Broward County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Broward County

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

County Courthouse
Broward County Courthouse 201 SE 6th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 954.765.4578

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate divorce, court and land records from 1915

Parent County
1915- Broward County was created 30 April 1915 from Dade and Palm Beach Counties. County seat: Fort Lauderdale

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Florida county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Florida County Boundary Maps" (1821-1997) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Collier •  Hendry  •  Miami-Dade  •  Palm Beach

Census
1920 Census FLGenWeb

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Fort Lauderdale
 * Pompano

Cities
FLGenWeb

Education

 * 1961 to 2000 Broward College yearbooks archive.org

Emigration and Immigration
Online Records
 * 1944 - 1945 Florida and South Carolina, Airplane Arrival Manifests

Maps



 * 1821-1997 Maps of Florida

Military
FLGenWeb Broward Co. Military

World War I

1917 Draft Registrations learnwebskills.com learnwebskills.com World War I Veterans

World War II

FLGenWeb Broward Co, World War II, Missing and Dead (Army and Army Air Force)

Korean War

FLGenWeb Broward Co, Korean War Fatal Casualties

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1784 – 1990 Probate Records
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records Ancestry.com $

Vital Records
FLGenWeb Executions in Broward Co

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 Florida, Births and Christenings

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939
 * 1900 - 1921 Florida, Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921
 * 1877 - 1998 Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998

Divorce Records

 * ---1927 - 2001--- Ancestry.com $ Florida, Divorce Index

Marriage Records

 * ---1837 - 1974--- at  — index Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974
 * ---1830 - 1993--- Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993
 * ---1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001--- Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001

Societies and Libraries

 * Random Acts of Kindness List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies
 * FamilySearch Find a Family History Center
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Cocoa Florida Family History Center (Rockledge)
 * Coral Springs Florida Family History Center
 * Plantation Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Broward County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Broward County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Broward County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Broward County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.