Native American History of Washington County, Florida

Washington County is located in northwestern Florida. It is named after President George Washington. Its northern boundary is the Holmes County, FL. Its northeastern boundary is Jackson County, FL. To the west is Walton County, FL and the south, is Bay County, FL. The Choctawhatchee River flows through the center of Washington County and flows southward into Bay County. Much of Washington County is in its drainage basin. The original Creek name of the Choctawhatchee River was probably, Chakato-hachi (=Chatot River,) but was misinterpreted by English-speaking settlers to be Choctawhatchee. Another major stream is Holmes Creek, which also flows out … Read more

Washington County Florida Cemetery Records

Florida Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the Florida county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Hosted at Washington County, Florida USGenWeb Archives Barfield Cemetery Blue Pond Cemetery Cravey Cemetery Cypress Creek Cemetery Double Pond Cemetery Dunn-Raley Cemetery Ebenezer Cemetery Ebenezer Cemetery Falling Waters Cemetery Gainer Cemetery Gap Pond Cemetery Haddock Cemetery Hicks Family Cemetery Kent Cemetery Live Oak Cemetery Moss Hill Cemetery Oaky Ridge Cemetery Orange Hill Cemetery Pleasant Hill Cemetery Potter Cemetery Rock … Read more