Flagler County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Flagler 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 Henry Morrison Flagler, who built the Florida East Coast Railway. The County is located in the Northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Flagler County Courthouse 200 E Moody Blvd. Bunnell, FL 32110 Phone: 386-437-7414 Flagler County Website Clerk Circuit has marriage, divorce, probate, Court and land records from 1917.

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 Archives Project
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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 Archives Project
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service-USGenWeb Archives Project

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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

Land and Property Records
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)
 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State -USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State-USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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

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

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
 * Flagler County, Florida-1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Flagler County World War I Casualties (FLGenWeb Project)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * Flagler County Army Enlistees (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Flagler County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Korean War
 * Korea and Vietnam Casualty List for Flagler County, Florida (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict (Distant Cousin)

Vietnam War

Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War (Distant Cousin)

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Florida Digital Newspaper Library at George A. Smathers Libraries
 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * Florida Obituaries-Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties -USGenWeb Obituaries Project

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records'' 
 * 1784-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1810–1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1916-1931 (*); County Judge's Court 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.

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
 * 1917-1924 - Flagler County Marriage Index 1917-1924. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1917-1927 - Flagler County Marriage Book 1 Index 1917-1927. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1924-1928 - Flagler County Marriage Index 1924-1928. Batch at FamilySearch
 * Florida State Archives
 * 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 $
 * 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

 * Bunnell Florida Family History Center

Libraries
Main Palm Coast Branch Library 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy. N.W. Palm Coast, FL 32137 Phone: 386-446-6763 website

Bunnell Branch 103 E. Moody Boulevard Bunnell, FL 32110 Phone: 386-437-7390 website

Societies
Genealogy Society of Flagler County 49 Wellford Lane Palm Coast, FL 32164 386-445-3253 E-mail: [mailto:GSFCFL@gmail.com GSFCFL@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Flagler County Historical Society PO Box 87 Bunnell, FL 32110-0087 386-437-0600 E-mail: [mailto:flaglercountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com flaglercountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Flagler County FLGenWeb
 * State of Florida
 * Flagler County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Flagler County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Flagler County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Flagler County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc. Archives and Digital Library
 * Flagler County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Flagler 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.