Broward County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Broward County

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

County Courthouse
Broward County Courthouse 201 SE 6th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 954.765.4578

Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, probate divorce, court and land records from 1915

Parent County
1915- Broward County was created 30 April 1915 from Dade and Palm Beach Counties. County seat: Fort Lauderdale

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.

Neighboring Counties
Collier •  Hendry  •  Miami-Dade  •  Palm Beach

Census
FLGenWeb Broward Co. 1920 Census

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Fort Lauderdale
 * Pompano

Cities
FLGenWeb Broward Co. Cities

Education

 * Broward College yearbooks - various yearbooks from about 1961 to 2000 are freely available at the Internet Archive.

Emigration and Immigration
Online Records
 * 1944 - 1945 at | FamilySearch — images

Maps



 * Maps of Florida (1821-1997)

Military
FLGenWeb Broward Co. Military

World War I

1917 Draft Registrations @ learnwebskills.com World War I Veterans @ learnwebskills.com

World War II

Robert B. Conlon - Medal of Honor &amp; Distinguished Service Cross Recipient...Broward Co, FLGenWeb

World War II, Missing and Dead (Army and Army Air Force) Broward Co, FLGenWeb

Korean War

Korean War Fatal Casualties, Broward Co, FLGenWeb

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1784 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Vital Records
Executions in Broward Co.(FLGenWeb)

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

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Cocoa Florida Family History Center (Rockledge)
 * Coral Springs Florida Family History Center
 * Plantation Florida Family History Center

Web Sites

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