Walton County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse


Walton County Courthouse 571 East Nelson Ave PO Box 1260 De Funiak Springs, FL 32433-0000 Phone: 850-892-8118

CLerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1885, probate records from 1882, divorce, court and land records, newspaper records from 1905. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Parent County
1824--Walton County was created 29 December 1824 from Escambia County. County seat: De Funiak Springs

Description
The county was named for Colonel George Walton, who was Secretary of West Florida during the territorial governorship of Andrew Jackson. He was the son of George Walton, a former Governor of Georgia, who was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The county seat is DeFuniak Springs and the county was created 1824. 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
Loss of marriage and probate records; causes unknown.

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
 * Covington County, Alabama
 * Geneva County, Alabama
 * Holmes
 * Okaloosa
 * Washington

African American

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

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Walton 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

Immigration
NARA Ships Passenger Lists These passenger lists cover: 1834 - 1897 Immigration of Russians to the United States 1/12/1846 -12/31/1851 Irish Famine 1850 - 1897 Germans to the United States 1855 - 1900 Italians to the United States

Land

 * Davis Land Records, Walton County USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Florida Territorial Land Records USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Walton County Biographies USGenWeb Archives Project

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

 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb

War of 1812

 * Military Land Grants In Walton Co. FL For Soldiers Of The War Of 1812 USGenWeb Archives Project

Indian Wars

 * Military Land Grants In Walton Co. FL For Soldiers Of The Indian Wars USGenWeb Archives Project

Mexican War

 * Military Land Grants In Walton Co. FL For Soldiers Of The Mexican War USGenWeb Archives Project

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

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War

 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * U.S. Hidden Ancestors 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
 * Florida State Archives $

Voter Registration

 * 1845 Voters in First Florida Election 1845 USGenWeb Archives Project

Vital Records

 * Florida State Archives

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 - {{RecordSearch|1674799| Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935|| at FamilySearch — index

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1900 - 1921 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1877 - 1998 - Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998}} at FamilySearch — index

Divorce Records

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

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Walton County Heritage Association, Museum and Genealogy Society 1140 Circle Drive DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435 Phone: 850-951-2127 Email: [mailto:HeritageMuseum@brighthouse.com HeritageMuseum@brighthouse.com] Website
 * West Florida Genealogical Society/The West Florida Genealogy Library 5740 N. 9th Avenue Pensacola, FL 32502 Phone: 850 494-7373 Website

Family History Centers

 * DeFuniak Springs Florida Family History Center

Websites

 * Walton County FLGenWeb
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The FLGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Select the state, then the county.
 * Walton County, Florida Genealogy and FamilyHistory (Linkpendium)
 * Walton County (FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
 * USGenWeb Archives Project
 * USGenWeb Archives Project