Holmes County, Florida Genealogy

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

United States   Florida    Holmes County

Quick Dates
Holmes County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse
Holmes County Courthouse 201 N Oklahoma Street Bonifay, FL 32425 Phone 850-547-1100

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

Parent County
1848--Holmes County was created 8 January 1848 from Jackson County. County seat: Bonifay

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
1870 -- 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
Geneva County, Alabama • Houston County, Alabama Jackson •  Walton •  Washington

African American

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

Cemeteries

 * Holmes County Cemeteries ~  transcriptions  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Holmes County Cemetery Photos ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Florida Tombstone Transcription Project -  USGenWeb
 * Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
 * Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries

Individual Cemeteries:


 * St. John Freewill Baptist Cemetery, Bonifay BillionGraves

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
 * 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

Land

 * Davis Federal Land Records, Holmes County ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Florida Territorial Land Records

Local Histories

 * 1902 Medical Directory for Bonifay ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)
 * Family Maps of Holmes County, Florida (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 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

 * Some Military Land Grants In Holmes Co. FL For Soldiers Of The War Of 1812 ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Some Military Land Grants In Holmes Co. FL For Soldiers Of The Indian Wars ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * WWII Army Enlistees Names ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * WWI Civilian Draft Registrations ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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
Obituary Project~ contains submitted obituaries from U.S.  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1900 - 1921 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1877 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce Records

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

Marriage Records

 * 1837 - 1974 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1830 - 1993 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1902-1909 - Holmes County Marriage Book 1 Index 1902-1909. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1909-1918 - Holmes County Marriage Book 2 and A Index 1909-1918. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1918-1927 - Holmes County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1918-1927. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1921-1922 - Holmes County Marriage Book 1 Index 1921-1922. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries
Holmes County Public Library 303 North J. Harvey Etheridge Street Bonifay, Florida 32425 Website 
 * The West Florida Genealogical Society
 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Bonifay Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

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