Jackson County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Jackson County Florida genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States   Florida    Jackson County

County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse 2864 Madison Court; PO Box 510; Marianna, FL 32447 Ph. 850.482.9552

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1845, land records from 1824, divorce, divorce, military and court records from 1900.

History


The county is named after Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.

Parent County
1822--Jackson County was created 12 August 1822 from Escambia County. County seat: Marianna

Record Loss
November 30, 1848 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:


 * Arlene Eakle, When the Records are Gone in the Tennessee Genealogy Blog.
 * Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bay
 * Calhoun
 * Decatur County, Georgia
 * Gadsden
 * Geneva County, Alabama
 * Holmes
 * Houston County, Alabama
 * Liberty
 * Seminole County, Georgia
 * Washington

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Sink Creek

Maps



 * Family Maps of Jackson County, Florida (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Marriage

 * 1848-1929 - Jackson County Marriage Books A-F, 1-14 Index 1848-1929 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Marianna Florida Family History Center
 * Marianna, Florida

Web Sites

 * Jackson County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jackson County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Jackson County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.