Duval County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Duval County

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

County Courthouse
Duval County Courthouse 330 E Bay Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 Phone: 904.630.2028

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

Parent County
1822--Duval County was created 12 August 1822 from St. Johns County. County seat: Jacksonville

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
Civil War and 1901 Duval County Courthouse was burned both during the Civil War, and later in 1901. The extent of the record loss is unknown.

Neighboring Counties
Baker • Clay •  Nassau •  St. Johns

Biographies
Biographies at Duval Co, FLGenWeb

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Jacksonville
 * Panama Park
 * Springfield
 * Wesconnett

Cities and Towns
Cities and Towns of Duval Co, FLGenWeb

Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Jacksonville,Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach

Emigration and Immigration
Online Records
 * 1944 - 1945

Local Histories

 * British West Florida at Duval Co FLGenWeb


 * History of Duval Co FLGenWeb


 * History of Jacksonville Florida WorldCat

Maps



 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

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

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Duval County:


 * October 1-3, 1862 = St. John’s Bluff


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Florida.

Newspapers
African-American Newspapers of Florida

Probate

 * 1784-1990 Florida Probate Records 1784-1990
 * 1810-1974 Ancestry.com $ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974

Birth Records

 * 1880-1935 Florida, Births and Christenings

Death Records

 * 1877-1939 Florida, Deaths
 * 1900-1921 Florida, Deaths and Burials
 * 1877-1998 Florida, Death Index

Divorce Records

 * 1927-2001 Florida, Divorce Index Ancestry.com $

Marriage Records

 * 1837-1974 Florida, Marriages — index
 * 1830-1993 Florida, Marriages — index/images
 * 1822-1875 and 1927-2001  Florida, Marriage Index — index/images

Societies and Libraries

 * 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

Family History Centers

 * Jacksonville Florida East Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Duval County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Duval County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Duval County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Duval County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.