Volusia County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Volusia County

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

County Courthouse
Volusia County Courthouse 123 W Indiana De Land, FL 32720 Phone 904.736.5920

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court probate and land records.

Parent County
1854--Volusia County was created 29 December 1854 from Orange County. County seat: De Land

Neighboring Counties

 * Brevard
 * Flagler
 * Lake
 * Marion
 * Orange
 * Putnam
 * Seminole

African American

 * Florida African American Griots Project -  USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Florida Tombstone Transcription Project -  USGenWeb
 * Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
 * Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries

Census

 * 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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Daytona Beach

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps



 * 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

 * Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Pension Transcriptions -  Florida state pension records from various wars  -  USGenWeb Pension Project
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

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

Vital Records

 * Florida State Archives

Marriage

 * 1854-1885 - Volusia County Marriage Books A and B Index 1854-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Yearbooks

 * Stetson University: 1931-2001 (via the Internet Archive)

Societies and Libraries

 * Florida State Historical Societies -  Listing by County
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Daytona Beach Florida Family History Center
 * Deland Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Volusia County, FLGenWeb/USGenWeb -- part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * State of Florida
 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Volusia County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Volusia County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Volusia County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.