Leon County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Leon County Courthouse 301 S Monroe Street Tallahassee, Florida 32302 850-577-4000

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1825 and military discharge records from 1914. County Health Department has birth, death and burial records.

Parent County
1824--Leon County was created 29 December 1824 from Gadsden County. County seat: Tallahassee

Description
The county was named for Juan Ponce de León, the Spanish explorer who was the first European to reach Florida. The County Seat is Tallahassee and the county was created 1824. The County is located in the Northwest area of the state.

Boundary Changes
1821-1997  MapofUS "Rotating Formation Florida County Boundary Maps"

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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Gadsden
 * Grady County, Georgia
 * Jefferson
 * Liberty
 * Thomas County, Georgia
 * Wakulla

African American

 * USGenWeb African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy
 * Florida: Leon County enslaver persons and slaveholders

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Leon 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

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
 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

Military

 * Leon County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 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)
 * 1883 - Leon County Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Tallahassean's in the Civil War (Genealogy Trails)

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - Index to Leon County Civilian Draft Registration - Scroll down to WWI. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Leon County, Florida World War I Soldiers (Genealogy Trails)

World War II

 * Index to Leon County World War II Army Enlistees - Scroll down to WWII. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Leon County, Florida, World War II Veterans - Navy (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

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

Vietnam War

 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1784 – 1990 Florida Probate Records 1784-1990
 * 1810 – 1974 Ancestry.com $ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974
 * 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 Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry.com - index $

Marriage Records

 * 1802 - 1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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

 * Tallahassee Genealogical Society PO Box 4371 Tallahassee, FL 32315-4371
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Tallahassee Florida Family History Center

Websites

 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project.
 * The FLGenWeb Project affiliate of the USGenWeb
 * Leon County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Leon County (FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
 * Leon County, Florida (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Leon County, Florida (Genealogy Trails)
 * Leon County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Leon County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)