Bartow Genealogy (in Polk County, FL)

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Bartow Birth Records

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

Bartow Cemetery Records

Alphabetical listing of interments, 1856 to 1985, in Wildwood and Oak Hill Cemeteries, Bartow, Florida. WorldCat

City of Bartow Wildwood Cemetery interments. WorldCat

Crum (Durrance) Cemetery Billion Graves online

Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Gandy Cemetery Billion Graves online

Good Hope Cemetery Find a Grave online

Good Hope Cemetery (Black) Billion Graves online

Homeland Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oak Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oak Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Palm Cemetery Find a Grave online

Palm Cemetery Billion Graves online

Polk County, Florida, cemeteries, Vol. 5 BYU Family History Archives online

Shady Oaks Gardens Find a Grave online

Shady Oaks Gardens Billion Graves online

Wildwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wildwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bartow Census Records

1885 Florida State Census MyHeritage online

1935 Florida State Census MyHeritage online

1945 Florida State Census MyHeritage 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

Bartow Church Records

History of the First Methodist Church, Bartow, Florida and its Methodist background : compiled in commemoration of the centennial of the organization of the Florida Methodist Conference, 1844-1944 FamilySearch Library

Bartow City Directories

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Bartow (Florida) city directories FamilySearch Library

Bartow City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Bartow City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Bartow City Directory 1937 MyHeritage online

Bartow City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Bartow City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Bartow City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Bartow City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Bartow, FL 1925-1928 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Bartow, FL; 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

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

Bartow, Florida, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

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

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

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

Lakeland (Florida) city directories FamilySearch Library

White and Yellow Pages, Bartow, 10/1959 thru 12/1963 Library of Congress online

Winter Haven (Florida) city directories FamilySearch Library

Bartow Death Records

1877-1998 Florida Death Index Ancestry online

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

Bartow Land Records

Deeds 1862-1889; index 1862-1926 FamilySearch Library

Bartow Map Records

Bartow 1889 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Bartow 1889 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Bartow 1895 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Bartow 1895 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Bartow 1901 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Bartow 1901 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Bartow 1906 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Bartow 1906 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Bartow 1911 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Bartow 1911 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Bartow 1917 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Bartow 1917 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bartow, Polk County, Florida, 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bartow, Polk County, Florida, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bartow, Polk County, Florida, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bartow, Polk County, Florida, 1917 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bartow, Polk County, Florida, April 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bartow, Polk County, Florida, July 1895 Library of Congress online

Bartow Marriage Records

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

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

Early marriages of Polk County, Florida, 1861-1902 : complete index to the first three volumes of the marriage records of the county FamilySearch Library

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

Marriage records, 1862-1951 FamilySearch Library

Bartow Newspapers and Obituaries

Polk County News 1890-1892 Newspapers.com online

Polk County Sun 05/17/2014 to 05/13/2016 Genealogy Bank online

Polk County Times 03/27/2013 to 03/22/2014 Genealogy Bank online

Polk News Sun 07/17/2000 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Bartow

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.

Bartow Advance Courier. (Bartow, Fla.) 1887-1888

Bartow Informant. (Bartow, Polk Co., Fla.) 1881-1888

Polk County Democrat. (Bartow, Fla.) 1931-Current

Polk County Record. (Bartow, Fla.) 1902-1946

Bartow Probate Records

1810-1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Bartow School Records

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Bartow High School - Summerlin Echo Yearbook (Bartow, FL), 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Bartow High School yearbook, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bartow High School yearbook, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bartow High School yearbook, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 Classmates online

The Ridge School yearbook, 1976 Classmates online

The Ridge School yearbook, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

The Ridge School yearbook, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Union Academy - Yoo Aye Hy Yearbook (Bartow, FL), 1951 E Yearbook online

Union Academy yearbook, 1951 Classmates online

Union Academy yearbook, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Union Academy yearbook, 1951 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online



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