Union County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Union County

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

County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse 15 NE First St; Lake Butler, FL 32054-1600 Phone: 904.496.4241

Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records.

Parent County
1921--Union County was created 20 May 1921 from Bradford County. County seat: Lake Butler

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

 * Alachua
 * Baker
 * Bradford
 * Columbia

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


 * Worthington

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

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch — images only

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 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 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

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

Family History Centers

 * Lake Butler Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

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