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

Description
The county seat is Crestview and the county was created September 7, 1915. The County is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Okaloosa County Courthouse 101 E James Lee Boulevard Crestview, FL 32536 Phone: 850.689.5800

County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records from 1915.

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:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Okaloosa County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census Records

 * 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


 * 1885 includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.

Emigration and Immigration
 1834-1897 Immigration of Russians to the United States 1850-1897 Germans to the United States 1855-1900 Italians to the United States
 * 1/12/1846-12/31/1851 - Irish Famine

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)
 * 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 Records

 * Okaloosa County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1918 - Okaloosa County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-G (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Okaloosa County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames H-O (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Okaloosa County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames P-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch

World War II
 * Okaloosa County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Adams - Fuller (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Okaloosa County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Gardner - Mc White (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Okaloosa County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Medley - Youngblood (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch

Korean War
 * Okaloosa County Korean War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War Distantcousin.com Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War
 * Okaloosa County Vietnam War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * U.S. Hidden Ancestors Obituaries
 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

Other Records
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Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1784 – 1990 Florida Probate Records 1784-1990
 * 1810 – 1974 Ancestry.com $ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1802-1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1837-1974 - at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1993 - at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1957 - at FamilySearch
 * 1822-1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1877-1939 - at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1921 - at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1998 - at FamilySearch

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Fort Walton Beach Florida Family History Center

Libraries
Valparaiso Community Library 459 Valparaiso Parkway Valparaiso, FL 32580 (850) 729-5406 Website

Valparaiso Community Library Contains a dedicated genealogy section. "The Louise K. Fitzgarrald Genealogy Department boasts one of the finest genealogy collections in the state of Florida. Over 7,000 volumes of printed materials and 1,200 microfilm reels from Federal Census records and other references are available for use. The library also offersaccess to subscription based online genealogical services."

Websites

 * Okaloosa County, Florida, USGenWeb Archives
 * Okaloosa County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Okaloosa County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Okaloosa County, FLGenWeb Project
 * Okaloosa County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Okaloosa County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.