Pasco County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Pasco County Courthouse 38053 live Oak Ave New Port Richey, FL 33523 Phone: 352.521.4545

Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records and land recoords from 1887, marriage and probate records.

Parent County
1887--Pasco County was created 2 June 1887 from Hernando County. County seat: New Port Richey

Description
The county was named for Samuel Pasco (6/28/1834-3/13/1917), a United States Senator who served two terms in Florida from 1887-1893 and 1893-1899. The county seat is Dade City and the county was created June 2, 1887. 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

 * Hernando
 * Hillsborough
 * Pinellas
 * Polk
 * Sumter

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Pasco 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

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

 * 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

 * Pasco 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 - Pasco County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-G (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Pasco County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames H-P (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Pasco County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Q-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Pasco County World War I Veterans (Genealogy Trails)
 * Pasco County World War One Officers (FLGenWeb Project)
 * Pasco County World War I Service Cards (FLGenWeb Project)

World War II

 * Pasco County World War II Army Enlistees (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War

 * Pasco County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * 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 and images
 * 1830 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch — index

Societies and Libraries
Pasco County Genealogical Society P O Box 2072 Dade City, Florida 33526-2072 Email:[mailto:Jverly@gmail.com Jverly@gmail.com]

Pasco County Genealogical Society Library 9016 Fort King Rd Dade City, Florida 33526-8582 Information: Website

Family History Centers

 * Dade CIty Florida Family History Center

Websites

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