Washington County, Florida Genealogy

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

United States   Florida    Washington County

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

County Courthouse


Washington County Courthouse 711 3rd Street Chipley, FL 32428 Phone: 850.638.6200

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, land and court records from 1890.

Parent County
1825--Washington County was created 9 December 1825 from Jackson County. County seat: Chipley

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

 * Bay
 * Holmes
 * Jackson
 * Walton

African American

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

Cemeteries

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

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

Church
Florida Church Listings ~ Church Angel

Land

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

Local Histories
Medical Directory for Chipley 1902 ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)
 * Family Maps of Washington 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

 * Washington County Military Files~ 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

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


 * 1877-1888 - Washington County Marriage Index 1877-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Washington County Marriage Book AA Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Obituaries

 * Washington County, Florida Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Chipley, Vernon, Wausau, Caryville, and Ebro, Florida areas.

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
 * The West Florida Genealogical Society
 * Florida State Historical Societies -  Listing by County
 * Florida Family History Centers
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Web Sites

 * Washington County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The FLGenWeb Project
 * Voters in the First Florida Election 1845 ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * USGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Project
 * State of Florida
 * Washington County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Washington County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Washington County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.