Holmes County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Holmes County

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

County Courthouse
Holmes County Courthouse 201 N Oklahoma Street Bonifay, FL 32425 Phone 850-547-1100

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

Parent County
1848--Holmes County was created 8 January 1848 from Jackson County. County seat: Bonifay

Record Loss
1870 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Geneva County, Alabama
 * Houston County, Alabama
 * Jackson
 * Walton
 * Washington

African American

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

Cemeteries

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

Individual Cemeteries:


 * St. John Freewill Baptist Cemetery, Bonifay BillionGraves

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

Land

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

Local Histories

 * 1902 Medical Directory for Bonifay ~  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

 * Some Military Land Grants In Holmes Co. FL For Soldiers Of The War Of 1812 ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Some Military Land Grants In Holmes Co. FL For Soldiers Of The Indian Wars ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * WWII Army Enlistees Names ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * WWI Civilian Draft Registrations ~  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

Obituaries
Obituary Project~ contains submitted obituaries from U.S.  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Vital Records

 * Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries

 * The West Florida Genealogical Society

Holmes County Public Library 303 North J. Harvey Etheridge Street Bonifay, Florida 32425 Website


 * Florida State Historical Societies -  Listing by County
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Bonifay Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Holmes County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Holmes County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * The FLGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Project
 * USGenWeb Archives Project