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Guide to Columbia County Florida genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Columbia County, Florida
Map
Location in the state of Florida
Location of Florida in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 4, 1832
County Seat	Lake City
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Columbia County Courthouse
145 N Hernando St; PO Box 2069
Lake City, FL 32055
Phone: 386.758.1041

Clerk Circuit Court has birth records from 1943,
marriage and land records from 1875,
divorce and court recordsc from 1892
and probate records from 1895; Public
Health Unit has birth, death and burial records^[1]

History

Parent County

1832--Columbia County was created 4 February 1832 from Alachua County.
County seat: Lake City ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1860, 1867, and 1874 -- 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

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Alachua 
• Baker  
• Clinch County, Georgia
• Echols County, Georgia
• Gilchrist 
• Hamilton 
• Suwannee 
• Union 
• Ware County, Georgia

Resources

African American

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

Cemeteries

• Florida Tombstone Transcription Project  -  USGenWeb
• Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
• Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Columbia County, Florida census records online, see: Florida 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
• 1885 Florida State Population Census - Includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.
• 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

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Lake City

Court

Land

Florida Territorial Land Records

Local Histories

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

• 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

• Florida Obituaries  -  Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties -  USGenWeb Obituaries Project

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1874-1885 - Columbia County Marriage Books A thru C, 3 Index 1874-1885. Batch M513011 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1885-1893 - Columbia County Marriage Books D, 2 Index 1885-1893. Batch M736796 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1886 - Columbia County Marriage Books A thru C, 3 Index 1886. Batch M743124 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1893-1899 - Columbia County Marriage Book E Index 1893-1899. Batch M737504 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1904-1913 - Columbia County Marriage Book F Index 1904-1913. Batch M737506 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1913-1929 - Columbia County Marriage Books G and H Index 1913-1929. Batch M737495 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

• Florida State Archives

Voters Registration

   1845 voters registration list for Columbia County.

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Lake City Florida Family History Center
  • Lake City, Florida

Web Sites

• Columbia County FLGenWeb
• Columbia County FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
• Columbia County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• State of Florida
• Family History Library Catalog
• USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Columbia County, Florida. Page 133 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/54/Igiflorida.pdf.

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