Big Bend
Franklin County, Florida apostille filing
Every Franklin County paper that needs a foreign-use stamp still goes to Tallahassee. We cover 4 cities and 4 ZIP codes in this county.
Franklin County, without the jargon
Franklin County is in Big Bend. 4 cities and towns and 4 ZIP codes here still use one Tallahassee office for the foreign-use stamp.
The Big Bend is the short drive to the state office. If you live in Tallahassee, Crawfordville, or Quincy, you can skip the inbound shipping day and drop the original with us locally.
If the document is a court file — divorce, name change, adoption — the Franklin County clerk has to certify it first. We cannot take a website printout to the state.
How documents leave Franklin County
Inbound shipping from this county is overnight to our Tallahassee desk. We drop the original at the state office and send it back with tracking.
Birth and marriage records still come from Florida vital records. Powers of attorney still need a Florida notary. An FBI report still cannot be stamped here.
Latin America from this county
Families in Franklin County send documents to Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil, and Central America more than anywhere else. Those countries take the Florida stamp. Cuba does not.
Cities and towns in Franklin County
ApalachicolaCarrabelleEastpointLanark Village
Questions people ask
Can the Franklin County clerk add the apostille?
No. The clerk can certify a court copy. Only the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee can add the foreign-use stamp.
Do I have to visit the county seat?
Only if you still need a certified court copy. Once you have that document, you can ship it to us from anywhere in the county.