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Okaloosa County was formed in 1915 from parts of Santa Rosa and Walton Counties. The county seat was originally Milligan (1915-1917). Later it was moved to Crestview because of the possibility of flooding in Milligan. Since this is a relatively new county, most people are looking for relatives in the parent counties, however, there are great resources in Okaloosa for anyone doing research in the Panhandle. Don't forget to look in all the surrounding counties.

I am starting a new segment. There will be resources for the area featured and posted on separate pages. These resources will be linked to the resource page under the heading "Sources in the Area."  The first of this series will be the ValP Library. And its link is here.

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1916 report on Choctawhatchee National Forest by WF Hill contains vignettes of many homesteaders living in the forest at that time.

New section for uploading copies of hardcopy data. We encourage any who are willing to send copies of such things as birth, marriage or death certificates; funeral home records; homestead papers or other published sources you may have on people who lived in the area. You may also send tips for researchers. See the one Jo Nagel sent. We will post them so others may be able to access them. [Please remember to tell me in advance so I won't think I am receiving a virus.]

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