Washington County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Washington County

Quick Dates
Washington County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse


Washington County Courthouse 711 3rd Street Chipley, FL 32428 Phone: 850.638.6200

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, land and court records from 1890.

Parent County
1825--Washington County was created 9 December 1825 from Jackson County. County seat: Chipley

Neighboring Counties

 * Bay
 * Holmes
 * Jackson
 * Walton

African American

 * Florida African American Griots Project -  USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Washington County Cemeteries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Washington County Tombstone Photos ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Florida Tombstone Transcription Project -  USGenWeb
 * Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
 * Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries

Census

 * 1783 Spanish Census -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Church
Florida Church Listings ~ Church Angel

Land

 * Davis Federal Land Records, Washington County ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Florida Territorial Land Records

Local Histories
Medical Directory for Chipley 1902 ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps

 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps, University of South Florida

Military

 * Washington County Military Files~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Pension Transcriptions -  Florida state pension records from various wars  -  USGenWeb Pension Project
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Vital Records

 * Florida State Archives
 * Washington County, Florida Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Chipley, Vernon, Wausau, Caryville, and Ebro, Florida areas.

Societies and Libraries

 * The West Florida Genealogical Society
 * Florida State Historical Societies -  Listing by County
 * Florida Family History Centers
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * The FLGenWeb Project
 * Voters in the First Florida Election 1845 ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * USGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Project
 * State of Florida
 * Washington County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Washington County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Washington County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.