Monroe County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Monroe County Courthouse 500 Whitehead St; Key West, FL 33040 Phone: 305.292.3540 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court and land records from 1853.

Parent County
1823--Monroe County was created 3 July 1823 from St. Johns County. County seat: Key West

FLGenWeb Project History of Monroe County

Description
The county was named for James Monroe. Key West is the county seat and the county was created July 3, 1823. The County is located in the southwest 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:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Monroe 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

Directories
FLGenWeb Project Directories of Monroe Co.

1913 Burtz' Gainesville Directory 1913 1906-1907 Key West Directory 1906-1907 1912 Key West, The Old and the New 1912 Key West and Monroe County, FLorida

Immigration
Online Records 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
 * 1908 - 1912 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1944 - 1945 at FamilySearch — images
 * NARA Ships Passenger Lists These passenger lists cover:

Letters
Letters Home, Monroe County, The FLGenWeb Project

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
 * Monroe Co FLGenWeb

Military

 * Monroe County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * FLGenWeb Project
 * 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 - Monroe County Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — images only

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Abad-Burnside (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Burras-Diaz de Villegas (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Dice-Gresty (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Grier-Ley (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Lichtig-Nye (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames O'Brien-Robinson (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Roca-Sturrup (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Monroe County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames Suarez-Zuniga (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Monroe County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Abbott - Hepburn (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Monroe County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Herce - Sands (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Monroe County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Santana - Zarate USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Monroe County Korean War Fatal Casualties (FLGenWeb Project)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War

 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * FLGenWeb Project Old Newspapers Monroe Co.
 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

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

Photos
Penny Postcards from Monroe Co., The FLGenWeb Project

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
Monroe County Genealogical Society 21 Ventana Lane Big Coppitt Key 33040


 * 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

 * Key West Florida Family History Center
 * Marathon Florida Family History Center

Websites

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