Nassau County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Nassau County

County Courthouse
Nassau County Courthouse PO Box 456 Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Phone: 904.321.5700

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1800’s.

Parent County
1824--Nassau County was created 29 December 1824 from Duval County. County seat: Fernandina Beach

Populated Places
Amelia Island, a Sea Island that stretches along the east cost from South Carolina to Florida. It's county seat is Fernandina Beach, which is located on this island.

Neighboring Counties

 * Baker
 * Camden County, Georgia
 * Charlton County, Georgia
 * Duval

African American

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

Cemeteries

 * Nassau County Cemetery Burials - burials for about 60 cemeteries collected by the Amelia Island Genealogical Society
 * Florida Tombstone Transcription Project -  USGenWeb
 * Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
 * Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries
 * Bosquebello Cemetery, Fernandina Beach BillionGraves

Census

 * 1783 Spanish Census -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * - Includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality.
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

Maps

 * 1870 Gray's Atlas Panhandle Portion of State - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1882 Rand McNally Panhandle Portion of State -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Exploring Florida, FCIT Maps, University of South Florida

Military

 * Civil War Pension Index for Nassau County - via the Amelia Island Genealogical Society
 * Civial War Muster Records for Nassau County - via the Amelia Island Genealogical Society
 * Florida State Military Files - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Pension Transcriptions -  Florida state pension records from various wars  -  USGenWeb Pension Project
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict
 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers

 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library

Obituaries

 * Nassau County Obituaries - various years between 1879 - 1949; transcribed by the Amelia Island Genealogical Society.
 * Florida Obituaries -  Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties -  USGenWeb Obituaries Project

Probate

 * Index to Nassau County wills, 1870-1908 - via the Amelia Island Genealogical Society

Vital Records

 * Nassau County Marriages, 1868-1894 - abstracted by the Amelia Island Genealogical Society. Can search by bride or groom's name.
 * Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries

 * Amelia Island Genealogical Society - genealogy for Nassau county
 * Florida State Historical Societies -  Listing by County
 * Florida Family History Centers
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Nassau County FLGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Nassau County, Florida Genealogy &amp; History
 * State of Florida
 * USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Nassau County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Nassau County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Nassau County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.