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

Description
The county was named for Chua (Timucuan word for "sinkhole"). The county seat is Gainesville and the county was organized on February 29, 1824. The County is located in the North central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Alachua County Courthouse; 201 E University Ave; PO Box 600; Gainesville, FL 32601; Phone: 352.374.3636

County Clerk has incomplete marriage records from 1837 probate records from 1840, land records from 1848 &amp; court records

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:

Biographies

 * Index to Alachua County Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Alachua County Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Index to Alachua County Biographical Sketches (FLGenWeb Project)

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Alachua  County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census Records

 * 1783 Spanish CensusUSGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1850 and 1860 Census Indexes - Alachua County FLGenWeb
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb

Court Records

 * 1847-1 92 Alachua County Commissioners Minutes *Misc. Records from Alachua County Courts
 * 1840-1974 Wills Alachua County Will Record Books

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * USGenWeb Florida African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy

Land and Property Records

 * 1826-1916Alachua County Partial Deed Index *Alachua County Index to Deed Records *Florida Territorial Land Records

Real Estate
 * 1847-1869 Alachua County Mortgage Index

Local Histories

 * Town of Alachua

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1821-1 97 Maps of Florida
 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State USGenWeb
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State USGenWeb

Military Records

 * USGenWeb Archives Project Florida State Military Files
 * Alachua County, Florida Military Files (USGenWeb Archives)

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1885-1955 - 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)
 * 1883 Alachua County, Florida Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida State Archives Florida, Confederate Pension Applications Files
 * Florida State Archives A Guide to Civil War Records at the State Archives of Florida

World War I
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch

World War II
 * Alachua County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch

Korean War
 * Distantcousin.com Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict
 * Korean War Casualty List, Alachua County (Genealogy Trails)

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

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * Florida Obituaries Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties - USGenWeb Obituaries Project
 * WorldCat
 * Newspaper.net

Probate Records

 * Alachua County Probate Records Search

Online Indexes and Records'' 
 * 1784 – 1 90 at FamilySearch
 * 1810 – 1974 93 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry $

Vital Records

 * Selected Alachua County Vital Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch.

Marriage

 * 1802-1 98 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1830-1957 - at FamilySearch
 * 1837-1974 - at FamilySearch.
 * 1830-1 93 -  at FamilySearch.
 * 1822-1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch.
 * 1837-1973 - Alachua County Marriage Licenses - search licenses from 1837- May 1973
 * Florida State Archives

Death

 * 1877-1939 - at  FamilySearch
 * 1900-1921 - at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1 98 - at FamilySearch

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Gainesville Florida Family History Center

Libraries
Alachua County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 12078 Gainesville, FL 32604 E-mail:[mailto:mmurphy462@aol.com mmurphy462@aol.com] Website

Archer Historical Society PO Box 1850 Archer, FL 32618 Telephone Number: 352-495-2310 General inquiries Telephone Number: 352-495-2289 Museum Inquiries E-mail:[mailto:archerhistorical@gmail.com archerhistorical@gmail.com] Website

Micanopy Historical Society 706 NE Cholokka Blvd. PO Box 462 Micanopy, FL 32667 Telephone Number: 352-466-3200 E-mail:[mailto:MHS@MicanopyHistoricalSociety.com MHS@MicanopyHistoricalSociety.com] Website

Florida Historical SocietyWebsite Florida State Genealogical SocietyWebsite

Websites

 * Alachua Clerk of the County Court
 * The Alachua County FLGenWeb Project, a member of The FLGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Alachua County, Florida USGenWeb Archives
 * Alachua County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Alachua County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Alachua County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Alachua 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.