Volusia County, Florida Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Volusia County Courthouse 123 W Indiana De Land, FL 32720 Phone 904.736.5920

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

Parent County
1854--Volusia County was created 29 December 1854 from Orange County. County seat: De Land

Description
The county was named for the Community of Volusia. The county seat is Deland and the county was created December 29, 1854. The County is located in the northeast 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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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

 * Brevard
 * Flagler
 * Lake
 * Marion
 * Orange
 * Putnam
 * Seminole

African American

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

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Volusia 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

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


 * Daytona Beach

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

Land
Florida Territorial Land Records

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
 * 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)
 * 1885-1955 - at FamilySearch — images only

World War I

 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

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 $

Vital Records

 * 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 - index ($)

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
Genealogical Society of Southeast Volusia County PO Box 895 Edgewater, FL 32132-0895 E-mail:[mailto:GSFCFL@gmail.com GSFCFL@gmail.com] Website

Halifax Genealogical Society P.O. Box 5081 Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida E-mail:[mailto:halifaxgensoc@aol.com halifaxgensoc@aol.com]

Roots and Branches Genealogical Society of West Volusia County 130 E. Howry Ave P O Box 612 DeLand, FL 32724 Website

John Knox Village Genealogy Club aka "The Sandhill Crane Investigative Team" or CSI 1490 Northlake Drive Orance City, FL 32763 386 218-4578

Volusia Genealogical Society Mail: P O Box 2039 Daytona Beach, FL 32115 Meeting: Daytona Beach Regional Library 105 E. Magnolia Ave. Daytona Beach, Fl 32114 Website

Family History Centers

 * Daytona Beach Florida Family History Center
 * Deland Florida Family History Center

Websites

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