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Guide to Collier 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 Barron G. Collier, a New York City advertising mogul and real estate developer. The County Seat is Naples and the county was created May 8,1923. The County is located in the Southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Collier County Courthouse 3315 Tamiami Trail East Naples, FL 34112-5324 Phone: 941.732.2646

County Judge has marriage and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records from 1923

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:

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Collier  County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

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
 * - Includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.
 * 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


 * 1885 includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.

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

Bio's

Charles Benjamin Daniels

Edward Robert Newell- 1840/41-1926 - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

Albert Benjamin Addison - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

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

Military Records

 * 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
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 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

World War I
 * 1917-1918 - Collier County, Florida - 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (A-K) (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 - Collier County, Florida - 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (L-Z) (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch

World War II
 * Collier County Army Enlistees, Names Aarson - Youngman (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Collier County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch

Korean War
 * Collier County Korean War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict

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

Newspapers
Naples Daily News 1100 Immokalee Road Naples, FL 34110 http://www.naplesnews.com


 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * Florida Obituaries-Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties -USGenWeb Obituaries Project
 * Addison, Albert Benjamin and Charity - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.
 * In Memory, Fallen Officers of Collier Co. FLGenWeb Project,Inc.
 * Obituary Index: 28 July 1927 - January, 2008(Completed by volunteers from the Genealogical Society of Collier County).

Pioneer's of Collier

Speed Menefee - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records'' 
 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * Index - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.
 * FamilySearch Marriage Index 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
 * FamilySearch Florida Marriage Records 1830-1993
 * FamilySearch Florida Marriages, 1837-1974

Marriage Records
 * 1802-1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1837-1974 - at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1993 - at FamilySearch /images
 * 1830-1957 - at FamilySearch
 * 1822-1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch /images
 * 1923-1945 - Collier County Marriage Book 1 Index 1923-1945. Batch at FamilySearch
 * Florida State Archives

Death

 * 1877-1939 - at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1921 - at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1998 - at FamilySearch

Divorce

 * 1927-2001 - Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Naples Florida Family History Center

Libraries
Florida Historical SocietyWebsite Florida State Genealogical SocietyWebsite

Websites

 * Collier County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Collier County FLGenWeb
 * Collier County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Genealogical Society of Collier County, Inc.
 * Collier County Public Library Genealogy Resources Page
 * Collier County, Florida, USGenWeb Archives
 * Collier County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Collier 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.