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Florida Genealogy Resources

  • Alachua County Clerk of the Court. Alachua County Archives.

  • Ancestry.com. Florida Records. Subscription product. $
     
  • Cemeteries of Sarasota County Florida - A Record of Births, Deaths, and Burials. Compiled by the Genealogical Society of Sarasota, Inc.
     
  • Civil War Military Units in Florida.
     
  • Florida Adoption Registry
     
  • Florida - Alachua County Marriage Records.  Includes marriage licenses 1837-1973.

  • Florida Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 – Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Florida – 28,301 records after 27 Apr 2010. FamilySearch.
     
  • Florida Birth Records. This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing Florida birth records, Florida birth certificates, Florida birth notices, Florida birth indexes, and other related Florida genealogy records.
     
  • Florida Confederate Pension Files.

  • Florida Death and Burials, 1900-1921 – Name index to death and burial records from the state of Florida. FamilySearch.

  • Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 – Name index of Florida death records created by Florida Department of Health and Vital Statistics in Jacksonville, Florida. FamilySearch.

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  • Florida Folklife Collection. The Florida Folklife Collection is a rich collection of folklife records documenting the ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity reflected in the communities of our state.
     
  • Florida GenWeb Project.

  • Florida Government Information and Related Resources. University of Central Florida Libraries.
     
  • Florida Indian Tribes.

  • Florida Marriages 1837-1974 - Name index to marriage records from the state of Florida - 860,110 records after 27 April, 2010. FamilySearch.org.
     
  • Florida Memory Project. The Florida Memory Project presents a selection of historical records that illustrate significant moments in Florida history, educational resources for students of all ages and archival collections for historical research. The Project utilizes selected original records, photographs and other materials from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida.
     
  • Florida Obituaries Search. This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing Florida obituaries, Florida death notices, other Florida obituary records, and various other related Florida genealogy records.

  • Florida on Florida. Florida On Florida is a catalog of digital materials related to Florida. It includes all sorts of items including maps, photographs, postcards, books, and manuscripts.
     
  • Florida Photographic Collection.

  • Florida Public Records Search.

  • Florida State Census 1885 – (FamilySearch) Imaged Records – Schedules of the Census of Florida taken by that state in 1885. All counties then in the state are represented with the exception of Alachua, Clay, Columbia and Nassau. The 1885 Florida State Census is comprised of four schedules – Population, Agriculture, Manufactures and Mortality. Population schedules are available for all counties, but there are no agriculture, manufactures or mortality schedules for some counties.

  • Florida State Census 1935 – (FamilySearch) Imaged Records – Population census for the State of Florida for the year 1935. This 1935 Florida State Census is an every-name list of the state’s inhabitants. The census is arranged alphabetically by county and then geographically by election precinct. All counties within the state are represented, although some election precincts are missing. The collection details include an estimated precinct locality that is based on the census precinct number within a county.

  • Florida State Census 1945 – (FamilySearch) Imaged Records – Population census for the State of Florida for the year 1945. This 1945 Florida State Census is an every-name list of the state’s inhabitants. The census is arranged alphabetically by county and then geographically by election precinct. All counties within the state are represented, although some election precincts are missing. The records are segregated by race. The collection details include an estimated precinct locality that is based on the census precinct number within a county.

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  • Florida State Library and Archives.
     
  • Florida Statehood Election Returns, 1845. Originals by Florida Division of Elections. Originals and microfilm of records are located at state archives, Tallahassee, Florida. Microfilm by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. FHL film #1672587 Item 3.
     
  • Florida's Early Constitutions.  The Florida Constitutions of 1838, 1861, 1865, 1868, and 1885 are available with transcripts and digitized images of the original documents.
     
  • Michaels, Brian, compiler. Florida Voters in Their First Statewide Election, May 26, 1845. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida State Genealogical Society, 1987. This is a printed extraction and index to the Florida Statehood Election Returns.

  • Palm Beach County, Florida, has some images of death certificates online from about 1968 up to about May 2002 at the Clerk & Comptroller Website

  • Publication of Archival Library and Museum Materials. (PALMM) is a cooperative initiative of the public universities of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship. PALMM projects may involve a single university or may be collaborative efforts between a university and partners within or outside of the state university system. PALMM projects create high-quality virtual collections relevant to the students, research community and general citizenry of Florida.
     
  • Tallahassee Genealogical Society, compilers. 1867-68 Florida Voter Registration Lists, Tallahassee, Florida: The Society, 1992. Compiled from original documents at the Florida State Archives. Includes index.
     
  • World War I Service Cards. The World War I service cards provide name; age; serial number; race; place of birth; and residence; for service men and women who were either from Florida or who entered service in Florida.