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

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 Telephone: 954-463-4431 Website

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

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)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.