Madison County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Madison County

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

County Courthouse
Madison County Courthouse PO Box 237 Madison, FL 32341 Phone: 850.973.1500

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate and court records from 1838 land records from 1831 and divorce records.

Parent County
1827--Madison County was created 26 December 1827 from Jefferson County. County seat: Madison Named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States.

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
1876 and 1912 -- 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

Municipalities

 * Greenville
 * Lee
 * Madison

Neighboring Counties

 * Brooks County, Georgia
 * Hamilton
 * Jefferson
 * Lafayette
 * Lowndes County, Georgia
 * Suwannee
 * Taylor

African American

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

Biographies

 * Biographies on Madison Co FLGenWeb Biographies
 * Biographies on USGenWeb Archives for Madison County

Cemeteries

 * USGS GNIS Feature Search choose Feature Class = Cemetery, State = Florida, County = Madison

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

Court
The Madison County Clerk of Courts covers both Circuit and County Court records, including Probate Court. They are also responsible for the county marriage and divorce records.

Land

 * Madison County Appraisors
 * Florida Territorial Land Records

Local Histories

 * Florida Memory - contains a photographic collection and other state history.
 * Madison County FLGenWeb Biographies
 * USGenWeb Archives Madison Co FL Biographies

Maps



 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)
 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Madison County GIS official interractive county map allows you to locate specific sections or locations and uses satellite images.

Military

 * Civil War Pensions - List of Civil War pension applications for Madison Co from the Florida State Archives.
 * Florida at War - Ron Thompson's Roster of Florida's Civil War Regiments
 * Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War
 * Pension Transcriptions -  Florida state pension records from various wars  -  USGenWeb Pension Project

Newspapers
The Madison Enterprise and the Madison County Carrier are published by Greene Publishing, Inc., 1695 South South SR 53, Madison, FL 32340, or P.O. Drawer 772, Madison, FL 32341. Phone (850) 973-4141.


 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * Madison County Obituaries on Madison County FLGenWeb
 * Florida Obituaries -  Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties -  USGenWeb Obituaries Project

Probate
The Madison County Clerk of Courts covers both Circuit and County Court records, including Probate Court. They are also responsible for the county marriage and divorce records.

Online Records
 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation
Contact the Madison County Appraisors for land and tax information.

Vital Records
The Madison County Clerk of Courts covers both Circuit and County Court records, including Probate Court. They are also responsible for the county marriage and divorce records.

Birth and death records can be ordered from: Office of Vital Statistics 1217 Pearl Street P.O. Box 210 Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042 Telephone: 904-359-6900 Fax: 904-359-6931 Internet: Florida Office of Vital Statistics


 * 1831-1930 - Madison County Marriage Books A-B, 1-5 Index 1831-1930 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Courtesy of Elmer's Genealogy Corner which is operated by Elmer C. Spear


 * Madison County Marriages: 1837-1950
 * Madison County Divorces: 1857-1931
 * Madison County Cemeteries: 1) Archtillery Missionary Baptist Church 2) Townsend-Duval Cemetery

Other Resources


 * Florida Vital Records
 * Florida State Archives

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

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * Madison County Library
 * Madison County Genealogical Society, PO Box 136, Madison, FL 32340
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society
 * Florida State Historical Societies -  Listing by County
 * Florida Family History Centers

Web Sites

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