Dixie County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Dixie County

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

County Courthouse
Dixie County Courthouse PO Box 1206; Cross City, FL 32628 Phone: 352.498.1200

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1973, divorce, probate, court and land records

Parent County
1921--Dixie County was created 25 April 1921 from Lafayette County. County seat: Cross City

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.

Neighboring Counties
Gilchrist  •  Lafayette   •  Levy   •  Taylor

African American

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

Census

 * 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

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps



 * 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

Military

 * 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 — 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 Florida State Library

Obituaries

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

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 - at FamilySearch — index

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1900 - 1921 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1877 - 1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 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 Records

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

Marriage Records

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


 * 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

Web Sites

 * Dixie County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Dixie County FLGenWeb
 * State of Florida
 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Dixie County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Dixie County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Dixie County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.