Miami-Dade County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Miami-Dade County Courthouse 111 NW First St, Ste 220 Miami, FL 33128 Phone:. 305.375.5124 County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and land records from 1890.

Parent County
1836-- Dade county was founded January 18, 1836 from Monroe County. County seat: Miami 1997-- Dade County was renamed Miami-Dade November 13, 1997.

Description
The county was named for Francis L. Dade, a soldier killed in 1835 in the Second Seminole War. Miami is the county seat and the county was created January 18, 1836. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

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
Dade County had a record loss of unknown cause or extent before it became Miami-Dade County.

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:

Neighboring Counties

 * Broward
 * Collier
 * Monroe

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Miami-Dade County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census

 * 1783 Spanish Census USGenWeb
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos USGenWeb
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb

Court
Miami-Dade County Recorder

Immigration

 * 1930 - 1942 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1944 - 1945 Florida and South Carolina, Airplane Arrival Manifests, 1944-1945

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

Land
Miami-Dade County Recorder This site allows you to make a search of their records which includes, deeds, probate, mortgages, etc. Some items are digitized for viewing.

Maps

 * 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

Military

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

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)
 * 1883 - Miami-Dade County Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — images only

World War I

 * Miami-Dade County Civilian Draft Registration - Scroll down to WWI. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Miami-Dade County World War II Army Enlistees - Scroll down to WWII. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Miami-Dade County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War

 * Miami-Dade County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * U.S. Hidden Ancestors Obituaries
 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

Probate
Online Records


 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 at FamilySearch — index

Death Records

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

Divorce Records

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

Marriage Records

 * 1802 - 1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1837 - 1974 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1830 - 1993 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1830 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 at FamilySearch — index

Societies and Libraries

 * The Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, Inc. PO Box 565404 Miami, FL 33256-5404 Phone: 786-519-7476 (Text or Voice Mail only) Website
 * Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami 8405 SW 107th Ave. 313 Miami, FL 33173 Website
 * Miami Springs Historical Society & Museum PO Box 660022 Miami Springs, FL 33166 Website
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Homestead Florida Family History Center
 * Miami Florida Family History Center
 * Miami Lakes Florida Family History Center
 * Miami Shores Florida Family History Center

Websites

 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * FLGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Miami-Dade County, Florida (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Dade County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Miami-Dade County (FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
 * Miami-Dade County, Florida (Genealogy Trails)
 * Miami-Dade County FL Genealogy (LDS Genealogy}
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