Dixie County, Florida Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the lyric designation of the South. The County is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Dixie County Courthouse PO Box 1206; Cross City, FL 32628 Phone: 352-498-1200 Dixie County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1973 divorce, probate, court and land records

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:

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


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census Records

 * 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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * Florida African American Griots Project-USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Land and Property Records
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1821-1997 mapofus Maps of Florida (1821-1997)
 * 1870 USGenWeb Archives Project 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State
 * 1882 USGenWeb Archives Project 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State
 * University of South Florida Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Dixie County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb Pension Project Florida state pension records from various wars

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1918 - Dixie County, Florida - 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-J (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Dixie County, Florida - 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames K-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch
 * Dixie County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Adams - Junious (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Dixie County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Keen - Young (USGenWeb Archives)

Korean War
 * Clay County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Koeran War (Distant Cousin)

Vietnam War
 * Dixie County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War (Distant Cousin)

Newspapers

 * Florida State Library Early Florida Newspapers

Obituaries

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

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1802-1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1822-1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1957 - at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1993 - at FamilySearch
 * 1837-1974 - at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1877-1939 - at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1998 - at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1921 - at FamilySearch
 * Florida State Archives
 * Dixie County, Florida Obituary and Death Notices Collection GenealogyBuff.com From various funeral homes in the Cross City, Horseshoe Beach, Old Town, Suwannee and surrounding area.

Divorce

 * 1927-2001 - Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry $

Societies
Dixie County Historical Society 761 SE Hwy 349 Old Town, Florida PO Box 928 Cross City, FL 32628 Phone: 352-542-0047 E-mail:[mailto:dccc1909@gmail.com dccc1909@gmail.com] Facebook website

Florida State Historical Societies-Listing by County Website

Florida Historical Society Website

Florida State Genealogical Society Website

Websites

 * Dixie County FLGenWeb
 * State of Florida
 * Dixie County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Dixie County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Dixie County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Dixie County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Dixie County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.