Place:Calhoun, Florida, United States

Watchers
Larger map
NameCalhoun
Alt namesCalhounsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates30.417°N 85.167°W
Located inFlorida, United States     (1838 - )
See alsoBay, Florida, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Gulf, Florida, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Washington, Florida, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Deserted settlement
Choconickla
Eufala
Iolee
Ocheeseulga
Inhabited place
Abe Springs
Altha
Blountstown
Broad Branch
Carr
Chason
Chipola Park
Chipola
Clarksville
Cox
Durham
Fisher Corner
Frink
Gaskins
Henderson Mill
Kinard
Leonards
Macedonia
Marysville
McNeal
New Hope
Ocheesee Landing
Ocheesee
Pine Island
Rollins Corner
Scotts Ferry
Selman
Sharpstown
Willis
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,648, making it the fifth-least populous county in Florida. Its county seat is Blountstown.

Contents

[edit]

History

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Calhoun County was created in 1838. It was named for John C. Calhoun, member of the United States Senate from South Carolina and the seventh U.S. vice president, serving under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. The County originally was located between St. Joseph Bay and the Apalachicola River, with the county seat at St. Joseph (which was abandoned by 1844). The county was later expanded to the north with territory from Jackson and Washington counties. In 1913, part of Calhoun County was transferred to the new Bay County. In 1925, the southern part of Calhoun County was separated as the new Gulf County, which included the territory that had formed the original Calhoun County.

In 1930, a federal employee shot the County Sheriff over a dispute of unknown origin.

[edit]

Timeline

Date Event Source
1838 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1862 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1862 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1877 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1930 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
[edit]

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 1,142
1850 1,377
1860 1,446
1870 998
1880 1,580
1890 1,681
1900 5,132
1910 7,465
1920 8,775
1930 7,298
1940 8,218
1950 7,922
1960 7,422
1970 7,624
1980 9,294
1990 11,011
[edit]

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Calhoun County, Florida, United States

[edit]

Research Tips

[edit]

External links

www.rootsweb.com/~flcalhou/index.htm

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Calhoun County, Florida. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Calhoun%2C_Florida%2C_United_States"