Broward County, Florida Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909. The county is located in the Southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Broward County Courthouse 201 SE 6th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 954-765-4578 Broward County Website

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate divorce, court and land records from 1915

Populated Places
Broward County The following are locations in the county:

Census Records

 * 1783 Spanish Census USGenWeb
 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1880 Census African Born Blacks and Mulattos USGenWeb
 * 1885 includes sex, age, relationship, occupation, place of birth of each family member and parents. Also census for agriculture, manufacture and mortality. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1935 1935 Florida State Census at MyHeritage - index ($))
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Fort Lauderdale
 * Pompano

Emigration and Immigration
Online Indexes and Records 
 * 1944-1945 -  - [[Florida and South Carolina, Airplane Arrival Manifests - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * How to Use this Collection]]
 * 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

Funeral Homes

 * A Good Shepherd’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Oakland Park
 * A Mortuary Service in Oakland Park
 * Aaron's Low Cost Cremation and Funeral in Fort Lauderdale
 * Alexander-Levitt Funeral Home in Tamarac
 * Bailey Memorial in Tamarac
 * Baird-Case Jordan-Fannin Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fort Lauderdale
 * Barbara Falowski Funeral and Cremation Services in Fort Lauderdale
 * Bell's Funeral Service in Lauderdale Lakes
 * Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care in Hollywood
 * Brooks Cremation and Funeral Service in Davie
 * Broward Burial and Cremation in Fort Lauderdale
 * Broward Funeral Choices–Funeral Home in Fort Lauderdale
 * Cherfils Funeral Home in Hollywood
 * Clark and Norris Home of Funerals in Hollywood
 * Coral Springs Funeral Home in Coral Springs
 * Eden Funeral Services in Pompano Beach
 * Edward Rivero Funeral Home in Hollywood
 * Edwards Cremation and Funeral Services in Wilton Manors
 * Eric L. Wilson Funeral and Cremation Services in Hollywood
 * Eric S. George Funeral Home in Miramar
 * Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens in Fort Lauderdale
 * Fred Hunter's Funeral Home in Fort Lauderdale
 * Freeman-R.L. Macon Funeral Home in Pompano Beach
 * Fuller Brothers Funeral Home in Pompano Beach
 * Genesis Funeral Home And $495 Cremation Center Inc. in Hollywood
 * Grace Funeral Chapels in Lauderhill
 * Guiding Light Cremations and Funerals in Hollywood
 * Hadley Davis Funeral Home in West Park
 * Horizon Funeral and Cremation Services in Lighthouse Point
 * James C. Boyd Funeral Home, Inc in Fort Lauderdale
 * Johnson and Family Life Celebration Center in Pompano Beach
 * Joseph A. Scarano Funeral Homes in Davie
 * Kalis-McIntee Funeral and Cremation Center in Wilton Manors
 * Kraeer Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Pompano Beach
 * L.C. Poitier Funeral Home in Pompano Beach
 * Landmark Funeral Home in Hollywood
 * Levitt-Weinstein Funeral Home in Hollywood
 * Love and Grace Funeral and Cremation Services in Fort Lauderdale
 * McWhite’s Funeral Home in Fort Lauderdale
 * Menorah Gardens and Funeral Chapels in Southwest Ranches
 * Michael Williams Funeral Services in Hollywood
 * Monarch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Margate
 * Nakia Ingraham Funeral Home in Pembroke Pines
 * National Cremation in Dania Beach
 * Neptune Society in Plantation
 * Neshama Jewish Funeral Services in Pompano Beach
 * Pax Villa USA Funeral Home in Oakland Park
 * Plenitud Funeral Home in Pembroke Pines
 * Premier Funeral Services and Cremations in Oakland Park
 * Rahming Poitier Funeral Directors in Deerfield Beach
 * Raymond Funeral Home in Oakland Park
 * Roy Mizell and Kurtz Funeral Home in Fort Lauderdale
 * Serenity Funeral Home and Cremation in North Lauderdale
 * Star of David Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Chapel in North Lauderdale
 * T. M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home in Plantation
 * Wade Funeral Home in Hallandale
 * Wilcox Family Funeral Home in Miramar

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

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

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War I
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Korean War
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War


 * Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Florida Digital Newspaper Library at George A. Smathers Libraries
 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1784-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1827-1950 Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1915-1924 (*); County Judge's Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1821 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb
 * 1823 Census/Tax List Index USGenWeb

Birth

 * 1880-1935 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1802-1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1830-1957 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1830-1993 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837-1974 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1970-1999 - Florida, Marriages, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($))

Death

 * 1877-1939 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1877-1998 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1900-1921 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * FLGenWeb Executions in Broward Co

Divorce

 * 1927-2001 - Florida, Divorce Index at Ancestry $
 * 1970-1999 - Florida, Divorces, 1970 - 1999 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 Web: Florida, U.S., Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-1868 at Ancestry - index ($)

Family History Centers

 * Coral Springs Florida Family History Center
 * Fort Lauderdale Florida Family History Center
 * Hollywood Florida Family History Center
 * Plantation Florida Family History Center
 * Fort Myers Regional Library - an affiliate library.
 * Sarasota County Libraries - North Port Library - an affiliate library.

Museums
Old Fort Lauderdale Village and Museum Fort Lauderdale Historical Society 219 WS 2nd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 954-463-4431 Website

Societies
Genealogical Society of Broward County PO Box 290661 Davie, FL 33329-0661 Phone: 754-900-1545 Email: [mailto:webmaster@gsbcfl.org webmaster@gsbcfl.org] Website Facebook Oakland Park Historical Society 3976 NE Sixth Ave. Oakland Park, FL 33334 Phone: 954-253-0850 Email: [mailto:ophs.fl@gmail.com ophs.fl@gmail.com] Facebook Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County PO Box 17251 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33318 Phone: 754-223-9201 Email: [mailto:president@jgsbc.org president@jgsbc.org] Website

Websites

 * Broward County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Broward County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc
 * Broward County, USGenWeb Archives
 * Broward County, FLGenWeb Project
 * Broward County, Florida Genealogy Trails
 * Broward County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
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