Orange County, Florida Genealogy

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Parent County
1824--Orange County was created 29 December 1824 from St. Johns County and renamed Orange 30 January 1845. County seat: Orlando

Record Loss
1868 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Brevard
 * Lake
 * Osceola
 * Polk
 * Seminole
 * Volusia

Cemeteries
A listing of cemeteries in Orange County, with a survey of some of them, can be found at the Orange County GenWeb site.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Orlando

Court
Search Orange County criminal cases here.

Civil court cases can be searched here.

Land
Search 1843-2009 land records by grantee or grantor names or search by book and page number at this Web site. You can even view and print the images! Click "I Accept" to get to the search page.

Maps
Map and statistics about Orange County can be found here.

Probate
Search probate records Online here.

Vital Records
Orange County Marriages 1869-1909 can be found at http://cfgs.org/mar1fwd.htm. These were published by the Central Florida Genealogical Society.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Orange County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Orange County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.