Sumter County FL Genealogy

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Sumter County Records by City/Town

Bushnell Genealogy (54)
Center Hill Genealogy (25)
Oxford Genealogy (22)


Webster Genealogy (37)
Wildwood Genealogy (32)

Overview of Sumter County Records

  • Sumter County was created in 1853 from Marion County.
  • Birth records starting in 1917, marriage records starting in 1927, and death records starting in 1917 can be obtained from the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics.
  • The Sumter County Clerk Circuit Court has marriage and land records starting in 1853, probate records starting in 1856, divorce records starting in 1900, court records starting in 1913, and delayed birth records from 1943 to 1972.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.