Hendry County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Hendry County Courthouse 25 E Hickpocheew Ave; PO Box 1760; LaBelle, FL 33975 Ph. 863.675.5217

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, land, probate and court records from 1923 and burial records from 1953. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Parent County
1923--Hendry County was created 11 May 1923 from Lee County. County seat: LaBelle

Description
The county was named for Major Francis A. Hendry, one of the first settlers. The County Seat is LaBelle and the county was created 1923. The County is located in the South central 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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this 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 • Charlotte •  Collier •  Glades Lee •  Martin •  Okeechobee •  Palm Beach

African American

 * USGenWeb African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Hendry 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

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

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

 * Hendry 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)
 * 1885 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — images only

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - Hendry County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-K (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Hendry County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames L-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Hendry County Army Enlistees, Names Adams - Pullen (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Hendry County Army Enlistees, Names Rathel - Zaher (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Hendry County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War

 * Hendry 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

 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

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


 * Florida State Archives $

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 $

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

 * Hendry County Historical Society PO Box 1760 Labelle, FL 33935-1760
 * Calusa Valley Historical Society PO Box 818 LaBelle, FL 33935
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Hendry County FLGenWeb
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * State of Florida
 * Hendry County (USGenWeb Archives])
 * Hendry County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Hendry County (FLGenWeb Project, Inc.]
 * Hendry County, Florida (Genealogy Trails)
 * Hendry County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Hendry County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)