Seminole County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Seminole County

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

County Courthouse
Seminole County Courthouse 301 N Park Ave; Sanford, FL 32771 Phone: 407.665.4330

County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records from 1915.

Parent County
1913--Seminole County was created 25 April 1913 from Orange County. County seat: Sanford

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

 * Brevard
 * Lake
 * Orange
 * Volusia

Maps



 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

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.org — index

Death Records

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

Divorce Records

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

Societies and Libraries
Geneva Historical and Genealogical Society P.O. Box 91 Geneva, FL 32732 Email:[mailto:GenevaHGS@aol.com GenevaHGS@aol.com] Website

Family History Centers

 * Lake Mary Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Seminole County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Seminole County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Seminole County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Seminole County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.