Indian River County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Indian River County, Florida ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The county was named for Indian River Lagoon. The County is located in the East Central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Indian River County Courthouse 1840 25th St Vero Beach, FL 32960 Phone: 561-657-8000 Indian River County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate court and land records from 1925. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records

 * 1935 1935 Florida State Census at MyHeritage - index ($))

Census Records

 * 1783 Spanish Census USGenWeb
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos USGenWeb
 * 1885 includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality. - How to Use this Collection
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * USGenWeb Florida African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy

Funeral Homes

 * All County Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach
 * Cox-Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach
 * Hortense and Mills Memorial Funeral Home in Vero Beach
 * Millennium Cremation Service in Vero Beach
 * Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory in Sebastian
 * Stone Brothers Funeral Home and Chapel in Vero Beach
 * Strunk Funeral Homes and Crematory in Vero Beach
 * Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1821-1997 Maps of Florida
 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of StateUSGenWeb
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of StateUSGenWeb
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps University of South Florida
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Indian River County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1885-1955 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War I
 * 1917-1918 Indian River Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-K (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 Indian River Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames L-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Indian River County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Albritton - Murra (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Indian River County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Nelson - Youngblood (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Indian River County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)

Korean War
 * Indian River County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War
 * Indian River County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Distantcousin.com Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Florida Digital Newspaper Library at George A. Smathers Libraries
 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * 1913 - present  Indian River County Library Obituary Index.

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1784-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1827-1950 Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 at Ancestry ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1880-1935 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1802-1998 Florida, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1822-1875 and 1927 - 2001 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1830-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1830-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1970 - 1999 Florida, Marriages, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($))

Death

 * 1877-1939 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1877-1998 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1927-2001 Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry$
 * 1970 - 1999 Florida, Divorces, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 Web: Florida, U.S., Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-1868 at Ancestry - index ($)

Family History Centers

 * Vero Beach Florida Family History Center

Libraries
Indian River County Main Library 1600 21st Street Second Floor of Main Branch Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Phone: 772-400-6324 E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@irclibrary.org genealogy@irclibrary.org] Website Facebook

Societies
Indian River County Historical Society PO Box 2192 Vero Beach, FL 32961-2192 Phone: 772-778-3435 Email: [Mailto:indianriverhisto@bellsouth.net indianriverhisto@bellsouth.net] Website Facebook Indian River Genealogical Society 3980 12th Street PO Box 1850 Vero Beach, FL 32961-1850 Phone: 772-444-7470 E-mail:[mailto:info@irgs.org info@irgs.org] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Indian River County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Indian River County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Julian W. Lowenstein Genealogy Department of Indian River Public Library
 * Indian River County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Indian River County, FLGenWeb Project
 * Indian River FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.