Franklin County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Franklin County

Guide to Franklin County Florida genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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

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
1887 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Florida counties see: Florida Counties with Burned Courthouses

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.

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * Franklin County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Franklin County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Franklin County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Franklin County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.