Gulf County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Gulf County, Florida ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. 

County Courthouse
Gulf County Courthouse 1000 Cecil G Costin Sr Blvd Port St. Joe. FL 32456 Phone: 850.229.6112

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage probate, divorce, court, land and military discharge records from 1925.

Parent County
1925--Gulf County was created 6 June 1925 from Calhoun County. County seat: Port St. Joe

Description
The county was named for Gulf of Mexico. The County Seat is Port St. Joe and the county was created June 6, 1925. The County is located in the Northwest area of the state.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Florida county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Florida County Boundary Maps" (1821-1997) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Bay • Calhoun •  Franklin •  Liberty

African American

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

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Gulf County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census

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

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps

 * 1821-1997 Maps of Florida
 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of StateUSGenWeb
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of StateUSGenWeb
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps University of South Florida

Military

 * Gulf County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1885 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — images only

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - Gulf County Civilian Draft Registration (Surnames A-J) (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Gulf County Civilian Draft Registration (Surnames K-Z) (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Gulf County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Adams - Kirkland (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Gulf County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Lahon - Wynn (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Gulf County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Gulf County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War

 * Gulf County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1784 – 1990 Florida Probate Records 1784-1990
 * 1810 – 1974 Ancestry.com $ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 - at FamilySearch — index

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1900 - 1921 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1877 - 1998 - at FamilySearch — index

Divorce Records

 * 1927 - 2001 - Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry.com $

Marriage Records

 * 1802 - 1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1837 - 1974 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1830 - 1993 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1830 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch — index


 * Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries
Gulf County Genealogical Society PO Box 541 Port St. Joe 32457 Website


 * Random Acts of Kindness List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies
 * FamilySearch Find a Family History Center
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Gulf County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Gulf County FLGenWeb
 * Gulf County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * State of Florida
 * Gulf County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Gulf County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Gulf County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Gulf County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Gulf County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)