Monroe County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Monroe 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 James Monroe. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Monroe County Courthouse 500 Whitehead St; Key West, FL 33040 Phone: 305-292-3540 Monroe County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court and land records from 1853.

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 site may have additional information on Monroe 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
 * 1885 - includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * FLGenWeb Project Directories of Monroe Co.
 * Burtz' Gainesville Directory 1913
 * Key West Directory 1906-1907
 * Key West, The Old and the New 1912
 * Key West and Monroe County, Florida 19??

Emigration and Immigration
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1908-1912 - at FamilySearch
 * 1944-1945 - at FamilySearch
 * 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

Genealogies
Surnames and Family, Monroe Co FLGenWeb

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1821-1997 - Maps of Florida
 * 1870 - Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State USGenWeb
 * 1882 - Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State USGenWeb
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps University of South Florida
 * Monroe Co FLGenWeb
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

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

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 - Monroe County Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Abad-Burnside (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Burras-Diaz de Villegas (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Dice-Gresty (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Grier-Ley (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Lichtig-Nye (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames O'Brien-Robinson (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Roca-Sturrup (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Suarez-Zuniga (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch
 * Monroe County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Abbott - Hepburn (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Monroe County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Herce - Sands (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Monroe County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Santana - Zarate USGenWeb Archives)

Korean War
 * Monroe County Korean War Fatal Casualties (FLGenWeb Project)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War


 * Distantcousin.com Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

 * FLGenWeb Project Old Newspapers Monroe Co.
 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

Other Records
Letters Letters Home, Monroe County, The FLGenWeb Project

Photos Penny Postcards from Monroe Co., The FLGenWeb Project

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1784–1990 - at FamilySearch Florida Probate Records 1784-1990
 * 1810–1974 - Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry$ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch

Marriage

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

Death

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

Divorce

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

Family History Centers
Key West Florida Family History Center 3424 Northside Dr Key West FL 33040-4254 Telephone: 305-294-9400 E-mail: [mailto:FL_KeyWest@familyhistorymail.org FL_KeyWest@familyhistorymail.org] Website

Marathon Florida Family History Center 6700 Overseas Highway Marathon FL 33050 Telephone: 305-743-9016 E-mail: [mailto:FL_Marathon@familyhistorymail.org FL_Marathon@familyhistorymail.org] Website

Societies
Monroe County Genealogical Society 21 Ventana Lane Big Coppitt Key 33040

Florida Historical Society 435 Brevard Ave. Cocoa FL 32922 Phone: 321-690-1971 Website

Florida State Genealogical Society P.O. Box 940927 Maitland, FL 32794-0927 Phone: 407-494-3747 Website

Websites

 * Monroe County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Monroe County, FLGenWeb Project
 * Monroe County, Florida, USGenWeb Archives
 * Monroe County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Monroe County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
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