Brevard County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Brevard County

Guide to Brevard County Florida 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

Record Loss
Some records prior to 1885 have been destroyed.

Neighboring Counties

 * Indian River
 * Orange
 * Osceola
 * Seminole
 * Volusia

Cemeteries

 * Fountainhead Memorial Park, Melbourne BillionGraves
 * Melbourne Cemetery, Melbourne BillionGraves

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

Birth

 * 1870-1948 - Brevard County Birth Index 1870-1948. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870-1948 - Brevard County Birth Index 1870-1948. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870-1948 - Brevard County Birth Index 1870-1948. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1868-1902 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1868-1902. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1869-1885 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1869-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1886-1891 - Brevard County Marriage Books 2 and 3 Index 1886-1891. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1886-1918 - Brevard County Marriage Books 2 and 3 Index 1886-1918. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1902-1913 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1902-1913. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1913-1918 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1913-1918. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1918-1921 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1918-1921. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1918-1931 - Brevard County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1918-1931. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1918-1931 - Brevard County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1918-1931. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1921-1924 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1921-1924. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1923-1924 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1923-1924. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1924-1925 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1924-1925. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1925-1926 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1925-1926. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1926-1927 - Brevard County Marriage Index 1926-1927. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries
Brevard Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1123 Cocoa, FL 32923-1123

Genealogical Society of North Brevard P.O. Box 897 Titusville, FL 32781-0897

Genealogical Society of South Brevard P.O. Box 786 Melbourne, FL 32902-0786

Brevard County Libraries Genealogy Collections

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Cocoa Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * 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.