Monroe County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Monroe County

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

County Courthouse
Monroe County Courthouse 500 Whitehead St; Key West, FL 33040 Phone: 305.292.3540 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court and land records from 1853.

Parent County
1823--Monroe County was created 3 July 1823 from St. Johns County. County seat: Key West

History of Monroe Co., Monroe Co., The FLGenWeb Project -Early Settlers -Martello Towers -Straits of Florida -Historical Resources -Historical Links

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Collier
 * Miami-Dade

Directories
Directories at Monroe Co., Monroe Co., The FLGenWeb Project

-Burtz' Gainesville Directory 1913 -Key West Directory 1906-1907 -Key West, The Old and the New 1912 -Key West and Monroe County, FLorida, 19??

Emigration and Immigration
Online Records
 * 1908 - 1912 at | FamilySearch — index
 * 1944 - 1945 at | FamilySearch — images

Letters
Letters Home, Monroe County, The FLGenWeb Project

Maps



 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)
 * Monroe Co FLGenWeb, Maps

Military
Monroe Co., The FLGenWeb Project, Military

-Civil War

-World War I

-Korean War Fatal Casualties

Newspapers
-Newspapers -Old Newspapers, Monroe Co., The FLGenWeb Project

Photos
Penny Postcards from Monroe Co., The FLGenWeb Project

Probate
Online Records
 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Resources
Monroe Co FLGenWeb Resources

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1900 - 1921 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1877 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce Records

 * 1927 - 2001 Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1837 - 1974 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1830 - 1993 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1826-1931 - Monroe County Marriage Books A1-A2, 1-10 Index 1826-1931 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Key West Florida Family History Center
 * Marathon Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

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