Bradford County, Florida Genealogy

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History
Bradford County was renamed 21 December 1858 from New River which was formed 21 Dec 1858 from the Florida territory. Named for Captain Richard Bradford who was killed in the American Civil War's Battle of Santa Rosa Island.

Parent County
1858--Bradford County was created from Columbia and was first called New River. It was renamed Bradford in 1861. County seat: Starke

Populated Places
Brooker | Hampton | Lawtey | Starke| Clayno | Graham | Hampton Beach | Heilbronn | New River | Pleasant Grove | Sampson | Saxton | Theressa

Neighboring Counties
Alachua | Baker | Clay | Putnam | Union

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

Florida Vol. 1 page 64 - Conner Cemetery page 66 - Dyal Cemetery page 76 - Evergreen Cemetery Florida Vol. 7 page 114 - Evergreen Cemetery page 118 - Kelly Family Cemetery page 119 - McKinney Family Cemeteyr page 121 - Markey Family Cemetery page 122 - Parrish Family Cemetery page 123 - Strickland Family Cemetery

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog