Brevard County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Brevard County, Florida ancestry, family history, and 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

Description
The county was named for Judge Theodore W. Brevard, an early setter, and state comptroller. The County Seat is Titusville and the county was created March 14, 1844. The County is located in the East Central area of the state.

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
Some records prior to 1885 have been destroyed.

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:

Neighboring Counties
Indian River •   Orange  •   Osceola  •   Seminole  •   Volusia

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Brevard  County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

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

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

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
 * Brevard County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1883 - Brevard County Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War I

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Brevard County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Korean War

 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict (distantcousin.com)
 * Brevard County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)

Vietnam War

 * Brevard County, FL Vietnam War Casualty List (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

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 $

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 - at FamilySearch — index

Death Records

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

Divorce Records

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

Marriage Records

 * 1802 - 1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1837 - 1974 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1830 - 1993 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1830 - 1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 - at FamilySearch — index

Societies and Libraries
Brevard Genealogical Society PO Box 1123 Cocoa 32923-1123 Website

Brevard Heritage Council 870 Indionola Dr. Merritt Island, FL 32953

Genealogical Society of South Brevard PO Box 786 Melbourne, Florida 32902-0786 E-mail:[mailto:contactus@gssb.net contactus@gssb.net] Website

North Brevard Historical Society and Museum 301 South Washington Avenue PO Box 5265 Titusville, FL 32783 Telephone Number: 321-269-3658 Website

Genealogical Society Of North Brevard, INC. PO Box 897 Titusville, FL 32781-0897 E-mail:[mailto:mnoffel@cfl.rr.com mnoffel@cfl.rr.com] Website

South Brevard Historical Society PO Box 1064 Melbourne, FL 32902-1064 Telephone Number: 321-432-3861 E-mail:[mailto:Donaldjennings.fl45@gmail.com Donaldjennings.fl45@gmail.com] Website


 * Random Acts of Kindness List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies
 * FamilySearch Find a Family History Center
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society
 * Brevard Genealogical Society
 * Genealogical Society of North Brevard
 * Genealogical Society of South Brevard
 * Brevard County Libraries Genealogy Collections

Family History Centers

 * Cocoa Florida Family History Center

Websites

 * Brevard County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The USGenWeb Project: The FLGenWeb Project: Brevard County
 * Brevard County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Brevard County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc
 * Brevard County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Brevard County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * Brevard County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)