Charlotte County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Charlotte County Courthouse 350 E Marion Avenue; PO Box 511687 Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Phone: 941.637.2199

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1921

Parent County
1921--Charlotte County was created 23 April 1921 from DeSoto County. County seat: Punta Gorda

Description
The county was named for the Bay of Charlotte Harbor. The County Seat is Punta Gorda and the county was created April 23, 1921. The County is located in the Southwest 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
DeSoto •  Glades   •  Hendry  •  Highlands  •  Lee  •  Sarasota

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Charlotte  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

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

 * Charlotte County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)

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

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Charlotte County World War II Honor Roll of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Charlotte County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers
Collection of Genealogical Articles written by Society Members from the Sun Herald Newspapers


 * 1998
 * 1999
 * 2000
 * 2001

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 $

Marriage

 * 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
Charlotte County Genealogical Society PO Box 2682 Port Charlotte, FL 33952 Website

Charlotte County Genealogical Society PO Box 494707 Port Charlotte 33949-4707


 * Random Acts of Kindness List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies
 * FamilySearch Find a Family History Center
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Websites

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