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Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers.

Our goal is to provide free Florida genealogical data  for researchers. We understand how the difficulties in the genealogy world can impact your search for ancestors. We are a dedicated group of volunteers committed to keep genealogy free. It's your history, so why pay for it? All data is located here within these sites. 

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Florida Historical Facts

Named by Juan Ponce de León, who landed on the coast of Florida on April 2, 1513

Florida had been inhabited for thousands of years before any European settlements. Of the many indigenous peoples, the largest known were the Ais, the Apalachee, the Calusa, the Timucua and the Tocobago tribes

Florida became a United States territory by the terms of the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1821

In 1822, the Territory of Florida was divided into 4 counties: St. John and Duval Counties in the east and Escambia and Jackson Counties in the west.

On March 3, 1845, Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America
On January 10, 1861, before the formal outbreak of the Civil War, Florida seceded from the Union

The capital is Tallahassee and the largest city is Jacksonville. The largest metropolitan area and major cultural center of the state is Miami.

COUNTY DATA

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County	County Seat	Date Formed
Alachua	Gainesville	1824
Baker	Macclenny	1861
Bay	Panama City	1913
Bradford formerly was New River 1858	Starke	1861
Brevard	Titusville	1855
Broward	Fort Lauderdale	1915
Calhoun	Blountstown	1838
Charlotte	Punta Gorda	1921
Citrus	Inverness	1887
Clay	Green Cove Springs	1858
Collier	East Naples	1923
Columbia	Lake City	1832
DeSoto	Arcadia	1887
Dixie	Cross City	1921
Duval	Jacksonville	1822
Escambia	Pensacola	1821
Flagler	Bunnell	1917
Franklin	Apalachicola	1832
Gadsden	Quincy	1823
Gilchrist	Trenton	1925
Glades	Moore Haven	1921
Gulf	Port St. Joe	1925
Hamilton	Jasper	1827
Hardee	Wauchula	1921
Hendry	LaBelle	1923
Hernando	Brooksville	1840
Highlands	Sebring	1921
Hillsborough	Tampa	1834
Holmes	Bonifay	1848
Indian River	Vero Beach	1925
Jackson	Marianna	1822
Jefferson	Monticello	1827
Lafayette	Mayo	1856
Lake	Tavares	1887
Lee	Fort Myers	1887
Leon	Tallahassee	1824
Levy	Bronson	1845
Liberty	Bristol	1855
Madison	Madison	1827
Manatee	Bradenton	1855
Marion	Ocala	1844
Martin	Stuart	1925
Miami-Dade [formerly was Dade]	Miami	1836
Monroe	Key West	1823
Nassau	Fernandina Beach	1824
Okaloosa	Crestview	1915
Okeechobee	Okeechobee	1917
Orange formerly Mosquito County 1824	Orlando	1845
Osceola	Kissimmee	1887
Palm Beach	West Palm Beach	1909
Pasco	Dade City	1887
Pinellas	Clearwater	1911
Polk	Bartow	1861
Putnam	Palatka	1849
Saint Johns	St. Augustine	1821
Saint Lucie	Fort Pierce	1905*
Santa Rosa	Milton	1842
Sarasota	Sarasota	1921
Seminole	Sanford	1913
Sumter	Bushnell	1853
Suwannee	Live Oak	1858
Taylor	Perry	1856
Union	Lake Butler	1921
Volusia	DeLand	1854
Wakulla	Crawfordville	1843
Walton	DeFuniak Springs	1824
Washington	Chipley	1825

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