Bay County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Bay County

County Courthouse


Bay County Clerk of Court

300 East 4th Street,

Panama City, FL 32401

Bay County Health Department 597 W. 11th Street Panama City, FL 32401 (850) 872-4720 x1122 FAX (850) 872-4824

Parent County
1913-- Bay County was created 24 April 1913 from Calhoun County. County seat: Panama City

Neighboring Counties

 * Calhoun
 * Gulf
 * Jackson
 * Walton
 * Washington

African American

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

Cemeteries

 * 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

 * First Baptist Church of Southport History ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Catholic Churches in Bay County Florida ~   The Catholic Directory
 * Florida Churches by City ~  Church Angel

Land

 * Florida Territorial Land Records

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

 * 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 (paid resource)

Societies and Libraries
Northwest Regional Library System 25 W Government Street Panama City, FL 32412 Phone: (850) 872-7500 Website

Lynn Haven Public Library 901 Ohio Avenue Lynn Haven, FL 32444 Phone: (850) 265-2781 Website

The West Florida Genealogical Society

Web Sites

 * Bay County FLGenWeb
 * The FLGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Bay County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Bay County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Bay County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.