Pinellas County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Pinellas County Courthouse; 315 Ct St; Clearwater, FL 34616-5165; Phone: 727.464.3377

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorece, probate, court and land records from 1912.

Parent County
1911--Pinellas County was created 23 May 1911 from Hillsborough County. County seat: Clearwater

Description
The county was named for Punta Piñal (Spanish for "Point of Pines" or "Piney Point"). The county seat is Clearwater and the county was created January 1st, 1912. The County is located in the Westcentral 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

 * Hillsborough
 * Pasco

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


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

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


 * St. Petersburg

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

 * 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

Military

 * Pinellas 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 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Index to Pinellas County World War I Service Cards
 * The Last World War I Veterans (FLGenWeb Project)

World War II

 * Pinellas County Casualties of WW II ...Army & Air Force (FLGenWeb Project)
 * Pinellas County Navy, Marine and Coast Guard KIA Casualties...WWII (FLGenWeb Project)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

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

Vietnam War

 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

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
Online Probate Records
 * 1784 – 1990 Florida Probate Records 1784-1990
 * 1810 – 1974 Ancestry.com $ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974
 * 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
The Pinellas Genealogy Society is allied with the Largo Public Library for the promotion of genealogical research and providing free genealogy education. The combined resources of the Library and the Society make the resulting Genealogy Center the most extensive in Pinellas County, Florida, and one of the top in the state. Pinellas Genealogy Society, Inc. c/o Largo Library 120 Central Park Drive Largo, Fl 33771-2110 Pinellas Genealogy Society Website Blog Facebook.

Suncoast Genealogy Society, Inc. PO Box 1294 Palm Harbor, FL 34682-1294

The Largo Public Library Genealogy Center Largo Library 120 Central Park Drive Largo, FL 33771-2110 Genealogy Help Desk (727) 586-7410 Genealogy Center

Family History Centers

 * St Petersburg Florida Family History Center (Largo)

Websites

 * Pinellas County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * FLGenWeb Project - free genealogy resources; part of the USGenWeb Project
 * Pinellas County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * FLGenWeb Project, Inc-Pinellas County Genealogy and History
 * FLGenWeb Project, Inc-Pinellas County Genealogy and History