Indian River County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse


Indian River County Courthouse 1840 25th St; Vero Beach, FL 32960 Phone. 561-657-8000

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate court and land records from 1925. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Parent County
1925--Indian River County was created 30 May 1925 from St. Lucie County. County seat: Vero Beach

Description
The county was named for Indian River Lagoon. The County Seat is Vero Beach and the county was created 1925. The County is located in the East Central 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
Brevard • Okeechobee •  Osceola •  St. Lucie

African American

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

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Indian River 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

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

 * Indian River 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)
 * 1885 - 1955 - at FamilySearch — images only

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - Indian River Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-K (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1918 - Indian River Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames L-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Indian River County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Albritton - Murra (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Indian River County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Nelson - Youngblood (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Indian River 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

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

Vietnam War

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

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * 1912- 2011  Genealogy Department of the Indian River County LibraryObituary Index.

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1784 – 1990 Florida Probate Records 1784-1990
 * 1810 – 1974 Ancestry.com $ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974


 * Florida State Archives $

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 $

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
Indian River County Historical Society PO Box 6535 Vero Beach 32961 Telephone: 772-778-3435 Website

Indian River Genealogical SocietyPO Box 1850 Vero Beach 32961-1850 Telephone: 772-444-7470 E-mail:[mailto:info@irgs.org info@irgs.org] Website

Julian W. Lowenstrin, Archive Center & Genealogy Department Indian River County Main Library 1600 21st Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Telephone: 772-770-5060 x5 Fax: 772-770-5446 E-mail:[mailto:genealogy@irclibrary.org genealogy@irclibrary.org] Website Monday-Friday 10 am to Noon; 1-5 pm


 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Vero Beach Florida Family History Center

Websites

 * Indian River County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Indian River County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Indian River County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Julian W. Lowenstein Genealogy Department of Indian River Public Library
 * Indian River County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Indian River County, FLGenWeb Project
 * Indian River FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Indian River FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)