Miami-Dade County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Miami-Dade County

Guide to Miami-Dade County Florida ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Miami-Dade County Courthouse 111 NW First St Ste 220 Miami, FL 33128 Phone:. 305.375.5124 Formerly Dade County named changed to Miami-Dade 2 Dec 1997 County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Courthas divorce and land records from 1890.

History
Renamed from Dade County 13 November 1997 by the voter referendum to acknowledge the international recognition of the name "Miami". The county at the formation 18 January 1836 included what are now Palm Beach and Brevard counties. Named for Maj. Francis L. Dade, a soldier killed in 1835 in the Second Seminole War.

Parent County
1997--Miami-Dade County was created 13 November 1997 from Monroe and Dade Counties. Dade County was renamed Miami-Dade. County seat: Miami

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
For a list of record loss in Florida counties see: Florida Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Broward
 * Collier
 * Monroe

Cemeteries

 * Woodlawn Park West, Hialeah BillionGraves

Census
includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents.

Court
Dade County Recorder's database contains official records recorded through 2/26/06 for Dade County Florida. All images of recorded documents going back to March 1st 1974, can now be viewed for free. Search is made by entering a name and if wished, a beginning and ending date, and either all documents or specifying which document is desired.

Land
Miami-Dade County Recorder's record search. This site allows you to make a search of their records which includes, deeds, probate, mortgages, etc. Some items are digizited for viewing.

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

Vital Records

 * Miami-Dade County Marriage License/Application Index. Searchable by name and approximate dates.
 * 1905-1911 - Dade County Marriage Index 1905-1911. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Homestead Florida Family History Center
 * Miami Florida Family History Center
 * Miami Lakes Florida Family History Center
 * Miami Shores Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Miami-Dade County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * FLGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWebs Archive Project
 * Dade County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Miami-Dade County FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Miami-Dade County FLGenWeb Project, Inc.