Leon County, Florida:
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Projects

• Leon County FLGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Leon County Florida Genealogical Research Site      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Leon County Florida, USGenWeb Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Leon County Genealogy Project      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Leon County Genealogy Project      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Leon County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Gadsden County, FL  to the northwest
• Grady County, GA  to the north
• Jefferson County, FL  to the east
• Liberty County, FL  to the west
• Thomas County, GA  to the northeast
• Wakulla County, FL  to the south

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

• Leon Co, Florida, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Leon County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Leon County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Leon County, Florida      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Leon County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Leon County      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Leon County  Florida Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Leon County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• Tallahassee City-Owned Cemeteries  Master Burial Index

Census Records and Indexes (32)

Court and Legal Records

• Chancery order books, 1829-1889  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Chancery packets, 1837-1902      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Circuit Court Law case papers, 1825-1925      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Circuit Court Minute books, 1824-1887      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Leon County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Leon County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Superior Court Minutes, 1841      (Source: FamilySearch)

Directories

• Tallahassee City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Voters in First Florida Election, 1845      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Leon County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Leon County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• Leon County Enslaved Persons and Slaveholders 
• Leon County, Florida  1860 slaveholders and 1870 African Americans     (Source: Large Slaveholders of 1860 and African American Surname Matches from 1870)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Leon County     (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

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

Ethnic

• Tallahassee, Florida      (Source: Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
• United States Freedmans Bank Records, 1865-1874  includes Tallahassee, Florida     (Source: FamilySearch)

History (19)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Florida Naturalization Records  1847-1995     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Leon County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Leon County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Jefferson, Leon Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Gadsden, Leon Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Leon, Wakulla Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (17)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• FLLEON Leon County genealogy

  • FLLEON Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (15)

Military Records and Histories

• Braden, Fort, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Leon County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Florida, Military Discharge Records, ca.1837 - ca.1970  includes Leon County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Leon County, Florida     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Muster Roll of Brigadier General Leigh Read, 1837, 1st Brigade, Florida Militia      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
• Tallahassee, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• Civil War

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

• World War I

  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Abner-Cutsinger      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames D'Avent-Hester      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Hicks-Metzner      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Mickens-Smith      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Smithson-Zollinger      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Leon County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• 1866 Freedmen's Bureau Savings and Trust Depositor Records      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
• Classic Buildings of Leon County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• County Voter Registration Records  1867-1905     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Leon County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Official Records Search  Leon County Clerk of Courts

Newspaper Records (16)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Bevis Funeral Home 
• Obituary search includes Tallahassee Democrat      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Tallahassee Democrat  Death notices for the past year
• Tallahassee Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Tallahassee, Florida Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (10)

School Records and Histories

• About Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 
• Florida State University Historical Images      (Source: Florida State University Libraries)
• Florida State University, Yearbook (Tallahassee, Florida)      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Florida State University, Yearbook (Tallahassee, Florida)      (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• Negro Rural Schools  Prior to Desegregation
• Tallahassee School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Leon County Clerk of Courts  Marriage License Search
• Official Records Search  Leon County Clerk of Courts

Societies

• Florida's 2nd Judicial Circuit Historical Society 
• The Jewish Genealogical Society of Tallahassee 
• Panhandle Historic Preservation Alliance 
• Panhandle Historic Preservation Alliance      (Source: Facebook)
• Tallahassee Historical Society 
• Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation      (Source: Facebook)
• Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (118)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Leon County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Dale Mabry Field  Tallahassee, Florida     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Leon County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Patents  Leon County, Florida     (Source: Google Patents)
• Tallahassee Commercial Airport (68J)  Tallahassee, Florida     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)

Vital Records

• 1885 Mortality Schedule      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
• Florida County Marriages, 1823-1982  includes Leon County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Florida Marriages, 1830-1993  includes Leon County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Leon County Clerk of Courts  Marriage License Search
• Leon County Health Department  Vital Statistics
• Leon County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Official Records Search  includes Marriage Records (2001-2003)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Leon County, Florida     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Leon County, Florida Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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