Charlotte County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Charlotte County

Guide to Charlotte County Florida genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Charlotte County Courthouse 350 E Marion Avenue; PO Box 511687 Punta Gorda, FL 33950 Phone: 941.637.2199

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1921

Parent County
1921--Charlotte County was created 23 April 1921 from DeSoto County. County seat: Punta Gorda

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
For a list of record loss in Florida counties see: Florida Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * DeSoto
 * Glades
 * Hendry
 * Highlands
 * Lee
 * Sarasota

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

Newspapers
Collection of Genealogical Articles written by Society Members from the Sun Herald Newspapers


 * 1998
 * 1999
 * 2000
 * 2001

Marriage

 * 1921-1941 - Charlotte County, Florida Marriages 1921-1941
 * 1921-1945 - Charlotte County Marriage Index 1921-1945. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Cemeteries

 * Charlotte Harbor Cemetery, 1992
 * Indian Springs Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Florida, 1886-2004
 * Charlotte Memorial Gardens, Interments &amp; Inurnments, 1959-2001
 * Lt. Carl A. Bailey Memorial Cemetery &amp; other Early Black Burials

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Charlotte 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.
 * Charlotte County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Charlotte County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Charlotte County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.