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Guide to DeSoto County Florida genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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DeSoto County, Florida
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Location in the state of Florida
Location of Florida in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	May 19, 1887
County Seat	Arcadia
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

De Soto County Courthouse
 115 Oak Street
Arcadia, FL 33821
Phone: 862.993.4876

County Judge has probate records from 1887.
Clerk Ciruit Court has divorce, court and land records from 1887. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1887--DeSoto County was created 19 May 1887 from Manatee County.
County seat: Arcadia ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Charlotte 
• Glades 
• Hardee 
• Highlands 
• Manatee 
• Sarasota 

Resources

African American

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

Cemeteries

FLGenWeb Project,Inc. Desoto Countycemetery Index

• Cemeteries of Fort Ogden
• Florida Tombstone Transcription Project  -  USGenWeb
• Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
• Veterans Administration National Cemeteries - Florida National Cemeteries

Census

Desoto County Federal Census Index-FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

For tips on accessing DeSoto County, Florida census records online, see: Florida 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
• 1885 Florida State Population Census - 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

Church

Churches of Desoto County,Fl.-FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

Court

Land

Florida Territorial Land Records

Local Histories

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

Military Index, Desoto County,Fl.-FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

• 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

Desoto County Florida, Obituary Index- FLGenWeb Project,Inc.

• Florida Obituaries  -  Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties -  USGenWeb Obituaries Project

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Marriage

• 1887-1905 - DeSoto County Marriage Book 1 Index 1887-1905. Batch M737477 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1905-1912 - DeSoto County Marriage Book 2 Index 1905-1912. Batch M737479 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1906-1925 - DeSoto County Marriage Books 1 and 3 Index 1906-1925. Batch M737871 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1912-1916 - DeSoto County Marriage Book 3 Index 1912-1916. Batch M737475 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1920-1926 - DeSoto County Marriage Book 5 Index 1920-1926. Batch M737476 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1926-1936 - DeSoto County Marriage Book 6 Index 1926-1936. Batch M743065 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

• Florida State Archives

Societies and Libraries

• Florida State Historical Societies  -  Listing by County
  
• Florida Historical Society
• Florida State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Arcadia Florida Family History Center
  • Arcadia, Florida

Web Sites

• DeSoto County FLGenWeb
• State of Florida
• USGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• De Soto County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Desoto County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), DeSoto County, Florida Page 134 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/54/Igiflorida.pdf.

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