Martin County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Martin 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 John W. Martin, Governor of Florida from 1925 to 1929. The County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Martin County Courthouse 2401 SE Monterey Rd Stuart, FL 34995 Phone: 561-288-5576 Martin County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1925. County Health Department has birth, death and burial records.

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 site may have additional information on Martin 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

Court Records
Martin Co. GenWeb's (FL-Inc.) Governmentalwebpage.

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

Land and Property Records
Florida Territorial Land Records

Local Histories
Martin Co. GenWeb's (FL-Inc.) HistoricalInformation webpage.

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

 * Martin 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
 * 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)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1918 - Martin County Civilian Draft Registration (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch

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

Korean War
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War
 * Marion County Vietnam War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)
 * Distantcousin.com Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library
 * Microfilms of The Stuart News are kept in the Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Rd, Stuart. Phone 772-288-5702 Martin, Florida Library

Obituaries

 * from 1913 Martin County Genealogical Society
 * 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

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch

Marriage

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

Family History Centers

 * Stuart Florida Family History Center 2401 Southwest Matheson Avenue Palm City FL 34990-2703 Phone: 772-287-0167 website

Libraries

 * Blake Library 2351 SE Monterey Road Stuart, FL 34996 Phone: 772-288-5702 website

Societies
Historical Society Of Martin County 825 N.E. Ocean Boulevard Stuart FL 34996 Phone: 772-225-1961 website

Martin County Genealogical Society PO Box 275 Stuart, FL 34995-0275 Telephone: 772-220-1638 E-mail:[mailto:mcgsfl@gmail.com mcgsfl@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 Phone: 407-494-3747 Website

Websites

 * Martin County FLGenWeb
 * State of Florida
 * Martin County, Florida, USGenWeb Archives
 * Martin County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Martin County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Martin County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Martin 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.