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Florida Genealogy Databases
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County resource links for Florida are currently under construction! In the meantime, below are some State Genealogy Resources that can be very useful.


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Florida was in Spanish possession until transferred to the United States by treaty, concluded in 1819, but not in full effect until March 30, 1821.
Florida was then made a territory in 1822 with essentially its present boundaries, and was admitted as a State on March 3, 1845.


General Florida Genealogy Sites

USGenweb FL
Rootsweb Florida Genealogy
FL Genealogy Queries by Cousin Connections
FL GenForum GenForum
Cyndi's Florida List of Resources by Cyndislist

Census Records on line

1783 Spanish Census of East FL by USGenweb

1821 West Florida Census Index by USGenweb
1823 West Florida Census Index by USGenweb

1880 African born FL Residents (includes mulattos) by USGenweb
1880 Florida Census Family Search - LDS

1885 FL State Hospital Inmates by Sweeney

Description of Each FL State Census by USGenweb
Description of Federal Census's of FL (NARA Roll #'s)-USGenweb
FL Census Project by US Census Project
FL Census on line by Census-online.com

Vital Records

1861-1869 Freedmen's Marriage Certificates by Freedmens Bureau

Social Security Death Index by Rootsweb

Military Records

1835 Federal Pension List Florida Territory USGenweb

Florida Militia Muster Rolls Seminole Indian War Index:
A-D | E-HI-O | P-S | T-Z by USGenweb

Florida Confederate Pension Applications by Florida State Library
Florida Civil War Pensioners Index:
A-F | G-O | P-Z by USGenweb

FL Cavalry Western Brigage by USGenweb

Florida Volunteer Coast Guard 1861:
Capt Henry Mulrehan's Unit | Capt A.B. Noyes Unit | Cpt James Miller's Comp | Lt Michael Shannahan's Detachment | Lt Able Meranders Detachment USGenweb

Florida Mounted Volunteers J.R. Durrance's Detachment 1861-USGenweb

Florida Taylor Eagles; Capt John Hendry's Unit 1861-USGenweb

Florida Dixie Blue's; Capt R.M. Scarborough Unit 1861-USGenweb

Jackson Black Hawk Cavalry; Cpt A.B. Hamilton 1st Reg 1st Brigade Florida Volunteer Militia 1861-USGenweb

Florida Old Guards Mounted Rangers; 1862 Capt James Breaker-USGenweb

Florida Milton Artillery Capt George Acosta Detachment USGenweb

Disability Applications as examined by Dr Hammond (N. Florida area) 1896-1902 by USGenweb

Florida Civil War Soldiers buried in Manassas Cemetery Virginia, killed in 1st & 2nd Battles of Manassas-USGenweb

Florida WWI Induction Cards Searchable Index Florida Library
WWI 1917 Roster Comp M 1st FL Infantry USGenweb

Korean War Casualties and Missing in Action FL USGenweb

Vietnam Casualties and Missing in Action USGenweb

Newspapers and Obituaries

Florida Newspapers on line by Newslink.org

Early East Florida Newspapers by Natalee

Court Records - Land Records

1845 Florida's 1st Election Candidates & Winners USGenweb

Spanish Land Grants Surnames A & B only by Florida Library

Florida Land Acts & Claimants from NARA Box 84-USGenweb

Local History

WPA Life Histories (First Person Accounts of Life in FL during the Depresion) by Library of Congress

"The Winds of Time" Vol 16 #11 Florida Living Magazine History of Florida by Natalee

1851 Post Offices in FL by USGenweb

Cultural Information

Native American Tribes of FL by Access Genealogy

History of the Seminole Indian Tribe by Seminoletribe.com

Historical and Genealogical Societies and Libraries

FL State Archives
500 S. Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 245-6700

Florida Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 18624
Tampa, FL 33679-8624
Publications: Newsletter and Journals

Florida Society for Genealogical Research
8461 54th Street North
Pinellas Park, FL 33565

FL Office of Vital Statistics, Dept of Health
P.O. Box 210
1217 Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042
(904) 359-6900

Central Florida Genealogical Society, Inc
PO. Box 536309
Orlando, FL 32853-6309

East Central FL Genealogical Society
(Brevard, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Saint Lucie, and Seminole Counties)

The Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, Inc.
P.O. Box 162905
Miami, FL 33116-2905
Counties: Dade, Broward, Collier and Monroe

Suwannee Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 967
Live Oak, FL 32604
Counties: Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor, Suwannee

West Florida Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 947
Pensacola, FL 32594-0947
Publications: Newsletter and Journal, "West Florida Footprints"

Slovenian Genealogy Society- Florida Chapter
12776 Maiden Cane Lane
Bonita Springs, Florida 33923-3435

Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County
P.O. Box 17251
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33318

African American Research Library and Cultural Center
100 South Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 765-4269

Seminole Okalee Indian Village & Museum
5845 South State Road 7
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314
(954) 792-1213

E-Chota Cherokee Tribe
P.O. Box 1720
DeFuniak Springs, FL


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