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Florida Sarasota County
Guide to Sarasota County Florida genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Sarasota County, Florida | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Florida | |||||||||
 Location of Florida in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | May 14, 1921 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Sarasota | ||||||||
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Contents |
Quick Dates
Sarasota County's civil records start the following years:
| Marriage | Court | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1921 | 1921 | 1930 | 1921 | 1921 |
County Courthouse
Sarasota County Courthouse
2000 Main St;
Sarasota, FL 34237
Phone: 941-362-4066
Clerk of the Circuit Court has marriage, probate, court and land records from 1921 and divorce records from 1945.
County Health Department has birth and death records.[1]
History
Parent County
1921--Sarasota County was created 14 May 1921 from Manatee County.
County seat: Sarasota [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
African American
- Florida African American Griots Project - USGenWeb
- Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
Cemeteries
- Cemeteries of Sarasota County Florida - A Record of Births, Deaths, and Burials - via the Genealogical Society of Sarasota; online version of book published in 1992 with transcriptions from all cemeteries in the county
- Lemon Bay Historical Cemetery ~ transcription ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Miakka Cemetery ~ transcription ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Pioneer Whitaker ~ transcription ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Florida Tombstone Transcription Project - USGenWeb
- Interment.net - Florida cemetery records by County
Census
For tips on accessing Sarasota County, Florida census records online, see: Florida Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1930 | 12,440 | — |
| 1940 | 16,106 | 29.5% |
| 1950 | 28,827 | 79.0% |
| 1960 | 76,895 | 166.7% |
| 1970 | 120,413 | 56.6% |
| 1980 | 202,251 | 68.0% |
| 1990 | 277,776 | 37.3% |
| Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. | ||
- 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
- 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
Florida Churches ~ Church Angel
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
Military
- Sarasota County Military Records ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- 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
Obituaries
- Florida Obituaries - Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties - USGenWeb Obituaries Project
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
- Florida State Historical Societies - Listing by County
- Sarasota County Public Libraries
- "Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road"
- Sarasota, FL 34241
- Phone: (941) 861-9852
- "Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road"
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- The FLGenWeb Project
- 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
- Sarasota County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Sarasota County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sarasota County, Florida Page 137 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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