Bay County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Bay County

County Courthouse


Bay County Courthouse 300 E 4th St; PO Box 2269; Panama City, FL 32402; Phone: 850.763.9061

Heatlh Deptment has bird and death records; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate, divoce, Court ircuit has marriage, probate, divorce, ct &amp; land rec from 1913

Bay County Health Department 597 W. 11th Street Panama City, FL 32401 (850) 872-4720 x1122 FAX (850) 872-4824

Parent County
1913-- Bay County was created 24 April 1913 from Calhoun County. County seat: Panama City

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Gulf
 * Jackson
 * Walton
 * Washington

African American

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

Cemeteries

 * Millville Cemetery ~  transcription  ~  Interment
 * Greenwood Cemetery ~ transcription  ~  Interment
 * Florida Tombstone Transcription Project -  USGenWeb
 * Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
 * Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries

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
 * 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

Church

 * First Baptist Church of Southport History ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Catholic Churches in Bay County Florida ~   The Catholic Directory
 * Florida Churches by City ~  Church Angel

Land

 * Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps

 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps, University of South Florida

Military

 * Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Pension Transcriptions -  Florida state pension records from various wars  -  USGenWeb Pension Project
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Vital Records

 * Florida State Archives (paid resource)

Societies and Libraries

 * Northwest Regional Library System

25 W Government Street Panama City, FL 32412 Phone: (850) 872-7500


 * Lynn Haven Public Library

901 Ohio Avenue Lynn Haven, FL 32444 Phone: (850) 265-2781


 * The West Florida Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Mexico Beach Florida Family History Center
 * Panama City Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Bay County FLGenWeb
 * The FLGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Bay County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Bay County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Bay County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.