Brevard County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Brevard County

Parent County
1844--Brevard County was created from Mosquito County and was first called St. Lucie. It was renamed to Brevard County 6 January 1855. Mosquito County was renamed to Orange County in 1845. County seat: Titusville

Record Loss
Some records prior to 1885 have been destroyed.

Neighboring Counties

 * Indian River
 * Orange
 * Osceola
 * Seminole
 * Volusia

Census
The 1885 Florida State Population Census includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.

Societies and Libraries
Brevard Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1123 Cocoa, FL 32923-1123

Genealogical Society of North Brevard P.O. Box 897 Titusville, FL 32781-0897

Genealogical Society of South Brevard P.O. Box 786 Melbourne, FL 32902-0786

Brevard County Libraries Genealogy Collections

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Cocoa Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The USGenWeb Project: The FLGenWeb Project: Brevard County
 * Brevard County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Brevard County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Brevard County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.