Lakeland Genealogy (in Polk County, FL)

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Lakeland Birth Records

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

Lakeland Cemetery Records

All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethel Baptist Cemetery Interment online

Carpenters Home Cemetery Find a Grave online

Carpenters Home Memorial Cemetery Billion Graves online

Collins Cemetery Find a Grave online

Collins Cemetery Billion Graves online

Collins Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

First United Methodist Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Fitzgerald Cemetery Billion Graves online

Florida Presbyterian Homes Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Gapway Cemetery Find a Grave online

Gapway Cemetery Billion Graves online

Griffin Cemetery Find a Grave online

Griffin Cemetery AKA Galloway Cemetery, Sleepy Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Lakeland Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Lakeland Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Lakeland Veterans Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Lakeview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lakeview Cemetery Billion Graves online

Malloy Cemetery Billion Graves online

Malloy Cemetery Interment online

Malloy Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Medulla Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Mount Tabor Cemetery Find a Grave online

New Home Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

New Home Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Oak Hill Burial Park Find a Grave online

Oak Hill Burial Park Billion Graves online

Old Malloy Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

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

Roselawn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Roselawn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Davids Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Serenity Gardens Find a Grave online

Serenity Gardens Billion Graves online

Seward Cemetery Billion Graves online

Socrum Cemetery Find a Grave online

Springhead Cemetery Billion Graves online

Stephenson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Temple Emanuel Cemetery (Oak Hill Burial Park) US Gen Web Archives online

Tiger Flowers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Tiger Flowers Cemetery Billion Graves online

Lakeland Census Records

1885 Florida State Census MyHeritage online

1935 Florida State Census MyHeritage online

1945 Florida State Census MyHeritage online

Federal Census of 1940, Lakeland, Florida LDS Genealogy 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

Lakeland Church Records

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1885-1945, a historic sketch : celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the First Baptist Church, Lakeland, Florida FamilySearch Books online

A historic sketch : celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the First Baptist Church, Lakeland, Florida, 1885-1945 BYU Family History Archives online

A historic sketch : celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the First Baptist Church, Lakeland, Florida, 1885-1945 FamilySearch Library

Church minutes and memberships, 1897-1963 (First Baptist Church (Lakeland, Florida)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1953-1993 (St. David's Episcopal Church (Lakeland, Florida)) FamilySearch Library

Highland Hills Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1957-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Magyar Presbyterian Church, Register, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1879-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Records (microform), 1897-1963, First Baptist Church (Lakeland, Florida) Archive Grid

Lakeland City Directories

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Bartow (Florida) city directories FamilySearch Library

Lakeland (Florida) city directory : also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library

Lakeland City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1936 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1938 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1940 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1942 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1947 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1954 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Lakeland City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Lakeland, FL 1915-1934 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Lakeland, FL; 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

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

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

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1919 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Lakeland, Florida, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

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

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

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

White and Yellow Pages, Lakeland, 10/1954 thru 10/1956 Library of Congress online

White and Yellow Pages, Lakeland, 4/1957 thru 10/1960 Library of Congress online

White and Yellow Pages, Lakeland, 5/1951 thru 10/1953 Library of Congress online

Lakeland Death Records

1877-1998 Florida Death Index Ancestry online

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

Lakeland Land Records

Deeds 1862-1889; index 1862-1926 FamilySearch Library

Lakeland Map Records

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, 1913 Library of Congress online

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, 1922 Library of Congress online

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, June 1895 Library of Congress online

Lakeland 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

Lakeland Newspapers and Obituaries

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Florida Southern College's Student Newspaper Florida Southern College online

Lakeland Evening Telegram 1911-1922 Newspapers.com online

Lakeland Evening Telegramᅠ(1911-1922) Newspaper Archive online

Lakeland Ledger, 1964 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

Lakeland evening telegram (Lakeland, Fla.) (from Nov. 1, 1911 to Aug. 31, 1922) MyHeritage online

Lakeland evening telegram 11/01/1911 to 08/31/1922 Genealogy Bank online

Lakeland evening telegram, 1911-1922 Florida Digital Newspaper Library online

Ledger 11/08/1994 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Ledger, 1928, 1954, 1956-1963, 1971-1989, 1991-2007 Google News Archive online

Ledger, The: Blogs 07/17/2007 to 11/15/2016 Genealogy Bank online

The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) (from Nov. 1, 1911 to Aug. 31, 1922) Chronicling America online

Offline Newspapers for Lakeland

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.

Evening Star-Telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1924-1925

Florida Cracker. (Lakeland, Polk Co., Fla.) 1884-1888

Lakeland Evening Ledger. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1924-1928

Lakeland Evening Telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922

Lakeland Ledger. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1941-1967

Lakeland Morning Star. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1915-1917

Lakeland Morning Star. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1921-1922

Lakeland Star Telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1922-1928

Lakeland Star. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1917-1921

Ledger. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1967-Current

Polk County Journal. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1926-1927

Polk County Labor Journal. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1925-1926

Lakeland Probate Records

1810-1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Lakeland School Records

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Beacon Christian Academy yearbook, 1976 Classmates online

Beacon Christian Academy yearbook, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Beacon Christian Academy yearbook, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Florida Southern College - Interlachen Yearbook (Lakeland, FL), 1911, 1912, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Florida Southern College yearbooks, 1911, 1912, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Florida Southern College's Student Newspaper Florida Southern College online

George W. Jenkins High School yearbook, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002 Classmates online

George W. Jenkins High School yearbooks, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kathleen High School - Trident Yearbook (Lakeland, FL), 1960, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1977 E Yearbook online

Kathleen High School yearbook, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Kathleen High School yearbook, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2002 Classmates online

Kathleen High School yearbook, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kathleen Senior High yearbooks, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lake Gibson High School yearbook, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997 Classmates online

Lake Gibson High School yearbooks, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lake Gibson Middle School yearbook, 1995 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lakeland Christian High School yearbook, 1993, 1994, 1996 Classmates online

Lakeland Christian High School yearbooks, 1993, 1994, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lakeland High School - Highlander Yearbook (Lakeland, FL), 1931, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1964, 1965 E Yearbook online

Lakeland High School yearbook, 1931, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lakeland High School yearbook, 1931, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Lakeland High School yearbook, 1931, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2010 Classmates online

Pathway Christian Academy yearbook, 1981 Classmates online

Pathway Christian Academy yearbook, 1981 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Santa Fe Catholic High School yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Santa Fe Catholic High School yearbook, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997 Classmates online

Santa Fe Catholic High School yearbooks, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

South Eastern Bible College yearbooks, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Southeastern University - Torch Yearbook (Lakeland, FL), 1962, 1963, 1965 E Yearbook online

Southeastern University yearbook, 1962, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Temple Christian High School yearbook, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Temple Christian High School yearbook, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1993 Classmates online

Temple Christian High School yearbook, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1993 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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