General Resource Sites

• AccessGenealogy - Florida Genealogy Resource Center 
• American Local History Network - Florida 
• Ancestor Search - Florida Genealogy Search Engines 
• Ancestors: Resource Guide - Florida 
  Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
• Ancestry.com - Florida Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• ePodunk 
  Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• Family Tree Connection - Florida Resources 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Florida State Genealogical Society - Calendar 
  Upcoming genealogy-related events taking place in Florida.
• Footnote.com - Florida 
  Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
  Search Florida Records

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• GenealogyBank.com - Florida 
  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
• Genealogy Buff - Library - Florida Data 
  Data files for many counties including obituaries, death notices, marriage indexes, death indexes, baptisms, and births.
• Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Florida 
• Genealogy Trails History Group - Florida Genealogy Trails 
  Volunteers working together to transcribe records: biographies, cemeteries, court records, family Bibles, obituaries, newspapers, vitals, marriages, & more.
• Geneasearch: A Guide to Florida Genealogy 
  Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
• Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties 
  Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.
• Kindred Trails - Florida Genealogy Resources 
• Lineages.com - Florida Research Room 
• Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Florida 
• Looking 4 Kin - Florida 
• The Olive Tree Genealogy - Florida 
• Southeast USA Genealogy 
  For people interested in genealogy research anywhere in the United States, especially in the Southeast (including the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Missouri, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, South Carolina, and North Carolina.) A mailing list with corresponding message board, related links, a CD Lookup request page, a free forwarding e-mail address, and a page where researchers can register their relevant surnames.
• StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Florida 
• Surname Navigator USA 
  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
• USGenWeb - FLGenWeb Project 
• Websites at RootsWeb 
  • Florida at RootsWeb 
    State-specific resources hosted at RootsWeb.
  • FLResources at RootsWeb 
  • ROOTS-L United States Resources: Florida 
    Comprehensive list of research links, including many to history-related sites.
  • RootsWeb Message Boards - Florida 
• WorldVitalRecords.com - Florida in Databases  or Florida in Titles 
  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.

Government & Cities

• 50states.com - Florida State Information Resource 
  A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
• Court Web Sites - Florida 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• FindLaw: Florida: Courts 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• Florida Association of Court Clerks & Comptrollers 
  Includes a directory of court clerks with contact information.
• MyFlorida.com - Taxonomy - Government 
• NACo - About Counties - Florida 
  From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
• Official City Web Sites for the State of Florida 
• Public Records Online 
  Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
• USA CityLink Project - Florida 
• Yahoo! Get Local...Florida Counties and Regions  or Cities
  Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.

History & Culture

• Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy 
  • Camps by State 
    • Florida 
• Florida Division of Historical Resources 
  One of seven divisions within the Department of State, and the state agency responsible for promoting the historical, archaeological, museum and folk culture resources in Florida.
• Florida History Fair 
• Florida History Timeline 
• Florida History Internet Master Page 
• GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - Florida 
  GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable.
• MyFlorida.com - Office of Cultural & Historical Preservation 
• Yahoo!...History...Florida 

How To

• Ancestry.com - Florida Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - Florida 
  This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • Florida 
• FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Florida 
  A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
• Florida Department of State - Library and Information Services 
  • The Bureau of Archives and Records Management 
    • Civil War Records in the Florida State Archives 
    • Florida Records Storage Center 
    • Florida State Archives 
    • Florida State Archives Photographic Collection 
      Search the entire on-line archive, select collections for searching, or focus in on a specific collection.
    • Florida State Archives - Genealogical Collection 
    • Military Service and Pension Records in the Florida State Archives 
  • State Library of Florida 
    • Search the State Library Catalog 
• Florida Family History Centers 
  A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
• Genealogy Libraries 
  Listing by the Pasco County Genealogical Society.
• Leesburg Family History Center 
• LIBCAT: US - Florida 
  A directory of library resources on the Internet.
• LibDex - The Library Index - Florida 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• Museum of Florida History 
• Newberry Library  Bibliography of African American History - Florida 
• PublicLibraries.com - Florida 
• Repositories of Primary Sources: Florida 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• Seminole Tribe of Florida: Services: Tribal Library System Services 
• United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives 
  List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.
• University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries  ~ Gainesville
  • Department of Special and Area Studies Collections 
    • P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History 
• University of South Florida Tampa Campus Library 
  • Special Collections Department 

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Florida Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: USA/FL 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• APG-FLORIDA Mailing List 
  For anyone interested in establishing a Florida chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and investigating how this chapter would benefit genealogists, editors, etc. who live in Florida or spend much of their time in Florida. Archives: browse or search.
• DEEP-SOUTH-ROOTS-L Mailing List 
  Alabama, Florida, Georgia & Mississippi.
• FINDING-IN-FLORIDA Mailing List 
  For those conducting adoption searches in Florida.
• FL-AfricaAmer Mailing List 
  For anyone researching their African-American ancestry in Florida. Archives: browse or search.
• FL-AfriGeneas Mailing List 
  To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Florida.
• FL-CENSUS Mailing List 
  For the volunteers who are engaged in transcribing Florida census records in support of the USGenWeb Census Project to discuss the status of the project.
• FL-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List 
  For anyone desiring a check of Florida census records for their ancestors. Requests should be as specific as possible and include county name, specific family of interest, and year whenever possible. Archives: browse or search.
• FL-FREEDMEN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in Florida from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Native American, Caucasian). Archives: browse or search.
• FL-GHOSTTOWNS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the ghost towns of Florida. Archives: browse or search.
• FL-NE-CEMETERY Mailing List 
  Main focus is locating human burial sites in the northeast Florida area. Archives: browse or search.
• FL-OLD-NEWS Mailing List 
  For . Archives: browse or search.
• FL-OLUSTEE-BATTLE-KIN Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the ancestors and descendants of those who fought in the civil war Battle of Olustee, Florida, on February 20, 1864. Archives: browse or search.
• FLORIDA Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• florida_triad Mailing List 
  Adoption search and support for those conducting adoption searches in Florida.
• FSGS Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Florida State Genealogical Society (FSGS). Archives: browse or search.
• IRISH-IN-FLORIDA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Irish ancestry in Florida. Archives: browse or search.
• LOUISIANA-SPANISH Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the ancestors and descendants of the Spanish settlers in Louisiana and West Florida. Archives: browse or search.
• NFLASGA Mailing List 
  For anyone who is researching families in and from North Florida and South Georgia. Archives: browse or search.
• SEGAKIN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. Archives: browse or search.
• SEMINOLE-WARS Mailing List 
  Archives: browse or search.
• WIREGRASS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Wiregrass area of Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Archives: browse or search.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Florida 
  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
• American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Florida 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Florida 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Florida 
  Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
• Color Landform Atlas: Florida 
  Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
• Florida Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 
  Holdings of the University of Florida.
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 
  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
• Map of Florida Counties 
• MapQuest: World Atlas: Florida 
• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Florida Maps 
  From the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Map of Florida Counties 
• RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo 
  Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
• U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Florida County Selection Map 
• U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Florida 
  At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
• USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library 
  • Florida Digital Map Library 
• Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Florida 
  Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.

Military

• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Military Records 
• Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Florida 
  Scanned images available by subscription.
• Battle of Olustee 
• Captain Henry Mulrenan's Florida Volunteer Coast Guards 
  A roster of the personnel who served in Henry Mulrenan's state Coast Guard unit between November, 1861 and April, 1862.
• The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - Florida 
• Civil War Battle Summaries by State - Florida 
• Civil War Florida -- THE source for information on Florida's Civil War Soldiers 
• The Civil War in Florida 
  Includes Wakulla, Franklin, Jefferson, and Leon counties. Includes muster rolls for units from the state.
• Civil War Rosters - Florida 
  List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
• C.S.A. 9th Florida Infantry 
• FloridaBrigade.org -- THE source for information on Florida's Confederate Soldiers 
  Interactive archive of information about the 2nd, 5th, and 8th Florida Infantry Regiments that fought in the American Civil War. Its purpose is to further our knowledge of the Floridians who served their state in the Army of Northern Virginia during 1861-1865.
• Florida Civil War Genealogy 
  Links of interest for Florida Civil War researchers and the email address for a look-up volunteer, David Hartman, who is a co-compiler of Biographical Roster of Florida's Confederate and Union Soldiers 1861-1865.
• Florida Confederate Pension Application Files 
  Record Group 137, Series 587. Search this online index then follow the instructions for ordering a copy of the pension file.
• Florida in the Civil War 
• Florida In The Civil War Message Board 
• Florida's Medal of Honor Recipients 
• Footnote.com - Southern Claims Commission 
  In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners' petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family's history and loyalty to the Union cause. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
• History of the Fourth Florida Regiment 
• Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Florida 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• Third Florida Infantry, Company B - St. Augustine Blues (C.S.A.)  
• Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Florida 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Florida 

Newspapers

• ABYZ News Links - Florida - Newspapers and News Sources 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Newspapers & Periodicals Records 
• A Brief History of Newspaper Publishing in Florida 
• The Florida Newspaper Project 
• Footnote.com - Florida Newspapers 
  DeFuniak Springs Herald, Heritage Florida Jewish News, FSView and The Florida Flambeau. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
• GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - Florida 
  GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
• Home Town News - Florida 
  Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
• NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: Florida 
• NewsLink  Newspapers  U.S.  Florida 
• Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Florida 
• NewspaperLinks.com - Florida 
• OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Florida 
• ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Florida Newspapers 
• The United States Newspaper Program 
  Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
  • Florida 
• US Newspaper Links - Florida Newspapers 
• World-newspapers.com - Florida Newspapers 
• Yahoo!...Newspapers...Florida 

Occupations

People & Families

• African American Genealogy Resources: States/Florida 
  From Christine's Genealogy Website.
• AfriGeneas  African Ancestry in Florida 
• Finding in Florida Reunion Registry 
  Finding in Florida is a free mutual consent registry for those searching in the state of Florida.
• FLGenWeb Project - Native American Information and Links 
• Florida African American Roots 
• Florida Biographies Project 
• Florida Biography and Citation Index 
  Florida Collection - State Library of Florida - Florida Department of State.
• Florida Blacksheep Ancestors 
  Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.
• FREE - Florida Records Equality Effort 
  FREE is an organization that was formed in order to change legislation in Florida so as to allow adult adoptees access to their original birth certificates.
• GEDCOM Index .com - Florida 
  Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
• The Seminole Tribe of Florida 
• Tribes and Villages of Florida 
• WPA Life Histories from Florida 
  Manuscripts from the Federal Writer's Project, 1936-1940, Library of Congress.

Periodicals & Pamphlets

Photographs & Memories

• Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - Florida 
  Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
  • 1909 John B Stetson University YearBook, Deland, FL 
• FamilyOldPhotos.com - Florida 
  Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.
• Old-Yearbooks.com - Florida 
  Old high school & college yearbooks, graduation programs, reunion booklets, class rolls, alumni lists, school photos & memorabilia.

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - Florida 
  Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
• Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in Florida  or Specializing in Florida 
• Carolyn Brassell, Family History Consultant 
  Research services for Duval, St. John's, Nassau & Clay counties, Florida.
• Family History Research in the Southeastern United States 
  Southeastern Roots. Professional genealogical research for clients, as well as lectures and workshops relative to the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
• Florida State Archives Help 
  Free lookups and resource search for Florida ancestors in the books, manuscripts and microfilm collections at the State Archives in Tallahassee.
• Genealogy Helplist - Florida 
• genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Eastern and Southern United States 
  Including the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
• Genealogy Record Search 
  Searches for your ancestor through military and census records, passenger lists, city and student directories, and more.
• Karen Chappell, Genealogy Consultant 
  Specializing in research in Southern Illinois and Central Florida.
• My Sixteen - Robert W. Marlin - Professional Genealogical Research  ~ Maitland, Florida
• Ohio Family Research - Yolanda Campbell Lifter 
  Professional genealogist specializing in Ohio research.
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Florida 
  A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.
• SE Florida Research and Records Retrieval - Professional Genealogy Research from St. Lucie to Monroe County 
  Professional genealogy research in six counties along the southeastern coast, from St. Lucie County to Key West in Monroe County (includes Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties).

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Florida 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • Florida Atlas of Historical County Boundaries 
    A book by John H. Long.
  • Florida Place Names : Alachua to Zolfo Springs 
    A book by Joan Perry Morris.
  • The French in Early Florida: In the Eye of the Hurricane 
    A book by John T. McGrath.
  • The New History of Florida 
    A book by Michael V. Gannon.
  • Searching in Florida: A Reference Guide to Public and Private Records 
    A book by Diane C. Robie.
• Arphax Publishing Co. - Home of the Family Maps Land Patent Books 
  The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
  • Florida 
• Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books - Florida 
• Barnette's Family Tree Books - Florida 
• Books We Own - Florida 
  Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
• Boyd Publishing Company - Florida 
  See their home page for details on placing an order.
• eBay Listings: Search for Florida Genealogy 
  Online auction service for buying & selling.
• Genealogical.com - Florida 
  The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
• Heritage Books: Florida 
• Higginson Book Company - Florida 
• Martin Genealogy Publications 
  Alabama and Florida.
• Mountain Press - Florida 
  Free Surname Search for many Florida genealogy books. Information available on land titles as well as maps.
• Quintin Publications  Florida 
• SK Publications Census CDs and Books - Florida 

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Florida 
• Florida in the Civil War Message Board 
• RootsWeb Surname List - RSL Florida
  The RSL and this form concept & design are courtesy of Karen Isaacson
  Type in your Florida surname:
  
• SE USA Genealogy Forum on About.com 
  This forum is primarily for genealogy discussion/research involving the Southeast USA states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia). Post your southern surnames, air your views on issues, ask questions, share research tips or photos, tell us about your personal genealogy site and join in our fun games and contests.

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

Cemeteries

• African American Cemeteries Online - Florida 
• Cemeteries of Florida 
• Cemetery Junction: Florida Cemeteries 
  A list of links and addresses for cemeteries in the state.
• ePodunk - Cemeteries 
  Listing of cemeteries in the state.
• Find-A-Grave by Location: Florida 
  Graves of noteworthy people.
• FSN Funeral Homes - Florida 
• Funeral Services Providers - Florida 
  A directory of funeral service providers including funeral homes and cemeteries.
• Greenwood Cemetery: History  ~ Tallahassee
• I Dream of Genealogy - Florida Cemeteries 
• iMortuary.com - Cemetery Directory - Florida Cemeteries 
• iMortuary.com - Funeral Home Directory - Florida Funeral Homes 
• Interment.net: Florida Cemeteries 
  Online archive of cemetery transcriptions, with dates and names of people interred in local cemeteries. Also links to related materials online.
• Names Found in Florida Cemeteries 
  Online searchable database of over 12,000 interments.
• North East Florida & Some South East George Counties - Listing of Over 610 Cemeteries. 
  Georgia counties include: Charlton, Brantley & Pierce and (one in Echols Co). Send e-mail to Carl Mobley at cmobley@cfl.rr.com, with SPECIFIC given names & surnames and he will do a lookup for you.
• The Political Graveyard - Cemeteries in Florida 
• Preplanning Network - Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory - Florida 
• Saving Graves - Florida 
• USA Funeral Homes Online Directory - Florida 
• US Funerals Online - Florida 
  US Funeral Guide & Comprehensive Funeral Homes Directory.
• USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project - Florida 

Census

• 1850 Census of St Johns County, FL 
• AccessGenealogy - Florida Census Records 
  Census links for online census research.
• African American Census Schedules Online - Florida 
• Ancestry.com - Florida Census, 1820-90 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com - Florida State Census, 1885 
  Census images available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses 
  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
  1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1850 Slave Schedules , 1860 , 1860 Slave Schedules , 1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Census Records 
    US, UK, and Canadian census records.
• Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - Florida 
• Family Search Record Search 
  Millions of indexed records and images of records. Join volunteers around the world who are helping to make more free records available online through FamilySearch Indexing.
  • Florida State Census, 1885 
  • Florida State Census, 1935 
  • Florida State Census, 1945 
• Florida Census Records - Guide 
  From University of South Florida Tampa Campus Library.
• HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm 
  Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
  Census Schedules for Florida:
  1830 , 1840 , 1850 , 1860 , 1870 , 1880 , 1900 , 1910 , 1920 , 1930 
• NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration 
  • The Federal Population Censuses - Catalogs of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1900 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1900 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1910 Federal Population Censuses - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1910 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1920 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1920 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm - Online Version 
    • 1930 Federal Population Census - Catalog of NARA Microfilm 
    • 1930 Census Microfilm Locator 
      Provides the researcher with the correct microfilm roll number to search. It is not an online index of names and does not contain scanned images of the original records.
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Census Project 
    • Census Project - Florida 
    • Census Project - Census Images - Florida 

Land

Miscellaneous

• Ancestry.com - Florida Land Records 
  Searchable database available by subscription.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Ancestry.com - Genealogy Databases 
    Browse this alphabetical index of all Ancestry databases.
  • Ancestry.com - Recent Genealogy Databases 
    Browse this list of genealogy databases posted or updated recently.
  • Ancestry.com - Search Records 
    Search across the entire collection (more than four billion names) from one search box.
    • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
    • Search Directories & Member Lists Records 
    • Search Family & Local History Records 
    • Search Immigration Records 
      Passenger lists, citizenship, naturalization, and other immigration sources.
    • Search Reference & Finding Aids Records 
      Including dictionaries, maps, and gazetteers.
    • Search Trees & Community Records 
      Published genealogies, electronic files containing genealogical lineage, and other compiled sources.
• Before the Needles - Florida 
  A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in Florida. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
• The Bureau of Land Management -- Eastern States, General Land Office 
  The Official Land Patent Records Site. This site has a searchable database of over two million pre-1908 Federal land title records, including scanned images of those records. The Eastern Public Land States covered in this database are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin.
• Confirmed Spanish Land Grants Claims  ~ Tallahassee
  Spanish land grants in Florida / prepared by the Historical Records Survey Division of Community Service Programs, Works Projects Administration. 2nd ed. Tallahassee : State Library Board, 1942.
• Genealogy.com - County Resources 
• Florida Confederate Pension Application Files 
  Search this online index then follow the instructions for ordering a copy of the pension file.
• Florida Memory 
  Selection of historical records that illustrate 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.
• Freedmen's Bureau Records 
  Selected Florida records.
• Government Land Office 
  Original GLO survey plats and field notes for Florida. Search by range and township. View origial survey document to locate ancestor's exact location.
• NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration 
  • NARA | Genealogists/Family Historians 
  • NARA | Locations | Southeast Region 
    Records for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
    • Guide to Archival Holdings at NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta) 
    • Services for the Public 
  • NARA | Research | Order Online 
• Public Records Online 
  Contact information for Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices.
• Records Room: Florida Counties, United States 
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Archives - FLGENWEB 
  • Pensions Project 
  • Special Collections Project 
  • USGenWeb Archives Search Page - Search by State 
    • Search only the text files in the archives for Florida:
      
      Query:    

Obituaries

• Ancestry.com - Obituary Collection 
  Searchable databases available by subscription. A compilation of obituaries published in newspapers, collected from various online sources.
  • United States Obituary Collection 
    • FL 
• The News-Press: Obituaries  ~ Florida
  Obituary search engine. Over 37,000 obituaries, many from Florida.
• ObitsArchive.com - Florida 
  The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices in the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.
• The Obituary Link Page - Florida Obituary Links 
  Also includes links to cemetery resources.
• USGenWeb Archives 
  • Obituary Project 

Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death

• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records 
    Including baptism, christening, and burial records.
  • Search Court, Land & Probate Records 
• Family Search Record Search 
  Millions of indexed records and images of records. Join volunteers around the world who are helping to make more free records available online through FamilySearch Indexing.
  • Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 
• Florida Department of Health - Vital Records 
  From the Florida Department of Health. Provides contact information, fees, and availability information on Florida vital records.
• Florida Wedding Bells 
  Post marriages that took place prior to 1900.
• Freedman's Bureau, Marriages in Jacksonville, Florida 1861-1869 
• I Dream of Genealogy - Death Records / Obituaries 
• St. Augustine Parish Registers, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1594-1638 
  The oldest surviving original vital record created in what became the United States. Includes a picture and translation of this very first surviving marriage record from 1594.
• MyVitalRec.com - Florida Vital Records 
  Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.
• VitalChek Network - Florida 
• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Florida 
  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
• Vital Records--FloridasHealth.org 
  From the Florida Department of Health. Provides contact information, fees, and availability information on Florida vital records.
• Vital Records US - Florida Vital Records 
  Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.
• VitalSearch - Florida (USA): Florida State Vital Records 
  Searchable online indexes.
• Where to Write for Vital Records - Florida 
  From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Religion & Churches

• Church Angel - Florida Churches 
• Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - Florida 
• Mass Times 
  Provides addresses for Catholic churches in the state organized alphabetically by city name.
• Net Ministries Church Directory - Florida 
• Roman Catholic Dioceses and Parishes within the United States - Florida 
• United Methodist Church Directory - Florida 

Societies & Groups

• Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society - Central Florida Chapter 
  Located in Orlando as a chapter of the National AAHGS.
• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Florida Suncoast Chapter 
• American Legion - State of Florida Department 
• Central Florida Computer Society 
• Central Florida Genealogical Society 
• East Central Florida Genealogical Society Co-op 
• Florida Historical Society 
• Florida Mayflower On Line 
  Society of Mayflower Descendants In the State of Florida.
• Florida Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America 
• Florida Society Sons of the American Revolution 
• Florida State Genealogical Society 
• Florida State Society Daughters of the American Colonists 
• Florida State Society Daughters of the American Revolution 
• The Huguenot Society of Florida, Inc. 
  Florida affiliate of the National Huguenot Society, Inc.
  • Jean Calvin Chapter, Huguenot Society of Florida 
  • Louis DuBois Chapter Huguenot Society of Florida 
• The Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.  ~ Homerville, Georgia
  "Covering the Wiregrass Area of South Georgia and North Florida and Eastern U.S."
• Independent Order of Odd Fellows - Florida 
  Jurisdictions for the IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
• Jean Calvin Chapter, Huguenot Society of Florida 
• Jewish Genealogy Society of Southwest Florida  ~ Sarasota
• The Panama Canal Society of Florida, Inc. 
• Society of Florida Archivists 
• Society Hill: Florida Genealogy 
  A list of addresses for genealogical and historical societies in the state.
• The Sons & Daughters of the Province and Republic of West Florida 1763 - 1810 
• Villages Genealogical Society 

U.S. - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions

• Cyndi's List - U.S. - Florida - Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions 

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