Bradford County, Florida Genealogy

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History
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 21 December 1858 from Columbia County. County seat: Starke

Record Loss
1865 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


 * https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

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