Jefferson County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse Courthouse #10; PO Box 547; Monticello, FL 32344 Phone: 850.342.0218

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1840, divorce records from 1900, probate and court records from 1850 and land records from 1827.

Parent County
1827--Jefferson County was created 6 January 1827 from Leon County. County seat: Monticello

Description
The county was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America. The County Seat is Monticello and the county was created August 12, 1822. The County is located in the Northwest 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.

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
Brooks County, Georgia • Leon •  Madison •  Taylor •  Thomas County, Georgia •  Wakulla

African American

 * USGenWeb African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Jefferson 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

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

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

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

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry, Company A


 * 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 - Jefferson County Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — images only

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - Jefferson County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-D (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Jefferson County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames E-J (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Jefferson County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames K-R (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Jefferson County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames S-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Jefferson County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Adams - Kyler (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Jefferson County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Lacy - Youngblood (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Jefferson County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

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

Vietnam War

 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Florida State Library Early Florida Newspapers

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

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 $

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
 * Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries
Jefferson County Genealogical Society 695 East Washington Street Monticello 32344-2546

Jefferson County Historical Association PO Box 496 Monticello, Florida 32345 230 North Jefferson Street Monticello, Florida 32344 Telephone: 850-997-2465 Website

Keystone Genealogical Society PO Box 50 Monticello, FL 32344 Telephone: 904-997-3304


 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * Florida State Historical Societies -  Listing by County
 * Florida Family History Centers
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Jefferson County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Jefferson County FLGenWeb
 * State of Florida
 * Jefferson County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Jefferson County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jefferson County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc
 * Jefferson County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Jefferson County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Jefferson County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)