Indian River County, Florida Genealogy

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

United States   Florida    Indian River County

Quick Dates
Indian_River County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse


Indian River County Courthouse 1840 25th St; Vero Beach, FL 32960 Phone. 561-657-8000

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate court and land records from 1925. County Health Department has birth and death records.

Parent County
1925--Indian River County was created 30 May 1925 from St. Lucie County. County seat: Vero Beach

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
For a list of record loss in Florida counties see: Florida Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places / Localities

 * Vero Beach
 * Sebastian
 * Fellsmere
 * Gifford
 * Orchid
 * Indian River Shores
 * Wabasso
 * Winter Beach

Neighboring Counties
Brevard • Okeechobee •  Osceola •  St. Lucie

Cemeteries

 * Crestlawn Cemetery
 * Sebastian Cemetery
 * Brookside Historical Cemetery
 * Gifford Cemetery
 * Winter Beach Cemetery

Maps

 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

Obituaries
Obituary Indexprovided by the Julian W. Lowenstein Archive Center &amp; Genealogy Department of the Indian River County Library. Covers 1912 to March, 2011. Copies of the obituary can be acquired from the library for a fee. Information is drawn from the following newspapers:


 * Vero Beach Press Journal
 * Sebastian Sun
 * Indian River Farmer
 * Fellsmere Farmer
 * Fellsmere Tribune

Birth Records

 * 1880 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1877 - 1939 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1900 - 1921 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1877 - 1998 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce Records

 * 1927 - 2001 Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1837 - 1974 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1830 - 1993 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1925-1931 - Indian River County Marriage Book 1 Index 1925-1931. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Vero Beach Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Indian River County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Indian River County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Indian River County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Indian River County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.