Florida Genealogy
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Birth Records (135) Cemetery Records (6,726) Census Records (2,606) Church Records (362) City Directories (1,958) Court Records (49) Death Records (426) Histories and Genealogies (346) Immigration Records (91) Land Records (458) |
Map Records (789) Marriage Records (509) Military Records (819) Minority Records (100) Miscellaneous Records (140) Newspapers and Obituaries (1,873) Probate Records (197) School Records (2,360) Tax Records (22) |
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Overview of Florida Genealogy Records
- History: Florida was first settled in 1564, became a U.S. territory in 1822, and became a state in 1845. It was part of the Confederate states during the Civil War from 1861 to 1865.
- Birth records: Birth records were kept as early as 1847 but they were incomplete. Statewide registration of births began in 1899 with complete records being kept by 1920. Birth records from 1917 to the present can be obtained from the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics.
- Marriage records: Marriage records were kept by the county, usually from the date the county was created. Marriage records from 1927 to the present can be obtained from the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics.
- Death records: Death records were kept as early as 1877 in some counties but they were incomplete. Statewide registration of deaths began in 1899 with complete records being kept by 1920. Death records from 1917 to the present can be obtained from the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics.
- Divorce records: Divorces before 1927 are kept by the individual circuit court clerks. Divorce records from 1927 to the present can be obtained from the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics.
- Census records: The first federal census available for Florida is 1830. There are federal censuses publicly available for 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 (partial), 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950. There were partial state censuses taken in 1825, 1866, 1867, 1875, 1885, 1935, and 1945. County records: Court, land, probate, naturalization, and tax records were kept by the individual counties.
- Other records: Many cities and towns had newspapers, records kept by churches, cemeteries, histories, school, city directories, and other records that can be located on the city pages on this site. Records specific to minority groups can be found in the Minority Records section.
- All records: Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.