Palm Beach County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach, Florida. The County is located in the Southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Palm Beach County Courthouse 301 N Olive Ave; West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4705 Phone: 561-355-2754 Palm Beach County Website County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records.

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:

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. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1935 1935 Florida State Census at MyHeritage - index ($))
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb
 * Palm Beach FLGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Palm Beach W.

Directories

 * 1923 1923 Directory of Palm Beach County Businesses, Manufactures, Merchants and Tradesman at FLGenWeb
 * 1954 Jupiter 1954 Phone Book at FLGenWeb
 * 1956 American-Finnish Directory of Palm Beach County, Florida and Vicinity, 1956 at FLGenWeb
 * 1978 Directory, Lake Worth, Finish Speaking Population, 1978 at FLGenWeb

Emigration and 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

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

Land and Property Records
Land Grants of Palm Beach Co FLGenWeb

Local Histories

 * Vivian Reissland Rouson-Gossett, C. Spencer Pompeym and Melvin Haynes: Like a mighty Banyan: contribution of Black people to the history of Palm Beach County. (Palm Beach County, FLA.: Palm Beach Junior College) [1982]. WorldCat (Other Libraries)


 * Hurricanes, The Case of the Disappearing Ancestor; Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb
 * History of Palm Beach FLGenWeb

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
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Palm Beach County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Palm Beach County Military Records (FLGenWeb Project)
 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb

Civil War
 * 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

World War I
 * 1917-1918 Palm Beach County Civilian Draft Registration (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Palm Beach County Army and Air Force Casualties - World War I - Scroll down to World War I. (FLGenWeb Project)

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Index to Palm Beach County World War II Army Enlistees - Scroll down to WWII. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Palm Beach County Army and Air Force Casualties - World War II - Scroll down to World War II. (FLGenWeb Project)

Korean War
 * Palm Beach County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1823-1974 Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1823-1974 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Florida Digital Newspaper Library at George A. Smathers Libraries
 * Current Newspapers of Palm Beach Co  FLGenWeb


 * Courtesy of The Boca Raton Historical Society Archives:
 * 1948-1993 Boca Raton Historical Society Archived Newspapers
 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * 1980-2010 Area Deaths (Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County)
 * Obituary Index of Palm Beach Co FLGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records


 * 1784-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1827-1950 Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1909-1962 (*); County Judge at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1955 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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.

Vital Records

 * Vital Records of the Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Birth

 * 1880-1935 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

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

Voter Records

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

Family History Centers

 * Belle Glade Florida Family History Center
 * Boca Raton Florida Family History Center
 * Jupiter Florida Family History Center
 * Palm Beach Florida Family History Center
 * Wellington Florida Family History Center

Libraries
Palm Beach County Library 3650 Summit Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Phone: 561-233-2600 Email [mailto:webmaster@pbclibrary.org webmaster@pbclibrary.org] Website Facebook

Societies
Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County PO Box 17617 3650 Summit Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33416 Telephone 561-616-3455 Email: [mailto:ancestry@gensocofpbc.org ancestry@gensocofpbc.org] Website Facebook Historical Society of Palm Beach County 300 N. Dixie Highway PO Box 4364 West Palm Beach, Florida 33402 Telephone 561-832-4164 Email: [mailto:info@pbchistory.org info@pbchistory.org] Website Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County PO Box 7796 Delray Beach, Florida 33482-7796 Telephone 561-450-9577 Website Facebook

Websites

 * Palm Beach County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Palm Beach County (FLGenWeb Project)
 * Palm Beach County, Florida (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Palm Beach County, Florida (Genealogy Trails)
 * Palm Beach County, FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.