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These bibliographies were compiled to help librarians and their patrons locate the most usable histories of each of Florida's 67 counties. 

Materials are generally available through interlibrary loan from the circulating collection of the State Library.

Those only found in the non-circulating Florida Collection are marked with an asterisk (*). These must be used in the Dorothy Dodd Room of the State Library of Florida. 

Links within the bibliographies take you to information in our State Library catalog. 

• Alachua
• Baker
• Bay
• Bradford
• Brevard
• Broward
• Calhoun
• Charlotte
• Citrus
• Clay
• Collier
• Columbia

Alachua County

• *Alachua County Bicentennial Diary: An Annotated History of Notable Events and Forgotten Facts. Compiled by Marilyn Little Tubb and Sam Gowan. Gainesville, FL: Alachua County Bicentennial Steering Committee, 1976. 
• Barrow, Mark V. A Penny for Your Thoughts: An Album of Historic Postcards of Alachua County. Gainesville, FL: Alachua Press, c2009. 
• *Buchholz, Fritz W. History of Alachua County, Florida. St. Augustine, FL: Record Company, Printers, 1929. 
• Cauthen, Sudye. Southern Comforts: Rooted in a Florida Place. Santa Fe, NM: Center for American Places; [Athens, GA]: Distributed by the University of Georgia Press, 2007.
• Davis, Jess G. History of Alachua County, 1824-1969. 2nd ed. Gainesville, FL: Historical Commission, [1970]. 
• De Sha, Bettee V. East Side of Eden: A History of the Waldo Area. Gainesville, FL: Arbuck Publishers, [1976]. 
• *Forrester, Mary Lois Doughlas. Lest We Forget: A Town, Newnansville, Florida. N.p.: n.p. [1997].
• Haworth, Esther B.H. Jottings and Echoes Related to Newnansville: One of Florida’s Earliest Settlements of Alachua and Columbia Counties. Austria: B. B. & F., [1975]. 
• *Hildreth, Charles H. and Merlin G. Cox. History of Gainesville, Florida, 1854-1979. Gainesville, FL: Alachua County Historical Society, 1981. 
• *Hussain, Farhat. Gainesville, Florida: A Geographic Study of a City in Transition. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, 1974, c1959. 
• Jenkins, Lizzie Polly Robinson. Alachua County Florida. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., c2007.

• Opdyke, John B. Alachua County: A Sesquicentennial Tribute. Gainesville, FL: Alachua County Historical Commission, c1974. 
• Picard, Ben. Dudley Farm: A History of Florida Farm Life. Gainesville, FL: Alachua Press, Inc., 2003. 
• Pickard, John B. Florida's Eden: An Illustrated History of Alachua County. Gainesville, FL: Maupin House, c1994.
• Pickard, John B. Historic Alachua County and Old Gainesville: A Tour Guide to the Past. Gainesville, FL: Alachua Press, c2001. 
• Tolles, Zonira Hunter. Shadows on the Sand: A History of the Land and the People in the Vicinity of Melrose, Florida. Keystone Heights, FL: Tolles, 1976. 

Fla manuscripts

• *U.S. Work Projects Administration. Historical Records Survey. Typescript. "Alachua County" - 10 pages. 
• Watkins, Caroline B. The Story of Historic Micanopy. Gainesville, FL: Alachua County Historical Commission, c1976.

Baker County

• *Baker County Centennial Committee. Baker County Centennial Celebration, May 4-7, 1961. [Macclenny?, FL: n.p., 1961].
• *Smallwood, La Viece. Baker's Dozen: Baker County, Florida. Tallahassee, FL: Durra Print, Inc., 1993. 
• *Smallwood, La Viece. Once Upon a Lifetime: In and Near Baker County, Florida. Tallahassee, FL: Durra Print, 1995.

Fla manuscripts

• *U.S. Work Projects Administration. Historical Records Survey. Typescript. "History of Baker County" - 13 pages.

Bay County

• *Bay County Heritage Book Committee (Bay County, Fla.). Heritage of Bay County, Florida. Clanton, AL: Heritage Pub. Consultants, c2005.
• Bay County Retired Educators Association. Bonavista to Bozeman: A History of Bay County Public Schools From 1827 to 2000. Panama City, FL: Bay County Retired Educators Association, [2000]. 
• Cvitkovich, Eileen. Bay County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c2000. 
• Dean, Susie. On Saint Andrews Bay, 1911-1917. Tampa, FL: The Author, [c1969] 
• Cooper, Jeannie Weller. The Cove: Panama City's Neighborhood. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c2002. 
• Houpt, Ann Pratt. Parker. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c2003. 
• *Panama City, Florida Chamber of Commerce. Greetings From Bay County, Florida, 1915. N.p.: n.p., 1915. 
• *Panama City, Florida, U.S.A: Florida’s 98 Miracle Strip. Panama City, FL: Boyd Brothers, [1964?].
• Smith, Jan. Panama City Beach. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c2004. 
• *Smith, Tommy. The History of Bay County From the Beginning. Panama City, FL: Bene/Mac Pub., Inc., 2000. 
• Surber, Elsie Lillian. A Study of the History and Folklore of the St. Andrews Bay Region. [Gainesville, FL]: University of Florida, 1950.

Fla manuscripts

• *U.S. Work Projects Administration. Historical Records Survey. Typescript. "History of Bay County" - 7 pages. 
• *Womack, Marlene. Along the Bay: A pictorial history of Bay County. Norfolk, VA: Pictorial Heritage Publishing Company, c1994.

Bradford County

Fla manuscripts

• *U.S. Work Projects Administration. Historical Records Survey. Typescript. "History of Bradford County" - 4 pages.

Brevard County

• Brevard County Historical Commission (Fla.). The Indian River Journal: The Quarterly of the Brevard County Historical Commission. Cocoa, FL: The Brevard County Historical Commission, 2002-. 

• Brotemarkle, Benjamin D. Titusville and Mims. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c2004. 
• Cleveland, Weona. Crossroad Towns Remembered: A Look Back at Brevard & Indian River Pioneer Communities. Melbourne, FL: Florida Today, c1994.
• Crepeau, Richard C. Melbourne Village: The First Twenty-Five Years (1946-1971). Orlando, FL: University Presses of Florida: University of Central Florida Press, c1988. 
• *Drake, James A. Cocoa: A Living History. Merritt Island, FL: Creative Innovations, 1997. 
• Field, A. Clyde. Central Brevard County, Florida. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 1998. 
• Junior Service League of Cocoa-Titusville, Inc. Historic Canaveral: A Chronical [sic] of Brevard County, Presented by the Junior Service League of Cocoa-Titusville. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 
• Hopwood, Fred A. Melbourne, Florida Postal History 1880-1980. Melbourne, FL: Kellersberger Fund of the South Brevard Historical Society, 1981. 
• Kellersberger, Julia Lake. Rooted in Florida Soil. Melbourne, FL: Kellersberger Fund of the South Brevard Historical Society, [1971]. 
• Kjerulff, Georgiana Greene. Tales of Old Brevard. Melbourne, FL: Kellersberger Fund of the South Brevard Historical Society, [1972]. 
• Manning, John T. North Brevard County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 1999. 
• Parrish, Ada Edmiston. Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c2001. 
• Shofner, Jerrell H. History of Brevard County. [Melbourne, FL]: Brevard County Historical Commission, c1995-. 
• Spencer, Donald D. Cape Canaveral: America's Spaceport. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., c2010. 
• Stone, Elaine Murray. Brevard County: From Cape of the Canes to Space Coast. Northridge, CA: Windsor Publications, Inc., 1988. 
• Thomas, Frank J. Melbourne Beach and Indialantic. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999. 

Fla manuscripts

• *U.S. Work Projects Administration. Historical Records Survey. Typescript. "History of Brevard County" - 5 pages.

Broward County

• *Black Pioneers in Broward County: A Legacy Revealed. [Fort Lauderdale, FL: The Links, Inc., 1976].
• *Broward County Historical Commission. Broward Legacy. [Fort Lauderdale, FL]: Broward County Historical Commission, 1976-.
• Burghard, August. Half a Century in Florida: Land of Matters Unforgot. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Manatee Books, c1981.
• Cahill, William P. Out of the Muck: A History of the Broward Sheriff's Office, 1915-2000. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, c2010. 
• Cavaioli, Frank J. Pompano Beach. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c2001.
• Cavaioli, Frank J. Pompano Beach: A History. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2007.
• Dillon, Rodney E. and Daniel T. Hobby. "Fort Lauderdale: A Brief History." Florida History Newsletter 8.1 (1982): 3-10.
• Gillis, Susan. Broward County: The Photography of Gene Hyde. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., c2005. 
• Hobby, Daniel. Broward County: A Contemporary Portrait. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning, c1992.
• McGoun, Bill. A Biographic History of Broward County. Miami, FL: The Miami Herald, c1972. 
• McIver, Stuart B. Fort Lauderdale and Broward County: An Illustrated History. Woodland Hills, CA: Windsor Publications, c1983. 
• *New River News. Fort Lauderdale, FL: The Society, 1962-.

Fla manuscripts

• *U.S. Work Projects Administration. Historical Records Survey. Typescript. "A brief historical sketch of Broward County" - 26 pages.

Calhoun County

• *Ramsay, Andrew Boggs. Harjo-Boggas Parrot band of Creek Indians, Calhoun County, Florida: Historical Papers of Clan History. Blountstown, FL: A.B. Ramsey, 1988-. 

Fla manuscripts

• *U.S. Work Projects Administration. Historical Records Survey. Typescript. "History of Calhoun County" - 4 pages.

Charlotte County

• Blanchard, Charles E. Boca Grande: Lives of an Island. Boca Grande, FL: Boca Grande Historical Society, 2007. 
• Cason, Majorie, R. The History of Early El Jobean. [N.p.: n.p.], 1990.
• *League of Women Voters of Charlotte County, Florida. Here is Charlotte County: History, Government, Services. [N.p.: n.p.], 1981. 
• *Long, Marshall B. It Was a Beautiful Country: A Southwest Florida Anthology. Eds. Marshall Long and Robert Wilkinson. Fort Myers Beach, FL: Island Press, c1974.
• *Peeples, Vernon. Punta Gorda and the Charlotte Harbour Area: A Pictorial History. Norfolk, VA: Donning Co., c1986.

Citrus County

• Dunn, Hampton. Back Home: A history of Citrus County, Florida. Inverness, FL: Citrus County Historical Society, 1989. 
• Homan, Lynn M. Citrus County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c2001. 

Fla manuscripts

• *U.S. Work Projects Administration. Historical Records Survey. Typescript. "Historical Sketch of Citrus County" - 4 pages.

Clay County

• Blakey, Arch Frederick. Parade of Memories: A History of Clay County, Florida. [Green Cove Springs, FL] : Clay County Bicentennial Steering Committee, 1976.
• Hooper, Kevin S. Clay County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c2004.
• Hooper, Kevin S. The Early History of Clay County: A Wilderness That Could Be Tamed. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006. 
• Ryan, Thomas D. Clay County, Florida: A Sketch of Its Past, 1970. [Green Cove Springs, FL]: Clay County Historical Commission, 1972. 
• Spencer, Elizabeth R. They Are Here: Cemeteries of Clay County, Florida and a Brief History of Clay County and Northeast Florida. Orange Park, FL: n.p., 1973.

Collier County

• *Baum, Earl L. Early Naples and Collier County. [Naples, FL: Collier County Historical Society, c1973]. 
• *An Inventory of Historic Sites and Structures Located Within the City of Naples, Florida. Naples, FL: The Division, 1982.
• Long, Marshall B. It Was a Beautiful Country: A Southwest Florida Anthology. Fort Myers Beach, FL: Island Press, c1974. 
• Magill, Ivez. From Ticks to Politics. [N.p.: n.p., 197?] 
• Tebeau, Charlton W. Florida’s Last Frontier: The history of Collier County. [Coral Gables, FL] University of Miami Press, 1966. 
• *Tebeau, Charlton W. The Story of Chokaloskee Bay Country: With the Reminiscences of Pioneer C.S. “Ted” Smallwood. Miami, FL: Banyan Books, c1976.
• *Collier County Historical Society. Timepiece. [Naples, FL]: The Society, [1973]-.

Columbia County

• *The First Hundred Years: The Lake City Reporter 1874-1974. Lake City, FL: Lake City Reporter, 1974.
• Haworth, Esther Bernice Howell. Jottings and Echoes Related to Newnansville: One of Florida’s Earliest Settlements of Alachua and Columbia Counties. Austria: B. B. & F.; made in Austria expressly for Jones, (May ...) & Jones, Alachua, FL(Violls), [1975].
• Keuchel, Edward F. A History of Columbia County, Florida. Tallahassee, FL: Sentry Press, 1981. 
• *Lake City, Florida Historical Committee. A Century in the Sun: The Record of a Florida City: Lake City 1859-1959. Lake City, FL: Lake City Centennial Celebration, Inc., 1959.

Fla manuscripts

• *U.S. Work Projects Administration. Historical Records Survey. Typescript. "Columbia County" and "The Courthouses of Columbia County" - total 8 pages.