Brevard County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Brevard County

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

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

Formerly St. Lucie County Name changed to Brevard 6 Jan 1855 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

Parent County
1844--Brevard County was created from Mosquito County and was first called St. Lucie. It was renamed to Brevard County 6 January 1855. Mosquito County was renamed to Orange County in 1845. County seat: Titusville

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
Some records prior to 1885 have been destroyed.

Neighboring Counties
Indian River •   Orange  •   Osceola  •   Seminole  •   Volusia

Census
The includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.

Maps



 * 1821-1997 Maps of 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

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

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

 * Random Acts of Kindness List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies
 * FamilySearch Find a Family History Center
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society
 * Brevard Genealogical Society
 * Genealogical Society of North Brevard
 * Genealogical Society of South Brevard
 * Brevard County Libraries Genealogy Collections

Family History Centers

 * Cocoa Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Brevard County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The USGenWeb Project: The FLGenWeb Project: Brevard County
 * Brevard County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Brevard County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Brevard County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.