Pinellas County, Florida Genealogy

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

United States   Florida    Pinellas County

County Courthouse
Pinellas County Courthouse; 315 Ct St; Clearwater, FL 34616-5165; Phone: 727.464.3377

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorece, probate, court and land records from 1912.

Parent County
1911--Pinellas County was created 23 May 1911 from Hillsborough County. County seat: Clearwater

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
For a list of record loss in Florida counties see: Florida Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Hillsborough
 * Pasco

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * St. Petersburg

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

Societies and Libraries
PINELLAS GENEALOGY SOCIETY AND GENEALOGY CENTER OF THE LARGO PUBLIC LIBRARY 

The Pinellas Genealogy Society is allied with the Largo Public Library for the promotion of genealogical research and providing free genealogy education. The combined resources of the Library and the Society make the resulting Genealogy Center the most extensive in Pinellas County, Florida, and one of the top in the state.

Nearly all of the educational events conducted by the Society at the Largo Public Library are free and open to the public. This includes the more than 10 clases presented each month, workshops, and monthly meetings.

The society has a website with links to several databases relevant to Pinellas County genealogy (cemetery indexes, city directories, funeral homes, and more), as well as a calendar of classes and special events. The site can be accessed at Pinellas Genealogy Society.

The PGS also has a Blog providing commentary, links to articles and websites, and society news (http://flpgs.blogspot.com/). The society can also be followed on Facebook.

The Largo Public Library Genealogy Center can be found at Largo Public Library - Genealogy Center


 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * St Petersburg Florida Family History Center (Largo)

Web Sites

 * Pinellas County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * FLGenWeb Project - free genealogy resources; part of the USGenWeb Project
 * Pinellas County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * FLGenWeb Project, Inc-Pinellas County Genealogy and History
 * FLGenWeb Project, Inc-Pinellas County Genealogy and History