Volusia County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Volusia County

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

County Courthouse
Volusia County Courthouse 123 W Indiana De Land, FL 32720 Phone 904.736.5920

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court probate and land records.

Parent County
1854--Volusia County was created 29 December 1854 from Orange County. County seat: De Land

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

 * Brevard
 * Flagler
 * Lake
 * Marion
 * Orange
 * Putnam
 * Seminole

African American

 * USGenWeb Florida African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy

Census

 * 1783 Spanish Census USGenWeb
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos USGenWeb
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Daytona Beach

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

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps



 * 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

Military

 * Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
 * Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Korean War

 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War

 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * U.S. Hidden Ancestors Obituaries
 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

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

Vital Records

 * Florida State Archives

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
Genealogical Society of Southeast Volusia County PO Box 895 Edgewater, FL 32132-0895 E-mail:[mailto:GSFCFL@gmail.com GSFCFL@gmail.com] Website

Halifax Genealogical Society P.O. Box 5081 Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida E-mail:[mailto:halifaxgensoc@aol.com halifaxgensoc@aol.com]

Roots and Branches Genealogical Society of West Volusia County 130 E. Howry Ave P O Box 612 DeLand, FL 32724 Website

John Knox Village Genealogy Club aka "The Sandhill Crane Investigative Team" or CSI 1490 Northlake Drive Orance City, FL 32763 386 218-4578

Volusia Genealogical Society Mail: P O Box 2039 Daytona Beach, FL 32115 Meeting: Daytona Beach Regional Library 105 E. Magnolia Ave. Daytona Beach, Fl 32114 Website

Family History Centers

 * Daytona Beach Florida Family History Center
 * Deland Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Volusia County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Volusia County, FLGenWeb/USGenWeb -- part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * State of Florida
 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Volusia County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Volusia County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Volusia County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.