Madison County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Madison 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 James Madison, fourth President of the United States. The county is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse PO Box 237 Madison, FL 32341 Phone: 850-973-1500 Madison County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate and court records from 1838, land records from 1831 and divorce records.

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:

Biographies

 * Biographies on Madison Co FLGenWeb Biographies
 * Biographies on USGenWeb Archives for Madison County

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

Court Records
Madison County Clerk of Courts covers both Circuit and County Court records, including Probate Court. The office is also responsible for the county marriage and divorce records.
 * 1913-1953 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court — images

Emigration and Immigration

 * NARA Ships Passenger Lists - These passenger lists cover:
 * 1834-1897 - Immigration of Russians to the United States
 * 1/12/1846-12/31/1851 - Irish Famine
 * 1850-1897 - Germans to the United States
 * 1855-1900 - Italians to the United States

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

Land and Property Records

 * Madison County Appraisors
 * Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1821-1997 Maps of Florida
 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of StateUSGenWeb
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of StateUSGenWeb
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps University of South Florida
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Madison County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars 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 Madison County Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Madison County Confederate Deaths (Genealogy Trails)

World War I
 * 1917-1918 - Madison County Civilian Registration, Surnames Adams-Cushion (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Madison County Civilian Registration, Surnames Dadwildey-Howland (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Madison County Civilian Registration, Surnames Hubbard-Mizell (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Madison County Civilian Registration, Surnames Mobley-Spradley (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Madison County Civilian Registration, Surnames Stallworth-Zipperer (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Madison County World War II Army Enlistees, Names A-G (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Madison County World War II Army Enlistees, Names H-P (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Madison County World War II Army Enlistees, Names R-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Madison County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)

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

Vietnam War
 * 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
 * Madison Enterprise and the Madison County Carrier  1695 South South SR 53 Madison, FL 32340 or P.O. Drawer 772, Madison, FL 32341 Phone: 850-973-4141 Greene Publishing, Inc.


 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

Probate Records
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 ($)
 * 1846-1924 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1849-1895 (*); Judge of Probate at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1892-1914 (*); County Judge 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
Contact the Madison County Appraisors for land and tax information.

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
 * 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
 * 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, 1927-2001 at Ancestry - index $
 * 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 ($)

Libraries

 * Madison County Library 378 NW College Loop Madison, FL 32340 Phone: 850-973-6814 Facebook webpage

Societies
Madison County Florida Genealogical Society P.O. Box 136 Madison, FL 32341-0136 850-973-6488 Email: [mailto:MCGenealogySociety@live.com MCGenealogySociety@live.com] Website

Websites

 * Madison County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Madison County Official Website
 * Madison County (FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
 * Madison County (FLGenWeb)
 * Florida Memory Project from the State Library and Archives of Florida
 * State of Florida
 * Madison County, Florida (USGenWeb Archive)
 * Madison County, Florida (Genealogy Trails)
 * Madison 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.