Lafayette County, Florida Genealogy

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

United States   Florida    Lafayette County

County Courthouse
Lafayette County Courthouse Main St; PO Box 88 Mayo, FL 32066 Phone: 904.294.1600

County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1902, court records from 1907 and land records from 1893.

Parent County
1856--Lafayette County was created 23 December 1856 from Madison County. County seat: Mayo

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
1892 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Florida counties see: Florida Counties with Burned Courthouses

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


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

Neighboring Counties
Dixie • Gilchrist •  Madison •  Suwannee •  Taylor

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

Vital Records

 * 1857-1912 - Lafayette County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1857-1912. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1912-1934 - Lafayette County Marriage Books E and F Index 1912-1934. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Web Sites

 * Lafayette County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Official USGenWeb FLGenWeb Lafayette County Site
 * Lafayette County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lafayette County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Lafayette County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.