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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 23
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (14th Circuit : Jackson County)
Title, Dates: Tax, court, and county records, 1820-1920.
Amount: 1.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Arranged by record type, then chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Jackson County was created by an act of the Legislative Council on August 12, 1822.  One of the four original counties in the territory, Jackson has undergone four boundary changes since inception.  In 1832 the boundary between Jackson and Calhoun Counties was altered and fixed (Chap. 32, Laws).  Jackson County land was annexed into Calhoun County in 1845 (Chap. 29, Laws).  In 1847, boundary changes were made for the creation of Holmes County (Chap. 180, Laws).  Finally in 1893, boundaries were further defined between Jackson and Washington Counties (Chap. 4236, Laws).  Jackson County's courthouse was destroyed by fire on November 30, 1848.  The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     This collection consists of microfilmed copies of county records of Jackson County, Florida, from 1820 to 1920.  There are several gaps in the records.  The records reflect the County of Jackson at the time of its creation in 1822 and during Florida's early statehood.  The collection consists of tax records, census statistics, court records, contracts, bonds, financial records, and miscellaneous documents.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Jackson County Historical Commission, Marianna, Fla.
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Subject Access Fields: County government Florida
Tax assessment Florida
Legal instruments Florida --Jackson County
Court records Florida --Jackson County
Local taxation.
Census records. aat
Tax records. aat
Legal instruments. aat
Judicial records. aat
Jackson County (Fla.)
Florida Census
Added Entries Jackson County (Fla.). County Clerk's Office.
Jackson County (Fla.). County Tax Collector's Office.