Collier County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Collier 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 Barron G. Collier, a New York City advertising mogul and real estate developer. The County Seat is Naples and the county was created May 8,1923. The County is located in the Southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Collier County Courthouse 3315 Tamiami Trail East Naples, FL 34112-5324 Phone: 941-732-2646 Collier County Website County Judge has marriage and probate records Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records from 1923

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:

Biographies
Charles Benjamin Daniels: Genealogy.com Edward Robert Newell- 1840/41-1926: FLGenWeb Project Albert Benjamin Addison: FLGenWeb

Census Records

 * 1783 Spanish Census-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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
 * 1935 1935 Florida State Census at MyHeritage - index ($))
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service-USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * Florida African American Griots Project-USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Land and Property Records
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps and Gazetteers

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

Military Records

 * Florida State Military Files -USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Pension Transcriptions-Florida state pension records from various wars-USGenWeb Pension Project

Civil War World War I
 * 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
 * 1917-1918 - Collier County, Florida - 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (A-K) (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Collier County, Florida - 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (L-Z) (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Collier County Army Enlistees, Names Aarson - Youngman (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Collier County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)

Korean War
 * Collier County Korean War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict

Vietnam War
 * Collier County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Distantcousin.com Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Florida Digital Newspaper Library at George A. Smathers Libraries
 * Naples Daily News 1100 Immokalee Road Naples, FL 34110 Website


 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library: website

Obituaries
Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties: USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary Index for Collier County: FLGenWeb Project In Memory, Fallen Officers of Collier Co.: FLGenWeb Project Obituary Index: 28 July 1927 - January, 2008: Genealogical Society of Collier County(Completed by volunteers from the Genealogical Society of Collier County) Pioneer's of Collier: Speed Menefee - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.'''

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1784-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1810–1974 93 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry ($)

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

 * Miscellaneous Marriages Index - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.
 * Marriage Index 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
 * Florida Marriage Records 1830-1993
 * Florida Marriages, 1837-1974

Marriage Records
 * 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
 * 1923-1945 - Collier County Marriage Book 1 Index 1923-1945. Batch at FamilySearch
 * Florida State Archives
 * 1970 - 1999 Florida, Marriages, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($))

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 $
 * 1970 - 1999 Florida, Divorces, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 Web: Florida, U.S., Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-1868 at Ancestry - index ($)

Family History Centers

 * Naples Florida Family History Center

Societies
Genealogical Society of Collier County P.O. Box 7933 Naples, Florida 34101-7933 Website Facebook

Naples Historical Society P.O. Box 201 Naples, FL 34106 239-261-8164 Email: [mailto:NHS@NaplesHistoricalSociety.org NHS@NaplesHistoricalSociety.org] Website

Websites

 * Collier County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Collier County FLGenWeb
 * Collier County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Genealogical Society of Collier County, Inc.
 * Collier County Public Library Genealogy Resources Page
 * Collier County, Florida, USGenWeb Archives
 * Collier County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Collier County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
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