Collier County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Collier County Courthouse 3315 Tamiami Trail East Naples, FL 34112-5324 Phone: 941.732.2646

County Judge has marriage and probate records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records from 1923

Parent County
1923--Collier County was created 8 May 1923 from Lee County. County seat: Naples

Description
The county was named for Barron G. Collier, a New York City advertising mogul and real estate developer. The County Seat is Naples and the county was created May 8,1923. 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:

Neighboring Counties
Broward •  Hendry  •  Lee  •  Miami-Dade  •  Monroe

African American

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

Bio's

Charles Benjamin Daniels

Edward Robert Newell- 1840/41 - 1926 - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

Albert Benjamin Addison - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Collier  County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census

 * 1783 Spanish Census -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * - Includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)
 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps, University of South Florida

Marriages

 * Index - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.
 * FamilySearch Marriage Index 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
 * FamilySearch Florida Marriage Records 1830-1993
 * FamilySearch Florida Marriages, 1837-1974

Military

 * Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Pension Transcriptions -  Florida state pension records from various wars  -  USGenWeb Pension Project

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 - Collier County, Florida - 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (A-K) (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Collier County, Florida - 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (L-Z) (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Collier County Army Enlistees, Names Aarson - Youngman (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Collier 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

 * Collier County Korean War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict

Vietnam War

 * Collier County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers
Naples Daily News 1100 Immokalee Road Naples, FL 34110 http://www.naplesnews.com


 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * Florida Obituaries -  Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties -  USGenWeb Obituaries Project
 * Addison, Albert Benjamin and Charity - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.
 * In Memory, Fallen Officers of Collier Co. FLGenWeb Project,Inc.
 * Obituary Index: 28 July 1927 - January, 2008(Completed by volunteers from the Genealogical Society of Collier County).

Pioneer's of Collier

Speed Menefee - FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

Probate
Online Probate 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

 * 1802 - 1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1837 - 1974 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1830 - 1993 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1830 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1923-1945 - Collier County Marriage Book 1 Index 1923-1945. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries

 * 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

 * Naples Florida Family History Center

Websites

 * Collier County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Collier County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Collier County FLGenWeb
 * Collier County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Genealogical Society of Collier County, Inc.
 * Collier County Public Library Genealogy Resources Page
 * Collier County, Florida, USGenWeb Archives
 * Collier County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Collier County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Collier County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)