Brevard County, Florida Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for Judge Theodore W. Brevard, an early settler, and state comptroller. The County is located in the East Central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Brevard County Courthouse 400 S Street Titusville, FL 32780 Phone: 321-633-1924 Brevard County Website

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1868, land records from 1871, divorce and court records from 1879, probate records from 1917 and military discharge records from 1919 County Health Department Superintendent has death rec from 1985 and birth records; some records prior to 1885 destroyed

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:

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


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

Census Records

 * 1783 Spanish Census USGenWeb
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos USGenWeb
 * 1885 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
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and 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

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb
 * Brevard County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1883 Brevard County Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch

World War II
 * Brevard County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch

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

Vietnam War
 * Brevard County, FL Vietnam War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * U.S. Hidden Ancestors Obituaries
 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

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

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1802-1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1822-1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1993 - at FamilySearch
 * 1830-1957 - at FamilySearch
 * 1837-1974 - at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1877-1939 - at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1998 - at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1921 - at FamilySearch

Divorce

 * 1927-2001 - Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Cocoa Florida Family History Center 1801 South Fiske Blvd Rockledge FL 32955 Phone: 321-636-2431 website

Libraries
Brevard County Public Libraries Among the 17 Brevard County Libraries, there are three with genealogy collections that are available to the public for in-library use during regular library hours. The three Genealogy Collection are listed below. The main county Library site that lists all of the Libraries and Branch's is the website

The Titusville Public Library 2121 S. Hopkins Ave. Titusville, FL 32780 Phone: 321-264-5026 website

Melbourne Public Library 540 East Fee Ave. Melbourne, FL 32901 Phone: 321-952-4514 website

Catherine Schweinsberg Rood Central Library 308 Forrest Ave. Cocoa, FL 32922 Phone: 321-633-1792 website

Societies
Brevard Genealogical Society PO Box 1123 Cocoa 32923-1123 Website

Brevard Heritage Council 3783 Indian River Dr Cocoa, Florida 32922 Phone: 321-537-6607 Facebook

Genealogical Society of South Brevard PO Box 786 Melbourne, Florida 32902-0786 E-mail:[mailto:contactus@gssb.net contactus@gssb.net] Website

North Brevard Historical Society and Museum 301 South Washington Avenue PO Box 5265 Titusville, FL 32783 Phone: 321-269-3658 Website

Genealogical Society Of North Brevard, INC. PO Box 897 Titusville, FL 32781-0897 E-mail:[mailto:mnoffel@cfl.rr.com mnoffel@cfl.rr.com] Website

South Brevard Historical Society PO Box 1064 Melbourne, FL 32902-1064 Phone: 321-432-3861 E-mail:[mailto:Donaldjennings.fl45@gmail.com Donaldjennings.fl45@gmail.com] Website

Florida Historical Society 435 Brevard Ave. Cocoa FL 32922 Phone: 321-690-1971 Website

Florida State Genealogical Society P.O. Box 940927 Maitland, FL 32794-0927 Text or voice mail: 407-494-3747 Website

Websites

 * The USGenWeb Project: The FLGenWeb Project:Brevard County
 * Brevard County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Brevard County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc
 * Brevard County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Brevard County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * -The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.