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

Description
The county was named for Judge Theodore W. Brevard, an early setter, and state comptroller. The County Seat is Titusville and the county was created March 14, 1844. The County is located in the East Central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Brevard County Courthouse 400 S Street Titusville, FL 32780 Phone. 321-633-1924

Formerly St. Lucie County Name changed to Brevard 6 Jan 1855 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1868, land records from 1871, divorce and court records from 1879, probate records from 1917 and military discharge records from 1919; County HealthDepartment Superintendent has death rec from 1985 and birth records; some records prior to 1885 destroyed

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:

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Brevard  County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

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
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb


 * 1885 includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.

Emigration and Immigration
NARA Ships Passenger Lists These passenger lists cover: 1834-1897 Immigration of Russians to the United States 1/12/1846 -12/31/1851 Irish Famine 1850-1897 Germans to the United States 1855-1900 Italians to the United States

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1821-1 97 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

Military Records

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

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1883 Brevard County Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch

World War II
 * Brevard County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch

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

Vietnam War Distantcousin.com Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War
 * Brevard County, FL Vietnam War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * U.S. Hidden Ancestors Obituaries
 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records'' 
 * 1784 – 1 90 Florida Probate Records 1784-1990
 * 1810 – 1974 93 Ancestry.com $ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1802-1 98 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1837-1974 - at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1 93 - at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1957 - at FamilySearch
 * 1822-1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1877-1939 - at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1921 - at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1 98 - at FamilySearch

Divorce

 * 1927-2001 - Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry

Family History Centers

 * Cocoa Florida Family History Center

Libraries
Brevard Genealogical Society PO Box 1123 Cocoa 32923-1123 Website

Brevard Heritage Council 870 Indionola Dr. Merritt Island, FL 32953

Genealogical Society of South Brevard PO Box 786 Melbourne, Florida 32902-0786 E-mail:[mailto:contactus@gssb.net contactus@gssb.net] Website

North Brevard Historical Society and Museum 301 South Washington Avenue PO Box 5265 Titusville, FL 32783 Telephone Number: 321-269-3658  Website

Genealogical Society Of North Brevard, INC. PO Box 897 Titusville, FL 32781-0897 E-mail:[mailto:mnoffel@cfl.rr.com mnoffel@cfl.rr.com] Website

South Brevard Historical Society PO Box 1064 Melbourne, FL 32902-1064 Telephone Number: 321-432-3861 E-mail:[mailto:Donaldjennings.fl45@gmail.com Donaldjennings.fl45@gmail.com] Website

Florida Historical SocietyWebsite Florida State Genealogical SocietyWebsite Brevard Genealogical SocietyWebsite Genealogical Society of North BrevardWebsite Genealogical Society of South BrevardWebsite Brevard County Libraries Genealogy CollectionsWebsite

Websites

 * The USGenWeb Project: The FLGenWeb Project:Brevard County
 * Brevard County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Brevard County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc
 * Brevard County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Brevard County 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.