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

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Gadsden County, Florida
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Location in the state of Florida
Location of Florida in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	June 24, 1823
County Seat	Quincy
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Gadsden County Courthouse
10 E Jefferson St; PO Box 1799
Quincy, FL 32351
Phone: 850.875.8622

County Judge has marriage and probate records
 Clerk Circuit has divorce, court and land records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1823--Gadsden County was created 24 June 1823 from Jackson County.  County seat: Quincy ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1849 -- 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

• Calhoun
• Decatur County, Georgia
• Grady County, Georgia
• Jackson
• Leon
• Liberty
• Seminole County, Georgia

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

Individual cemeteries:

• Edwards Cemetery, Greensboro BillionGraves

Census

For tips on accessing Gadsden 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

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

• 1849-1885 - Gadsden County Marriage Books A and B Index 1849-1885. Batch M513081 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1849-1887 - Gadsden County Marriage Books A and B Index 1849-1887. Batch M743634 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1881-1885 - Gadsden County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch M004319 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1887-1899 - Gadsden County Marriage Book C Index 1887-1899. Batch M743674 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1899-1913 - Gadsden County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1899-1913. Batch M001196 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1899-1930 - Gadsden County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1899-1930. Batch M743676 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1913-1919 - Gadsden County Marriage Book 3 Index 1913-1919. Batch M743632 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1919-1931 - Gadsden County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1919-1931. Batch M744245 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

• Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries 

• Florida State Historical Societies  -  Listing by County
• Florida Family History Centers
• Florida Historical Society
• Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Gasden County, Florida. Page 134 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 3.6 3.7} 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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