Bay County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Bay County, Florida ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse


Bay County Courthouse 300 E 4th St; PO Box 2269; Panama City, FL 32402; Phone: 850.763.9061

Heatlh Deptment has bird and death records; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate, divoce, Court ircuit has marriage, probate, divorce, ct &amp; land rec from 1913

Bay County Health Department 597 W. 11th Street Panama City, FL 32401 (850) 872-4720 x1122 FAX (850) 872-4824

Parent County
1913-- Bay County was created 24 April 1913 from Calhoun County. County seat: Panama City

Description
The county was named for St. Andrews Bay. The County Seat is Panama City and the county was created April 24, 1913. The County is located in the North West area of the state.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Florida county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Florida County Boundary Maps" (1821-1997) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Calhoun •  Gulf  •  Jackson  •  Walton  •  Washington

African American

 * USGenWeb Florida African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy

Biography

 * Index to Bay County Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Bay  County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census

 * 1783 Spanish Census USGenWeb
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos USGenWeb
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb

Church

 * USGenWeb First Baptist Church of Southport History
 * thecatholicdirectory.net Catholic Churches in Bay County Florida
 * Church Angel Florida Churches by City

Land

 * Florida Territorial Land Records USGenWeb

Maps



 * 1821-1997 Maps of Florida
 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of StateUSGenWeb
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of StateUSGenWeb
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps University of South Florida

Military

 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com
 * Bay County, Florida Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)

Vietnam War

 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1784 – 1990 Florida Probate Records 1784-1990
 * 1810 – 1974 Ancestry.com $ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974

Vital Records

 * Florida State Archives $

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 - at FamilySearch — index

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1900 - 1921 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1877 - 1998 - at FamilySearch — index

Divorce Records

 * 1927 - 2001 - Ancestry.com $ Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001

Marriage Records

 * 1837 - 1974 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1830 - 1993 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1830 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch — index

Societies and Libraries
Bay County Genealogical Society PO Box 662 Panama City 32402-0662 E-mail:[mailto:mkpcbeach@gmail.com mkpcbeach@gmail.com] Website

Bay County Historical Society PO Box 1476 Panama City, FL 32402 Telephone Number: 850-785-9036 Telephone Number: 850-832-0840 E-mail:[mailto:hsbc1476@wowway.com hsbc1476@wowway.com] Website

Bay County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 662, Panama City 32402-0662 - See more at: f


 * Bay County Genealogical Society Website has births, marriage, deeds, cemetery, obituary, voters, a research gateway to digitized newspapers from the area, and First Families of Bay County Pioneer web pages.
 * Random Acts of Kindness List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies
 * FamilySearch Find a Family History Center
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Mexico Beach Florida Family History Center
 * Panama City Florida Family History Center

Websites

 * Bay County Genealogical Society
 * Bay County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Bay County FLGenWeb
 * The FLGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Bay County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Bay County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Bay County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.