St. Johns County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    St. Johns County

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

County Courthouse
St. Johns County Courthouse 4010 Lewis Speedway Blvd; PO Box 300 Saint Augustine, FL 32085 Phone: 904.823.2333 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1900, court and land records from 1821, marriage and probate records.

Parent County
1821--St. Johns was created 21 July 1821 as an original county. County seat: Saint Augustine

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

 * Clay
 * Duval
 * Flagler
 * Putnam

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * St. Augustine

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



 * 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

 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com
 * 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
 * GenealogyBuff.com St. Johns County, Florida Obituary and Funeral Notice Collection

Probate

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

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939
 * 1900 - 1921 Florida, Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921
 * 1877 - 1998 Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998

Divorce Records

 * 1927 - 2001 Ancestry.com $ Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001

Marriage Records

 * 1837 - 1974 Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974
 * 1830 - 1993 Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001

Societies and Libraries
St. Augustine Genealogical Society Mail:6670 US1 South St Augustine FL 32086 Meetings: St, Johns Public Library South Branch 6670 U.S.1 South St. Augustine, Florida Website

Family History Centers

 * St Augustine Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * St. Johns 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.
 * Saint Johns County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Johns County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * St. Johns County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.