Palm Beach County, Florida Genealogy

Guide to Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach, Florida. The County is located in the Southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Palm Beach County Courthouse 301 N Olive Ave; West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4705 Phone: 561-355-2754 Palm Beach County Website County Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records.

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:

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Palm Beach County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Florida cemetery records

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
 * Federal Census Information from National Archives USGenWeb
 * State Census Information from Florida State Archives USGenWeb
 * Census of Pensioners Revolutionary Military Service USGenWeb
 * Palm Beach FLGenWeb

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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


 * Palm Beach W.

Directories

 * 1923 Palm Beach FLGenWeb
 * 1954 FLGenWeb
 * 1956 American-Finish FLGenWeb
 * 1978 Phone Book FLGenWeb

Emigration and 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

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * USGenWeb Florida African American Griots Project
 * Afrigeneas - African Genealogy

Land and Property Records
Land Grants of Palm Beach Co FLGenWeb

Local Histories

 * Vivian Reissland Rouson-Gossett, C. Spencer Pompeym and Melvin Haynes: Like a mighty Banyan: contribution of Black people to the history of Palm Beach County. (Palm Beach County, FLA.: Palm Beach Junior College) [1982]. WorldCat (Other Libraries)


 * Hurricanes, The Case of the Disappearing Ancestor; Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb
 * History of Palm Beach FLGenWeb

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:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Palm Beach County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Palm Beach County Military Records (FLGenWeb Project)
 * 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
 * 1917-1918 - Palm Beach County Civilian Draft Registration (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1917-1920 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Palm Beach County Army and Air Force Casualties - World War I - Scroll down to World War I. (FLGenWeb Project)

World War II
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Index to Palm Beach County World War II Army Enlistees - Scroll down to WWII. (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Palm Beach County Army and Air Force Casualties - World War II - Scroll down to World War II. (FLGenWeb Project)

Korean War
 * Palm Beach County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com

Vietnam War
 * Palm Beach County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
 * Distantcousin.com Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War

Newspapers
Current Newspapers of Palm Beach Co  FLGenWeb

Courtesy of The Boca Raton Historical Society Archives:


 * 1948-1993 Boca Raton Historical Society Archived Newspapers
 * Early Florida Newspapers at the Florida State Library USGenWeb

Obituaries

 * 1980-2010 Area Deaths (Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County)
 * Obituary Index of Palm Beach Co FLGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Obituaries Project Obituary transcriptions from Florida counties

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records
 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1810 – 1974 Ancestry.com $ Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974

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.

Vital Records

 * Vital Records of the Palm Beach Co, FLGenWeb

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

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

Divorce

 * 1927-2001 - Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry - index ($)

Family History Centers

 * Boca Raton Florida Family History Center


 * Jupiter Florida Family History Center


 * Palm Beach Florida Family History Center


 * Wellington Florida Family History Center

Libraries
Palm Beach County Library 3650 Summit Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Phone: 561-233-2600 Website

Societies
Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County PO Box 17617 3650 Summit Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33416 Phone: 561-616-3455 Website

Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. PO Box 7796 Delray Beach, FL 33482-7796 Phone: 561-450-9577 Website

Florida Historical Society 435 Brevard Ave. Cocoa FL 32922 Phone: 321-690-1971 Website

Florida State Genealogical Society P.O. Box 940927 Maitland, FL 32794-0927 Phone: 407-494-3747 Website

Websites

 * Palm Beach County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Palm Beach County (FLGenWeb Project)
 * Palm Beach County, Florida (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Palm Beach County, Florida (Genealogy Trails)
 * Palm Beach 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.