Lafayette County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Lafayette County

County Courthouse
Lafayette County Courthouse Main St; PO Box 88 Mayo, FL 32066 Phone: 904.294.1600

County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1902, court records from 1907 and land records from 1893.

Parent County
1856--Lafayette County was created 23 December 1856 from Madison County. County seat: Mayo

Record Loss
1892 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Dixie
 * Gilchrist
 * Madison
 * Suwannee
 * Taylor

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Official USGenWeb FLGenWeb Lafayette County Site
 * Lafayette County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lafayette County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Lafayette County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.