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

County Courthouse
Taylor County Courthouse PO Box 620 Perry, FL 32348 Phone: 850.838.3500

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1908, divorce records from 1898, land records from 1857, probate records from 1941, court records from 1946 and military discharge records from 1914.

Parent County
1856--Taylor County was created 23 December 1856 from Madison County. County seat: Perry

Neighboring Counties

 * Dixie
 * Jefferson
 * Lafayette
 * Madison

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
 * Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries

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
 * - Includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.
 * 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

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps



 * 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

 * 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

Obituaries

 * Florida Obituaries -  Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties -  USGenWeb Obituaries Project

Vital Records

 * Florida State Archives

Marriage

 * 1857-1885 - Taylor County Marriage Books A1 and A2 Index 1857-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * Florida State Historical Societies -  Listing by County
 * Florida Family History Centers
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Taylor County, FLGenWeb
 * State of Florida
 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Taylor County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Taylor County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Taylor County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.