Sussex County DE Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Sussex Records by TypeBirth Records (8)Cemetery Records (550) Census Records (62) Church Records (89) City Directories (11) Court Records (8) Death Records (15) Histories and Genealogies (19) Immigration Records (6) Land Records (17) Map Records (39) Marriage Records (22) Military Records (10) Miscellaneous Records (5) Newspapers and Obituaries (67) Probate Records (19) School Records (65) Tax Records (6) 
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Sussex County Records by City/TownBethel Genealogy (29)Blades Genealogy (30) Bridgeville Genealogy (54) Clarksville Genealogy (28) Cool Spring Genealogy (29) Dagsboro Genealogy (42) Delmar Genealogy (59) Ellendale Genealogy (34) Frankford Genealogy (57) Georgetown Genealogy (134) Greenwood Genealogy (39) Gumboro Genealogy (32) Harbeson Genealogy (34) Indian River Genealogy (29) |
Laurel Genealogy (104) Lewes Genealogy (80) Lincoln Genealogy (32) Lowes Crossroads Genealogy (28) Milford Genealogy (81) Millsboro Genealogy (83) Millville Genealogy (29) Milton Genealogy (51) Ocean View Genealogy (35) Portsville Genealogy (29) Rehoboth Beach Genealogy (41) Roxana Genealogy (29) Seaford Genealogy (62) Selbyville Genealogy (38) |
Overview of Sussex County Records
- Sussex County was created in 1682 from Deale County.
- Birth records from 1913 to 1948, marriage records from 1913 to 1980, and death records from 1913 to 1970 can be obtained from the Delaware Public Archives. Birth records from 1942 to the present, marriage records from 1974 to the present, and death records from 1974 to the present can be obtained from the Delaware Office of Vital Statistics.
- The Sussex County Recorder of Deeds has land records starting in 1693.
- The Sussex County Register of Wills has probate records starting in 1683.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.