Liberty County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Information
Liberty County Clerk of Court

10818 NW SR 20 P.O. Box 399 Bristol, FL. 32321

County Courthouse
Liberty County Courthouse Hwy 20; PO Box 399 County Clerk Bristol, FL 32321 Phone 850.643.2237

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

Parent County
1855--Liberty County was created 15 December 1855 from Gadsden County. County seat: Bristol

Description
The County Seat is Bristol and the county was created 1855. 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

 * Calhoun
 * Franklin
 * Gadsden
 * Gulf
 * Jackson
 * Leon
 * Wakulla

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Liberty 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

Church
Churches of Liberty Co. - The FLGenWeb Project

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Bristol
 * Telogia

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
Land Patents

Maps

 * 1821-1997 Maps of Florida
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps University of South Florida

Military

 * Liberty County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Liberty County Military Information (FLGenWeb Project)
 * 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 - Liberty County Civilian Draft Registration (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Introduction to World War I Service Cards (FLGenWeb Project)
 * Liberty County World War I Service Cards (FLGenWeb Project)
 * Index of Names from WPA Veterans Graves Files, Liberty County, Florida (USGenWeb Archives)

World War II

 * Liberty County World War II Army Enlistees (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Liberty 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

 * Liberty County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * 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 USGenWeb

Probate
Online Records
 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

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 - index $

Marriage Records

 * 1802 - 1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1837 - 1974 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1830 - 1993 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1830 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1857-1930 - Liberty County Marriage Books 1-3 Index 1857-1930 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Family History Centers

 * Bristol Florida Family History Center

Websites

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