Bay County, Florida:
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Projects

• Bay County FLGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Bay County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Bay County, FL      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)

Adjacent counties

• Calhoun County, FL  to the east
• Gulf County, FL  to the east
• Jackson County, FL  to the northeast
• Walton County, FL  to the west
• Washington County, FL  to the north

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• 1920's Biographical Sketches of Old Soldiers of Lynn Haven      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
• Bay Co, Florida, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Bay County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Bay County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Bay County, Florida      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes

• Bay Co. Census Records      (Source: Census Online)
• Bay County Federal Census Index      (Source: us-census.org)

• 1920

  • 1920 Federal Census  Bay County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Bay County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Bay County on Reel 306      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)
  • Bay County on Reel 307      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)

• 1935

  • Florida State Census, 1935      (Source: FamilySearch)
  • Florida State Census, 1935  Bay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• 1940

  • 1940 Federal Census  Bay County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • National Archives Official 1940 Census Website  Bay County, Florida     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)

• 1945

  • Florida State Census, 1945      (Source: FamilySearch)
  • Florida State Census, 1945  Bay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Bay County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Chancery orders, 1913-1924      (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories

• Classified Buyers' Guide of the city of Panama City, Florida  1955     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Classified Buyers' Guide of the City of Panama City, Florida  1953     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Classified Buyers' Guide, Panama City Beach Section, Florida  1953     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Panama City City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Polk's Panama City, Bay County, Florida, City Directory  1955     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Polk's Panama City, Florida, Classified Business Directory  1953     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Polk's Panama City, Florida, Classified Business Directory  1955     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

Estate Records

• Florida Probate Records  1784-1990     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Florida Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950  includes Bay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• Panama City, Florida      (Source: Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life)

History (25)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Florida Passenger Lists, 1898-1963  includes Panama City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

• Bay County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Bay County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Cyndi's List of Florida locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Bay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Bay, Washington Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (12)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• FLBAY Bay County genealogy

  • FLBAY Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (11)

Military Records and Histories

• Florida, Military Discharge Records, ca.1837 - ca.1970  includes Bay County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Civil War

  • Confederate Pension Application Files Index      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)

• Korean War

  • Korean War Casualties      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-F      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames G-O      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames P-Z      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Bay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Bay County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records (10)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (10)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Bay County Courthouse 
• Bay County Historical Images 
• Historical Postcards of Bay County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Panama City Postcards 
• Photos from St. Andrews Past 
• Tyndall Field  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• West Florida Photohistory 

School Records and Histories

• Panama City School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Bay County Genealogical Society 
• Bay County Genealogical Society 
• Bay County Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Panhandle Historic Preservation Alliance 
• Panhandle Historic Preservation Alliance      (Source: Facebook)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (60)

Transportation and Industry

• Atkinson Field / Panama City Airport  Panama City, Florida     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Bay County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Building histories of Bay County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Fannin Field / Panama City Bay County International Airport (KPFN)  Panama City, Florida     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Panama City Beach Airfield  Panama City Beach, Florida     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Patents  Bay County, Florida     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Bay County Health Department  Vital Statistics
• Bay County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Florida County Marriages, 1823-1982  includes Bay County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Florida Marriages, 1830-1993  includes Bay County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Official Records Search  includes Death Certificates (December 1986-now) and Marriage Records (June 1997-now)

Wiki

• Bay County, Florida Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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