Duval County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Duval 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 William Pope DuVal. DuVal was a territorial governor from 1822-1834. Prior to European arrival, the area was inhabited by indigenous people, the Timucua and Mocama. The County is located in the Northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Duval County Courthouse 330 E Bay Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 Phone: 904-630-2028 Duval County Website Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records from 1921. County Judge has marriage and probate records.

Populated Places
On October 1, 1968, Duval County and the City of Jacksonville consolidated their governments into one single entity. Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Baldwin still maintain independent municipality status in Duval County. Besides these exceptions, all communities within Duval County were incorporated into Jacksonville City. Therefore, several neighborhoods and communities within a city exist today in Duval County. 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 Duval County:

Biographies
Biographies at Duval Co These biographical sketches are of some of the representative business and professional men, who have been prominent factors in the building up of the Florida Metropolis, and giving it credit and standing among men. Duval County FLGenWeb.

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


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census Records

 * 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

Church Records
Ward and Branch Records (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Jacksonville
 * Panama Park
 * Springfield
 * Wesconnett
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1944-1945 -  - [[Florida and South Carolina, Airplane Arrival Manifests - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * How to Use this Collection]]

Local Histories

 * British West Florida at Duval Co FLGenWeb
 * History of Duval Co FLGenWeb
 * History of Jacksonville Florida WorldCat

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)
 * FamilySearch Places - Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1883 Duval County Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1881 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1812-1845 Duval County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)

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 (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Duval County:
 * October 1-3, 1862 - St. John’s Bluff
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Florida.

World War I
 * 1917-1918 - Index to Duval County Draft Registration - Scroll down to WWI. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1945 - Index to Duval County World War II Army Enlistees - Scroll down to WWII. (USGenWeb Archives)

Korean War
 * Duval County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)

Vietnam War
 * Duval County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers
African-American Newspapers of Florida

Probate Records

 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1810-1974 Ancestry ($) Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974

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

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 $

Family History Centers
Jacksonville Florida East Family History Center 7665 Fort Caroline Rd Jacksonville FL 32277-2214 Phone: 904-743-0527 Email: [mailto:FL_Jacksonvilleeast@familyhistorymail.org FL_Jacksonvilleeast@familyhistorymail.org] Website

Museums
Beaches Museum 381 Beach Boulevard Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 Phone: 904-241-5657 E-mail:info@beachesmuseum.org Website

Societies
Jacksonville Genealogical Society PO Box 60756 Jacksonville, Florida 32236-0756 E-mail:[mailto:info@jaxgen.org info@jaxgen.org] Website

Jacksonville Historical Society 314 North Palmetto Street Jacksonville, FL 32202-2217 Phone: 904-374-0296 Facebook Website

Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society 6215 Sauterne Drive PO Box 2801 Jacksonville, FL 32203-2801 Phone: 904-778-1000 Website

Florida Historical Society Website

Florida State Genealogical Society Website

Websites

 * Duval County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Duval County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Duval County, Florida, USGenWeb Archives
 * Duval County, Genealogy Trails
 * Duval 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.