Leon County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Leon County

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

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
Tallahassee

Unincorportated Communities
Belair, Bradford, Centerville, Chaires, Felkel, Fort Braden, Lamonia, Meridian, Miccosukee, Ochlockonee, Wadesboro

Neighboring Counties

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

African American

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

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

 * 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 — images only

Korean War

 * 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 Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939
 * 1900 - 1921 Florida, Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921
 * 1877 - 1998 Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998

Divorce Records

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

Marriage Records

 * 1837 - 1974 Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974
 * 1830 - 1993 Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001

Societies and Libraries

 * 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

 * Tallahassee Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Leon County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project.
 * The FLGenWeb Project affiliate of the USGenWeb
 * Leon County FLGenWeb member of The FLGenWeb Project and The USGenWeb Project.
 * Linkpendium Leon County, Florida Genealogy and Family History
 * Leon County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Leon County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.