Martin County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Martin County Courthouse 2401 SE Monterey Rd Stuart, FL 34995 Phone: 561.288.5576

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1925. County Health Department has birth, death and burial records.

Parent County
1925--Martin County was created 30 May 1925 from Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. County seat: Stuart

Description
The county was named for General Francis Marion of South Carolina, a guerilla fighter and hero of the American Revolutionary War. Stuart is the county seat and the county was created May 30, 1925. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

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.

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:

Neighboring Counties

 * Glades
 * Hendry
 * Okeechobee
 * Palm Beach
 * St. Lucie

African American

 * USGenWeb Florida African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Martin County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census

 * 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

Court
Martin Co. GenWeb's (FL-Inc.) Governmentalwebpage.

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

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

Local Histories
Martin Co. GenWeb's (FL-Inc.) HistoricalInformation webpage.

Maps

 * 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

Military

 * Martin 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 — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1885 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — images only

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - Martin County Civilian Draft Registration (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Martin County World War II Army Enlistees (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Martin County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War

 * Marion County Vietnam War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library
 * Microfilms of The Stuart News are kept in the Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Rd, Stuart. Phone 772-288-5702 www.library.martin.fl.us Martin, Florida Library

Obituaries

 * from 1913 Martin County Genealogical Society
 * U.S. Hidden Ancestors Obituaries
 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

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

Vital Records

 * Florida State Archives

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 at FamilySearch — index

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1900 - 1921 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1877 - 1998 at FamilySearch — index

Divorce Records

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

Marriage Records

 * 1802 - 1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1837 - 1974 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1830 - 1993 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1830 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 at FamilySearch — index

Societies and Libraries
Martin County Genealogical Society 701 East Ocean Drive Stuart 34996 Website

Historical Society Of Martin County 825 N.E. Ocean Boulevard Stuart 34996-1696

Martin County Genealogical Society PO Box 275 Stuart, FL 34995-0275 Telephone: 772-220-1638 E-mail:[mailto:mcgsfl@gmail.com mcgsfl@gmail.com] Website


 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * Florida State Historical Societies -  Listing by County
 * Florida Family History Centers
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society
 * Martin County Genealogical Society is at http://mcgensociety.org

Websites

 * Martin County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Martin County FLGenWeb
 * State of Florida
 * Martin County, Florida, USGenWeb Archives
 * Martin County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Martin County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Martin County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Martin County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Martin County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)