Escambia County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Escambia County Courthouse 223 S Palafox Place Pensacola, FL 32501 Phone: 850.595.4310

Clerk County Court has marriage, probate and court records from 1821. County Health Department has birth and death records. Comptroller has land records from 1821.

Parent County
1821--Escambia County was created 21 July 1821 as an original county. County seat: Pensacola

Description
The county was named for the Escambia River. The County Seat is Pensacola and the county was created July 21, 1821. 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
Baldwin County, Alabama • Escambia County, Alabama •  Santa Rosa

African American

 * African American Griots Project
 * African Genealogy Afrigeneas

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


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records
 * The Friends of St. John's Cemetery Foundation St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida

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

Church
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Pensacola

Court

 * Clerk of the Court, Escambia County Escambiaclerk.com

Emigration and Immigration

 * Florida and South Carolina, Airplane Arrival Manifests, 1944-1945

Land

 * Plat Books and Old Deed Books, Public Records Search Escambiaclerk
 * Florida Territorial Land Records USGenWeb

Maps

 * 1821-1997 Maps of Florida mapofus
 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State USGenWeb
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State USGenWeb
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps, University of South Florida University of Southern Florida

Military

 * 1840 - Escambia County, Pensioners on the Roll (Genealogy Trails)

Various Wars

 * Escambia County Military Files (USGenWeb Archives)


 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb


 * 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)
 * 1883 - Escambia county, Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch — images only
 * The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for Fort Barrancas in Escambia County are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Escambia County:


 * October 9, 1861 = Santa RosaInd Island nps


 * Civil War battles in Florida nps

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - Index to Escambia County World War I Draft Registration - Scroll down to WWI. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Index to Escambia County World War II Army Enlistees - Scroll down to WWII. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean Conflict

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

Vietnam War

 * Escambia County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * Escambia County, Florida Obituaries -  Obituary transcriptions from Escambia, Florida -  USGenWeb Obituaries Project

Probate

 * Probate Court Public Records Search Clerk of the Court, Escambia County

Online Records
 * 1784-1990 Florida Probate Records
 * 1810-1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records Ancestry.com $

Taxation

 * Clerk of the Court, Escambia County - Tax Deed Sales Records

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 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
 * 1830 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries
Escambia County Historical Society 223 South Palafox Place Pensacola 32501-5845

Pensacola Historical Society 117 E. Government St. Pensacola, FL 32501 Telephone Number: 904-433-1559

West Florida Genealogical Society PO Box 947 Pensacola, FL 32594-0947 Website


 * 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
 * The West Florida Genealogical Society
 * West Florida Genealogy Library

Family History Centers

 * Pensacola Florida Family History Center

Websites

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