Palm Beach County, Florida Genealogy

United StatesFlorida Palm Beach County

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

County Courthouse
Palm Beach County Courthouse 301 N Olive Ave; West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4705 Phone: 561.355.2754

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

History
Like a mighty Banyan: contribution of Black people to the history of Palm Beach County. editor, Vivian Reissland Rouson-Gossett ; associate editor, C. Spencer Pompey. - Palm Beach County, FLA.: Palm Beach Junior College, [1982]. - 96 p. F317.P2 L54 1982

History Palm Beach
Index page at the Palm Beach FLGenWeb

Parent County
1909--Palm Beach County was created 30 April 1909 from Dade County. County seat: West Palm Beach

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.

Neighboring Counties

 * Broward
 * Glades
 * Hendry
 * Martin
 * Okeechobee

Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Palm Beach, FLGenWeb

Individual cemeteries:


 * Jupiter Cemetery, Jupiter BillionGraves

Census
Census Records available onsite at the Palm Beach, FLGenWeb

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Palm Beach W.

Cities and Towns
Cities and Towns, Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Directories
1923 Directory, Palm Beach FLGenWeb

American-Finish, 1956; Palm Beach FLGenWeb

Phone Directory of Finnish Speaking Population of Lake Worth - Lantana Area, 1978; Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb Jupiter, 1954 Phone Book; Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Land
Land Grants of Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Local Histories
Hurricanes, The Case of the Disappearing Ancestor; Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Maps



 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

Military
Military Records of Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Newspapers
Current Newspapers of Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Courtesy of The Boca Raton Historical Society Archives:


 * Boca Raton News: 1955-1970
 * The Spanish River Papers: Member Reports of the Historical Society and Women in Boca Raton:
 * "50 Years of History", 1993
 * The Pelican: 1948-1953
 * The Weekly Tattler: June-September 1938

Obituaries
Obit Index of Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Obituaries of Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Death Notices and Obituaries, Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County

Sources of Obituaries in Palm Beach County, Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County

Probate
Online Records
 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Vital Records
Vital Recordsof the Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1837 - 1974 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1830 - 1993 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1909-1939 - Marriages (1909-1939)of Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb
 * 1909-1915 - Palm Beach County Marriage Book 1 Index 1909-1915. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1915-1921 - Palm Beach County Marriage Books 2-3 Index 1915-1921. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1921-1928 - Palm Beach County Marriage Books 4-5 Index 1921-1928. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Divorce Records

 * 1927 - 2001 Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1900 - 1921 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1877 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records of Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

Family History Centers

 * Boca Raton Florida Family History Center
 * Jupiter Florida Family History Center
 * Palm Beach Florida Family History Center
 * Wellington Florida Family History Center

Genealogical Societies
Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County P.O. Box 17617 3650 Summit Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33416 (561) 616-3455 Email General Inquiry: Website

Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. P.O. Box #7796 Delray Beach, FL 33482-7796 Mark Jacobson 561-487-9165 Dennis Rice 561-738-7477 Mitch Heide 561-926-4311 Website

Palm Beach County Genealogical Society, Inc. 100 Clematis Street, P. O. Box 1746 West Palm Beach, FL 33402-1746 (561) 832-3279

Palm Beach County Library 3650 Summit Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33406 (561) 233-2600 Email: [mailto:grs@pbclibrary.org grs@pbclibrary.org] Website

The Palm Beach County Library System’s Genealogy Research information site is provided as a public service. GRS section staff was awarded the 2006 Genealogy Outstanding Achievement Award by the Florida Genealogical Society in recognition of contribution in the field of Florida genealogy and local history.

Web Sites

 * Palm Beach County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Palm Beach County Florida GenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Palm Beach County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Palm Beach County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)