Nassau County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Nassau County Courthouse PO Box 456 Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Phone: 904.321.5700

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1800’s.

Parent County
1824--Nassau County was created 29 December 1824 from Duval County. County seat: Fernandina Beach

Description
The county was named for the Duchy of Nassau in Germany. The county seat is Fernandina Beach and the county was created December 29, 1824. The County is located in the Northeast 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

 * Baker
 * Camden County, Georgia
 * Charlton County, Georgia
 * Duval

African American

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

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Nassau 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

Immigration
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
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

 * Nassau 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 - Nassau County Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — images only
 * Civil War Pension Index for Nassau County at Amelia Island Genealogical Society. The Data Sets page describes their online collection and provides additional links. Select Civil War Pension in the Record Type dropdown list, then add criteria in the search fields.
 * Civil War Muster Records for Nassau County at Amelia Island Genealogical Society. The Data Sets page describes their online collection and provides additional links. Select CSA Muster in the Record Type dropdown list, then add criteria in the search fields.

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - Nassau County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-G (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Nassau County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames H-N (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Nassau County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames O-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Nassau County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Adler - King (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Nassau County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Knight - Youngblood (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Nassau 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

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

Vietnam War

 * Nassau County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * Nassau County Obituaries at Amelia Island Genealogical Society. The Data Sets page describes their online obituary collection, available years, and provides additional link. Select Obituary Listings in the Record Type dropdown list, then add criteria in the search fields.
 * Florida Obituaries USGenWeb Obituaries Project
 * U.S. Hidden Ancestors Obituaries

Probate
Online Records
 * 1784–1990 Florida Probate Records
 * 1810–1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records Ancestry.com $
 * 1870-1908 Index to Nassau County wills Amelia Island Genealogical Society. Select Wills (1870-1908) in the Record Type dropdown list, then add criteria in the search fields.

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 - Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001


 * Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries
Amelia Island Genealogical Society PO Box 6005 Fernandina Beach, FL 32035-6005 General Inquiry Email: [mailto:info@aigensoc.org info@aigensoc.org] Website

Websites

 * Nassau County FLGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Amelia Island Genealogical Society
 * Nassau County, Florida (USGenWeb Archives)
 * State of Florida
 * Nassau County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Nassau County (FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
 * Nassau County, Florida (Genealogy Trails)
 * Nassau County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook