Broward County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Broward 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 Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909. The county is located in the Southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Broward County Courthouse 201 SE 6th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 954-765-4578 Broward County Website

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate divorce, court and land records from 1915

Populated Places
Broward County The following are locations in the county:

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Broward  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
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Fort Lauderdale
 * Pompano

Emigration and Immigration
Online Indexes and Records 
 * 1944-1945 - Florida and South Carolina, Airplane Arrival Manifests
 * 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 and Gazetteers

 * 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 Records

 * 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)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch  only

World War I
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch

Korean War
 * 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

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

Tax Records

 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb

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
 * FLGenWeb Executions in Broward Co

Divorce

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

Family History Centers
Cocoa Florida Family History Center 1801 South Fiske Blvd Rockledge FL 32955-3003 Phone: 321-636-2431 Website

Coral Springs Florida Family History Center 10148 NW 31st St Coral Springs FL 33065-3913 Phone: 954-415-4798 Website

Plantation Florida Family History Center 851 NW 112th Ave Plantation FL 33325-1503 Phone: 954-472-0524 Website

Museums
Old Fort Lauderdale Village and Museum, Fort Lauderdale Historical Society 219 WS 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 954-463-4431 Website

Societies
Broward County Genealogical Society PO Box 485 Ft. Lauderdale 33302

Oakland Park Historical Society 3976 NE Sixth Ave. Oakland Park, FL 33334

Old Fort Lauderdale Village and Museum, Fort Lauderdale Historical Society 219 WS 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 954-463-4431 Website

Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County PO Box 17251 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33318 Website

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

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