Bradford Co., FLGenWeb Project, Inc.

I am Fran Smith, county coordinator for Bradford Co. If you have time on your hands and would enjoy helping transcribe documents, photograph tombstones, etc. please let me know.
Our Florida GenWeb Digital Library and Archives is now set up. We welcome additions to it. Be the first from Bradford County to place something here.

A bit of Bradford History

The county was carved out of Columbia County December 21, 1858. It was given the name of New River at that time. On December 6, 1861 the name was changed to Bradford for Civil War Captain, Richard H. Bradford killed in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island on October 9, 1861.

Starke is the county seat and is located about in the center of the county on US Hwy 301. There are two other cities Hampton andLawtey. Also there is one town, Brooker located in Bradford.

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Bradford County, Florida

created from Columbia County in 1858 as New River

A bit of Bradford History

The county was carved out of Columbia County December 21, 1858. It was given the name of New River at that time. On December 6, 1861 the name was changed to Bradford for Civil War Captain, Richard H. Bradford killed in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island on October 9, 1861.

Starke is the county seat and is located about in the center of the county on US Hwy 301. There are two other cities Hampton andLawtey. Also there is one town, Brooker located in Bradford.