Thanks, Richard, I had absolutely forgotten the Leon was cut out of previous counties. Thanks to everyone else with suggestions, too. Jack -----Original Message----- From: Richard White <rwhite@pone.com> To: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 03, 1999 8:49 PM Subject: Re: Leon County Property Records > >To find land records for the area that is now Leon County, you would >look in Gadsden County for 1823 and Escambia and Jackson Counties for >1822, as what is now Leon County was part of those counties in those >years. I don't know the months that the time breaks occur in. This >information is from the Florida GenWeb counties selection list. The >original Florida Counties were created in 1822. > >RW > >"Brian E. Michaels" wrote: >> >> Jack, the last word I had from Leon County (several years ago) was that >> their land records begin in 1825. County formed 1824. >> >> Sheila Martin or Nellie Bird Mims or other TGS folks, can you verify? >> >> Thanks! -Brian in Palatka >> ********************************************************** >> Jack Butler wrote: >> > >> > Hi list, >> > >> > Does anyone know if records exist anywhere for land sales in Leon County >> > for the 1820's and 30's? I was looking through the microfilms at the >> > archives and everything seems to start around 1845. >