Nassau County, Florida Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the Duchy of Nassau in Germany. The County is located in the Northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Nassau County Courthouse PO Box 456 Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Phone: 904-321-5700 Nassau County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1800’s.

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:

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. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1935 1935 Florida State Census at MyHeritage - index ($))
 * 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

Court Records

 * 1889-1914 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1894-1918 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * USGenWeb Florida African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy

Funeral Homes

 * Callahan Funeral Home. Inc. in Callahan
 * Eternity Funeral Homes and Crematory in Fernandina Beach
 * Green Pine Funeral Home, Cremations and Cemetery in Yulee
 * Nassau Funeral Home in Callahan
 * Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors in Fernandina Beach

Land and Property Records
Florida Territorial Land Records

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: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Nassau 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 - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 Nassau County Pensioners on the Rolls as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885-1955 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Civil War Pension Index for Nassau County at Amelia Island Genealogical Society. The Data Sets page describes their online collection and provides additional links.
 * Civil War Muster Records for Nassau County at Amelia Island Genealogical Society. The Data Sets page describes their online collection and provides additional links.

World War I
 * 1917-1918 Nassau County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames A-G (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 Nassau County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames H-N (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1918 Nassau County Civilian Draft Registration, Surnames O-Z (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Nassau County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Adler - King (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Nassau County World War II Army Enlistees, Names Knight - Youngblood (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Nassau County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)

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

Vietnam War
 * Nassau County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Distantcousin.com Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Florida Digital Newspaper Library at George A. Smathers Libraries
 * Early Florida Newspapers Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * Nassau County Obituaries at Amelia Island Genealogical Society.
 * Nassau County Florida Obituaries A compilation of obituaries extracted from the newspaper microfilm located at the Fernandina Beach branch of the Nassau County Public Library. Complete Years, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1949 through 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1964 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1972. In addition, they have partial year results for 1878, 1886, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1918, 1920, 1923, 1925, 1927 and 1930.
 * Nassau County Florida Current Obituaries An index of obituaries and death notices from the Fernandina Beach News-Leader, January 2016 – Present plus all obituaries from the News-Leader and some obituaries from the Florida Times-Union from October 1992 through December 2007. Obituaries from Nassau County Record from January 2017-2020.
 * Florida Obituaries USGenWeb Obituaries Project

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records


 * 1784-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1827-1950 Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1870-1908 Nassau County Wills Index 1870-1908 at Amelia Island Genealogical Society
 * 1870-1935 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1889 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1897 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1930 (*); County Judge's Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1873-1933 (*); County Judge's Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Birth

 * 1880-1935 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1802-1998 Florida, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1822-1875 and 1927 - 2001 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1830-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1830-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1970 - 1999 Florida, Marriages, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($))

Death

 * 1877-1939 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1877-1998 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1896-1916 Fernandina, Florida, US, Death and Burial Records, 1896-1916 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)
 * 1900-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1927-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1927-2001 Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry - index $
 * 1970 - 1999 Florida, Divorces, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($))

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 Web: Florida, U.S., Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-1868 at Ancestry - index ($)

Societies
Amelia Island Genealogical Society 25 N 4th St PO Box 6005 Fernandina Beach, Florida 32035-6005 Email: [mailto:info@aigensoc.org info@aigensoc.org] Website Facebook West Nassau Historical Society 45383 Dixie Avenue PO Box 1758 Callahan, Florida 32011 Phone: 904-879-3406 Email: [mailto:callahanrrdays@aol.com callahanrrdays@aol.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Nassau County FLGenWeb genealogical resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Nassau County, Florida (USGenWeb Archives)
 * State of Florida
 * Nassau County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Nassau County (FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
 * Nassau County, Florida (Genealogy Trails)
 * Nassau 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.