Franklin County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Franklin County

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse 33 Market Street Apalchicola, FL 32320 Phone: 850.653.8861

County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records.

Parent County
1832--Franklin County was created 8 February 1832 from Jackson County. County seat: Apalachicola

Record Loss
1887 -- 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

Neighboring Counties

 * Gulf
 * Liberty
 * Wakulla

Cemeteries

 * Chestnut Street Cemetery, Apalachicola BillionGraves

Census

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Apalachicola Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Franklin County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Franklin County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Franklin County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.