Hillsborough County, Florida Genealogy

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Parent County
1834--Hillsborough County was created 25 January 1834 from Alachua County. County seat: Tampa

Neighboring Counties

 * Hardee
 * Manatee
 * Pasco
 * Pinellas
 * Polk

Cemeteries
Hillsborough County Florida Cemeteries. This site has information from 8 volumes published by the Florida Genealogical Society as well as information on cemetery information added since the publication of these volumes.

Some Hillsborough County Funeral Home records have been microfilmed by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and are available for viewing at the Salt Lake City facility or one of their affiliated Family History Centers. They are listed in the Family History Library catalog through the Keyword Search, with the name of the Funeral Home, These records are listed as following:  A P Boza (1929-1965); B Marion Reed (1916-1928), J L Reed and Son (1887-1969); Lord and Fernandez (1925-1969), Stowers (1961-1966), Wells (1918-1939).

Additional Funeral Home records can be found in the Special Collectionsof the University of South Florida.

Church
There are over 300 Hillsborough Churches listed on this website, with their location indicated

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Tampa

Probate
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has been able to film many of the Hillsborough County Judge's Court records, and copies of these films are available in Salt Lake City or in any of its affiliate Family History Centers.

Vital Records 
Hillsborough County Vital Records Office:

Vital Statistics Office 13601 North 22nd Street Tampa, Florida 33613 Telephone: (813) 307-8002

Hours of Operation Monday through Friday (7:30am to 4:30pm)

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has microfilmed some of the earlier vital records of the Hillsborough County County Judge and Circuit court which are available for viewing in Salt Lake City or in any of its affiliate Family History Centers.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Hillsborough County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)