Liberty County, Florida Genealogy

Liberty County
	Liberty County, Florida
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	; Location of Florida in the U.S.
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Founded	December 15, 1855
County Seat	Bristol
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United States

Florida

Liberty County

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

County Information

Liberty County Clerk of Court

10818 NW SR 20 P.O. Box 399 Bristol, FL. 32321

Liberty County, Florida Record Dates

Beginning Dates for Major County Records^[1]
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
	1857		1830	1857	1859

County Courthouse

Liberty County Courthouse
Hwy 20; PO Box 399
County Clerk
Bristol, FL 32321
Phone 850.643.2237

County Judge has marriage and probate records
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records. ^[2]

History

Parent County

1855--Liberty County was created 15 December 1855 from Gadsden County.
County seat: Bristol ^[3]

Description

The County Seat is Bristol and the county was created 1855. The County is located in the Northwest area of the state.^[4]

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

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities

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:^[5]

Cities
Bristol
Unincorporated communities
Estiffanulga Orange Rock Bluff	Telogia White Springs	Wilma Woods
Census-designated places
Hosford Lake Mystic	Sumatra

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Liberty, Florida online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com FLGenWeb FLGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project Billion Graves
TombstoneTranscriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com Billion Graves Liberty County Cemeteries Liberty Florida Cemetery Records
See Florida Cemeteries for more information

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

Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census

For tips on accessing Liberty County, Florida Genealogy census records online, see: Florida Census.

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

Church

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Florida denominations, view the Florida Church Records wiki page.

Churches of Liberty Co. - The FLGenWeb Project

LDS Ward and Branch Records

Bristol
Telogia

Cites

Court

Immigration

NARA Ships Passenger Lists These passenger lists cover:
1834 - 1897 Immigration of Russians to the United States
1/12/1846 -12/31/1851 Irish Famine
1850 - 1897 Germans to the United States
1855 - 1900 Italians to the United States

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Florida Land and Property for additional information about early Florida land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Land Patents

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Liberty County, Florida Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Florida Local Histories.

Maps

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

1821-1997 Maps of Florida
Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps University of South Florida

Military

Liberty County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
Liberty County Military Information (FLGenWeb Project)
Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb

Korean War

Liberty County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War

Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Liberty County, Florida Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
Do a Liberty County, Florida Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Probate

Probate records are held by the Liberty County, Florida Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Liberty County, Florida Genealogy Courthouse. See the wiki page Florida Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.

Online Records

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

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online. See also How to order Florida Vital Records

For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Florida.

Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more information see the wiki page Florida Taxation.

Birth Records

1880 - 1935 Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 at FamilySearch — index

Death Records

1877 - 1939 Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939 at FamilySearch — index
1900 - 1921 Florida, Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921 at FamilySearch — index
1877 - 1998 Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998 at FamilySearch — index

Divorce Records

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

Marriage Records

1802 - 1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
1837 - 1974 - Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974 at FamilySearch.org — index
1830 - 1993 - Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
1830 - 1957 - Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957 at FamilySearch — index and images
1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 - Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 at FamilySearch.org — index
1857-1930 - Liberty County Marriage Books 1-3 Index 1857-1930 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[6]

Societies and Libraries

List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.

Bristol Florida Family History Center

Websites

References

↑ Alice Eichholz, Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, Revised ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992), 123-139. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 1992
↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Liberty County, Florida Page 135 At various libraries WorldCat; FHL Book 973 D27e 2002 FamilySearch.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Liberty County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_County,_Florida 04/25/2017.
↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Liberty County, Florida," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_County,_Florida, accessed 27 November 2018.
↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/54/Igiflorida.pdf.

[1] Alice Eichholz, Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, Revised ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992), 123-139. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 1992

[HBG-2] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Liberty County, Florida Page 135 At various libraries WorldCat; FHL Book 973 D27e 2002 FamilySearch.

[3] The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

[4] Wikipedia contributors, "Liberty County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_County,_Florida 04/25/2017.

[5] Wikipedia contributors, "Liberty County, Florida," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_County,_Florida, accessed 27 November 2018.

[6] Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/54/Igiflorida.pdf.

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