Alachua County FL Genealogy

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Alachua Records by Type

Birth Records (1)
Cemetery Records (167)
Census Records (57)
Church Records (11)
City Directories (42)
Court Records (1)
Death Records (8)
Histories and Genealogies (5)
Land Records (14)
Map Records (19)
Marriage Records (11)
Military Records (7)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (79)
Probate Records (3)
School Records (45)

Alachua County Records by City/Town

Alachua Genealogy (43)
Archer Genealogy (37)
Fairbanks Genealogy (30)
Gainesville Genealogy (215)
Hawthorne Genealogy (47)


High Springs Genealogy (41)
Micanopy Genealogy (40)
Newberry Genealogy (40)
Waldo Genealogy (32)

Overview of Alachua County Records

  • Alachua County was created in 1824 from Duval and St. John's counties.
  • Birth records starting in 1917, marriage records starting in 1927, and death records starting in 1917 can be obtained from the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics.
  • The Alachua County Clerk has incomplete marriage records starting in 1837, probate records starting in 1840, land records starting in 1848, and court records starting in 1850.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.