Gainesville Genealogy (in Alachua County, FL)

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Gainesville Birth Records

Florida, Birth Records, 1917-present Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics

Gainesville Cemetery Records

Alachua County Cemeteries Alachua County Virtual Cemetery Project online

Alachua County cemetery records, vol. 3, 1800-1970 FamilySearch Library

Alachua County, Florida, Cemetery Index, 1820-2013 Ancestry online

Bnai Israel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Campbell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Countryside Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Countryside Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Evergreen Cemetery Billion Graves online

Evergreen Cemetery Interment online

Forest Meadows Cemetery (Forest Meadows Park East) Billion Graves online

Forest Meadows Cemetery - Central Billion Graves online

Forest Meadows Central Cemetery/Ground Burials US Gen Web Archives online

Forest Meadows Memorial Park East Find a Grave online

Forest Meadows Memorial Park and Mausoleum Central Find a Grave online

Grass Lawn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Greater Fort Clarke Cemetery Find a Grave online

Greater Liberty Hill Find a Grave online

Greater Liberty Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Hague Cemetery Billion Graves online

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Kanapaha Cemetery Find a Grave online

Kanapaha Cemetery Billion Graves online

Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Minnie Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Pleasant Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Pleasant Cemetery Billion Graves online

Patrick Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Patrick Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Patterson Community Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pine Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery Find a Grave online

Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery Interment online

Queen of Peace Columbarium Find a Grave online

Saint Paul Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sand Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Trinity United Methodist Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Gainesville Census Records

1935 Florida State Census MyHeritage online

1945 Florida State Census MyHeritage online

Census of Alachua County for 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1920, and 1925 Alachua County Clerk of Court online

Florida State Census, 1867-1945 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Gainesville Church Records

Records (microform) 1947-1974, Forest Park Baptist Church (Gainesville, Florida) Archive Grid

Transcript of record of members, 1947-1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gainesville Ward (Florida)) FamilySearch Library

Gainesville City Directories

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Gainesville (Florida) city directories FamilySearch Library

Gainesville City Directory 1917 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1920 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1942 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1944 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1946 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Gainesville City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Gainesville Florida Telephone Directory Nov. 1949 LDS Genealogy online

Gainesville Florida Telephone Directory Nov. 1949 Internet Archive online

Gainesville, FL; 1942 - 1951, 1953 - 1955, 1957 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1915 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1944 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainesville, Florida, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Gainsville, FL 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Jacksonville (Florida) city directories FamilySearch Library

Miller's Gainesville, Florida, city directory : containing valuable information for local, city and county, churches, schools, clubs, etc., see classified business directory FamilySearch Library

Gainesville Death Records

1877-1998 Florida Death Index Ancestry online

Florida, Death Records, 1917-present Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics

Gainesville Histories and Genealogies

History of Gainesville, Florida, 1854-1979 FamilySearch Library

Gainesville Land Records

Alachua County, deed books 1-A & B, 1826-1848 [index] FamilySearch Library

Deed Book Index 1826-1928 Alachua County Clerk of Court online

Deeds, 1826-1887; index, 1846-1928 FamilySearch Library

Florida land : records of the Tallahassee and Newnansville General Land Office, 1825-1892 FamilySearch Library

Land Deed Index Book, 1848-1971 Alachua County Clerk of Court online

Land Plats Recorded Before 1940 Alachua County Clerk of Court online

Gainesville Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, February 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, June 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, June 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, May 1897 Library of Congress online

Gainesville Marriage Records

1822-1875 and 1927-2001 Florida Marriage Index Ancestry online

1823-1982 Florida County Marriage Records (selections) Ancestry online

Florida, Marriage Records, 1927-present Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics

Marion County, Florida marriages 1844-1900, including Alachua County, Florida, 1837-1845 FamilySearch Library

Marriage Records Index 1837 through May 1973 Alachua County Clerk of Court online

Marriage license record, Alachua County, Florida, 1837-1843, 1869-1870 : private papers of the Allen, Morris and Tong families FamilySearch Library

Gainesville Newspapers and Obituaries

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Florida Alligator, 1912-1973 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

Gainesville Daily Sun (Florida/United States) [Gainesville, Fla.] 1 January 1905 to 31 December 1909 Elephind online

Gainesville Daily Sun 1905-1909 Newspapers.com online

Gainesville Daily Sun, 1905-1909 Newspaper Archive online

Gainesville Guardian 07/05/2018 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Gainesville Star 1903-1904 Newspapers.com online

Gainesville Star, 1903-1904 Newspaper Archive online

Gainesville Star, The (Florida/United States) [Gainesville, Fla.] 1 May 1903 to 4 October 1904 Elephind online

Gainesville Sun 02/18/1995 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Gainesville Sun 04/02/1981 to 12/31/1985 Genealogy Bank online

Gainesville Sun Newspapers Index, 1986-2007 Alachua Library District online

Gainesville Sun, 1964-1964 Newspaper Archive online

Gainesville Sun, 1981-2007 Google News Archive online

Gainesville University News, 1906-1907 Newspaper Archive online

Gainesville daily sun (Gainesville, Fla.) (from Jan. 1, 1905 to Dec. 31, 1909) MyHeritage online

Gainesville daily sun 01/01/1905 to 12/31/1909 Genealogy Bank online

Gainesville daily sun, 1890-1896-1898-1901, 1903-1909 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) (from Jan. 1, 1905 to Dec. 31, 1909) Chronicling America online

Gainesville star (Gainesville, Fla.) (from May 1, 1903 to Oct. 4, 1904) MyHeritage online

Gainesville star 05/01/1903 to 10/04/1904 Genealogy Bank online

Gainesville star, 1903-1904 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

Gainesville sun (Gainesville, Fla.), 1964 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

Gainesville sun, 1903-1909 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

Independent Florida Alligator, 1973-2020 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

New era (Gainesville, Fla.), 1865-1867, 1873 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

The Gainesville star. (Gainesville, Fla.) (from May 1, 1903 to Oct. 4, 1904) Chronicling America online

The twice-a-week sun Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

The university news. (Gainesville, Fla.) (from Oct. 19, 1906 to April 27, 1907) Chronicling America online

University News 1906-1907 Newspapers.com online

University News, The (Florida/United States) [Gainesville, Fla.] 19 October 1906 to 27 April 1907 Elephind online

University News, University of Florida newspaper, 1906-1907 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

University news (gainesville, fla.) (from oct. 19, 1906 to april 27, 1907) MyHeritage online

University news 10/19/1906 to 04/27/1907 Genealogy Bank online

Weekly Sun, 1890-1895, 1904-1905 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

Offline Newspapers for Gainesville

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Alachua Advocate. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1880s-1889

Crocodile. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1966-1960s

Daily Bee. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1883-1880s

Daily Evening Ledger. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1895-1890s

Daily Examiner. (San Francisco) 1865-1889

Daily Florida Democrat. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1895-1890s

Daily Morning Record. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1880s-1890

Daily Sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1890-1900s

Evening News. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1920s-1934

Florida Alligator. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1912-1973

Florida Weekly Record. (Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla.) 1880s-1889

Gainesville Daily Sun and the Alachua County News. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1938-1954

Gainesville Daily Sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1900s-1938

Gainesville Daily Sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1954-1963

Gainesville Evening News. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1880s-1885

Gainesville Iguana. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1986-Current

Gainesville Independent. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1965-1971

Gainesville Independent. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1972-1973

Gainesville News. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1880s-1880s

Gainesville Sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1879-1880

Gainesville Sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1963-Current

Gainesville Times. (Gainesville, Alachua Co., Fla.) 1876-1879

Gainesville Weekly Sun and Bee. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1880-1880s

Gainesville Weekly Sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1889-1890s

Gator Times. (Gainesville, Fla.) 2000-2002

Independent Florida Alligator [Electronic Resource]. (Gainesville, Fl) 1995-1997

Independent Florida Alligator. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1973-Current

Moon. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1990s-Current

New Era. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1865-1874

New Gainesville Independent. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1971-1972

New Gainesville Independent. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1973-1974

Orange and Blue Newspaper. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1999-2000

Twice-A-Week Sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1890s-1900s

University News. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1906-1900s

Weekly Bee. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1880s-1880s

Weekly Ledger. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1895-1890s

Weekly Sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 1890s-1890s

Gainesville Probate Records

1810-1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Probate and Court Records Index for Alachua County Alachua County Clerk of Court online

Gainesville School Records

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Buchholz High School yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Buchholz High School yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1996, 1997, 2005 Classmates online

Buchholz High School yearbooks, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1996, 1997 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Eastside High School - Ram Country Yearbook (Gainesville, FL), 1982 E Yearbook online

Eastside High School yearbook, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989 Classmates online

Eastside High School yearbook, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Gainesville High School - Hurricane Yearbook (Gainesville, FL), 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972 E Yearbook online

Gainesville High School yearbook, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Gainesville High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Gainesville High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Gainesville High School, The Alachuan, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1923 Internet Archive online

Gainesville High School, The Comet, 1922 Internet Archive online

Loften Education Center High School yearbook, 1999 Classmates online

Loften Education Center High School yearbook, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Oak Hall High School yearbook, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Oak Hall High School yearbook, 1987, 2004 Classmates online

P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School yearbook, 1949, 1950, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School yearbook, 1949, 1950, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1995, 2005 Classmates online

P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School yearbook, 1995 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

PK Yonge Developmental Research School yearbooks, 1949, 1950, 1961, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

University of Florid yearbook, 1949 Classmates online

University of Florid yearbook, 1949 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

University of Florida College of Medicine - Retrospectroscope Yearbook (Gainesville, FL), 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1980 E Yearbook online

University of Florida College of Medicine yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1975 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

University of Florida College of Medicine yearbook, 1975 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

University of Florida Freshman Record yearbook, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

University of Florida yearbooks, 1911, 1922, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2004 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Westwood Hills Christian High School yearbook, 1996 Classmates online

Westwood Hills Christian High School yearbook, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Westwood Middle School yearbook, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Yonge High School - Yongester Yearbook (Gainesville, FL), 1949, 1950 E Yearbook online

Yonge High School yearbooks, 1949, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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