Escambia County, Florida Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the Escambia River. The County is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Escambia County Courthouse 223 S Palafox Place Pensacola, FL 32501 Phone: 850-595-4310 Escambia County Website 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.

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:

Bible Records

 * Dickson, William Bible at USGenWeb Archives

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


 * The Friends of St. John's Cemetery Foundation St. John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida

Census Records

 * 1783 Spanish Census USGenWeb
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos USGenWeb
 * 1885 includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1935 1935 Florida State Census at MyHeritage - index ($))


 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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


 * Pensacola

Court Records

 * Clerk of the Court, Escambia County Escambiaclerk.com

Directories

 * 1921-1940 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1908-1912 - at FamilySearch  - [Florida, Knights Keys Passenger Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * How to Use this Collection]]
 * 1944-1945 -  - [[Florida and South Carolina, Airplane Arrival Manifests - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * How to Use this Collection]]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * African American Griots Project
 * African Genealogy Afrigeneas

Land and Property Records

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

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Various Wars
 * 1840 Escambia County, Pensioners on the Roll (Genealogy Trails)
 * Escambia County Military Files (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1883 Escambia county, Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 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
 * 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 - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Index to Escambia County World War II Army Enlistees - Scroll down to WWII. (USGenWeb Archives)

Korean Conflict
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

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

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Florida Digital Newspaper Library at George A. Smathers Libraries
 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

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

Probate Records

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

Online Indexes and Records
 * 1784-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1827-1950 Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1832-1921 (*); County Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1871-1883 (*); County Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1918-1929 (*); County Judge's Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1802-1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1822-1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1822-1841; 1840-1851 - Marriages 1822-1841; 1840-1851 (licenses) at Southeasterngenealogy.com $
 * 1830-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1830-1993 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837-1974 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Florida State Archives
 * 1970 - 1999 Florida, Marriages, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($))

Death

 * 1877-1939 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1877-1998 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1921 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1927-2001 - Florida, Divorce Index Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry $
 * 1970 - 1999 Florida, Divorces, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 Web: Florida, U.S., Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-1868 at Ancestry - index ($)

Family History Centers

 * Pensacola Florida Family History Center

Libraries
Genealogy Branch Library 5740 N. Ninth Ave. Pensacola, FL 32504 Phone: 850-494-7373 Website

Pensacola Library 239 N. Spring St. Pensacola, FL 32502 Phone: 850-436-5060 Website

Tryon Branch Library 1200 Langley Ave. Pensacola, FL 32504 Phone: 850-471-6980 Website

Societies
African American Heritage Society 200 Church Street Pensacola, FL 32502 850-469-1456 Website

West Florida Genealogical Society P.O. Box 10217 Pensacola, FL 32524-0217 Email: [mailto:info@wfgsi.org info@wfgsi.org] Website

University of West Florida Historic Trust P.O. Box 12866 Pensacola, FL 32591 850-595-5985 Email: [mailto:info@historicpensacola.org info@historicpensacola.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * 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)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.