Okaloosa County, Florida Genealogy

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

United States   Florida    Okaloosa County

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.

Parent County
1915--Okaloosa County was created 3 June 1915 from Santa Rosa County and Walton County'''. The first County Seat of Okaloosa County was at Milligan.  Crestview '''became the county seat in 1917.

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
For a list of record loss in Florida counties see: Florida Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Covington County, Alabama
 * Escambia County, Alabama
 * Santa Rosa
 * Walton

Cemeteries

 * 1) Tombstone Transcription Project
 * 2) Find A Grave website (Okaloosa)
 * 3) Publication "Cemeteries of Okaloosa County" (Three Volumes); Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County.
 * 4) FamilySearch Catalog, partial listing; microfilm format, surveys done by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 * 5) Burials and cemeteries on government property (Eglin Air Force Base):
 * 6) Okaloosa and Walton County Cemeteries, including some on government property (Eglin AFB)
 * 7) Finally, it should be noted that an examination of Santa Rosa County cemeteries may be appropriate, as it was one of two parent counties that produced Okaloosa County.

Individual cemeteries

BillionGraves:


 * Beal Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach
 * Early Cemetery, Niceville
 * Wilkinson-Baggett Cemetery, Baker

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

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
 * 1915-1935 - Okaloosa County Marriage Books 1-2 Index 1915-1935. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
 * An excellent guide to museums and libraries can be found at the Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County web site

Of particular note, in so far as family histories and genealogy is concerned are the following:


 * "" 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 offers free access to subscription based online genealogical services."

Family History Centers

 * Fort Walton Beach Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Okaloosa County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Okaloosa County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Okaloosa County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Okaloosa County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.