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| − | Clerk of Circuit Court<br>(Traffic Court ONLY after July 31,2009) 9309 N. FLorida Avenue Suite 103<br>Tampa, FL 33612 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)<br> | + | Clerk of Circuit Court<br>(Traffic Court ONLY after July 31,2009) 9309 N. FLorida Avenue Suite 103<br>Tampa, FL 33612 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)<br> |
== History == | == History == | ||
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==== Populated Places ==== | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
| − | Tampa is one of the larger communities in Hillsborough. | + | Tampa is one of the larger communities in Hillsborough. |
==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
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Some Hillsborough County Funeral Home records have been microfilmed by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and are available for viewing at the Salt Lake City facility or one of their affiliated [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers]. They are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library catalog] through the Keyword Search, with the name of the Funeral Home, These records are listed as following: A P Boza (1929-1965); B Marion Reed (1916-1928), J L Reed and Son (1887-1969); Lord and Fernandez (1925-1969), Stowers (1961-1966), Wells (1918-1939). | Some Hillsborough County Funeral Home records have been microfilmed by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and are available for viewing at the Salt Lake City facility or one of their affiliated [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers]. They are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library catalog] through the Keyword Search, with the name of the Funeral Home, These records are listed as following: A P Boza (1929-1965); B Marion Reed (1916-1928), J L Reed and Son (1887-1969); Lord and Fernandez (1925-1969), Stowers (1961-1966), Wells (1918-1939). | ||
| − | Additional funeral home and cemetery records can be found in the [http://guides.lib.usf.edu/content.php?pid=62125&sid=553874 Special Collections] of the University of South Florida Tampa Library. | + | Additional funeral home and cemetery records can be found in the [http://guides.lib.usf.edu/content.php?pid=62125&sid=553874 Special Collections] of the University of South Florida Tampa Library. |
| − | Individual cemeteries: | + | Individual cemeteries: |
| − | *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158637 Little Union Baptist Church, Fish Hawk] BillionGraves. | + | *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=158637 Little Union Baptist Church, Fish Hawk] BillionGraves. Just south of CR 672 on CR 39. |
==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
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{{USCensusPop | {{USCensusPop | ||
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| 2000= 303447 | | 2000= 303447 | ||
| estimate = 343890 | | estimate = 343890 | ||
| − | | estyear = 2009}} | + | | estyear = 2009}} |
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
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:October 16-18, 1863 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/fl004.htm Fort Brooke]<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/fl002.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 26 June 2012).</ref> <br> | :October 16-18, 1863 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/fl004.htm Fort Brooke]<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/fl002.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 26 June 2012).</ref> <br> | ||
| − | [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/FLmap.htm Map] showing Civil War battles in Florida. | + | [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/FLmap.htm Map] showing Civil War battles in Florida. |
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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==== Vital Records <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1279399953562_39" /> ==== | ==== Vital Records <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1279399953562_39" /> ==== | ||
| − | Some Hillsborough County marriage records are available at the University of South Florida Tampa Library's Special Collections department, and some years have been [http://guides.lib.usf.edu/content.php?pid=86148&sid=640851# digitized and indexed on their site]. | + | Some Hillsborough County marriage records are available at the University of South Florida Tampa Library's Special Collections department, and some years have been [http://guides.lib.usf.edu/content.php?pid=86148&sid=640851# digitized and indexed on their site]. |
[http://www.hillscountyhealth.org/vital/vital_main.htm Hillsborough County Vital Records Office:] | [http://www.hillscountyhealth.org/vital/vital_main.htm Hillsborough County Vital Records Office:] | ||
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| − | The {{FHL|455140|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake City has microfilmed some of the earlier vital records of the Hillsborough County County Judge and Circuit court which are available for viewing in Salt Lake City or in any of its affiliate [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers.]<br><br> | + | The {{FHL|455140|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}} in Salt Lake City has microfilmed some of the earlier vital records of the Hillsborough County County Judge and Circuit court which are available for viewing in Salt Lake City or in any of its affiliate [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Centers.]<br><br> |
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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United States 
Florida Hillsborough County
Contents
County Courthouse
Hillsborough County Courthouse
419 N Pierce Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 813.276.8100
County Judge has marriage and probate records.
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and land records.
Hillsborough County has a number
of addresses for their Clerks of the Circuit Court[1]
Clerk of Circuit Court
George E. Edgecomb Courthouse
800 Twiggs Street
Tampa, FL 33602 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Clerk of Circuit Court
CCC Accounting
419 Pierce
Room 130
Tampa, FL 33602 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Clerk of Circuit Court
Tax Deeds
George E. Edgecomb Courthouse
800 Twiggs Street Room #103
Tampa, FL 33602 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Clerk of Circuit Court
Marriage License, Recording, Records Library, Passports
419 Pierce
Room 140
Tampa, FL 33602 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Clerk of Circuit Court
Courthouse Annex
Felony / Circuit Criminal
Room 202
401 N. Jefferson Street
Tampa, FL 33602 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
(Public access via Edgecomb Courthouse at 800 E. Twiggs Street)
Clerk of Circuit Court
Annex Tower
Tampa, FL 33602 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Clerk of Circuit Court
Misdemeanor / County Criminal
7th Floor
Room 752
700 Twiggs Street
Tampa, FL 33602 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Clerk of Circuit Court
County Center
601 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33602 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Brandon Office
Clerk of Circuit Court
Brandon Regional Service Center
311 Pauls Drive
Suite 110
Brandon, FL 33511 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Maps and Directions
SouthShore Office
Clerk of Circuit Court
SouthShore Regional Service Center
410 30th St. S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
Plant City Office
Clerk of Circuit Court
Plant City Courthouse
302 North Michigan Avenue
Plant City, FL 33563 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
North Tampa
Clerk of Circuit Court
(Traffic Court ONLY after July 31,2009) 9309 N. FLorida Avenue Suite 103
Tampa, FL 33612 Monday - Friday (8 AM - 5 PM)
History
A brief history of Hillsborough County is given on this website, along with links to other sources.
Parent County
1834--Hillsborough County was created 25 January 1834 from Alachua County. County seat: Tampa [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Tampa is one of the larger communities in Hillsborough.
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries and Funeral Homes
The Florida Genealogical Society of Tampa has transcribed the contents of its 8-volume cemetery survey of Hillsborough County (originally published between 1986 and 1990) into the Find A Grave cemetery database website.
Hillsborough County Florida Cemeteries. This site has information from 8 volumes published by the Florida Genealogical Society as well as information on cemetery information added since the publication of these volumes.
Some Hillsborough County Funeral Home records have been microfilmed by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and are available for viewing at the Salt Lake City facility or one of their affiliated Family History Centers. They are listed in the Family History Library catalog through the Keyword Search, with the name of the Funeral Home, These records are listed as following: A P Boza (1929-1965); B Marion Reed (1916-1928), J L Reed and Son (1887-1969); Lord and Fernandez (1925-1969), Stowers (1961-1966), Wells (1918-1939).
Additional funeral home and cemetery records can be found in the Special Collections of the University of South Florida Tampa Library.
Individual cemeteries:
- Little Union Baptist Church, Fish Hawk BillionGraves. Just south of CR 672 on CR 39.
Census
For tips on accessing Hillsborough County, Florida Genealogy census records online, see: Florida Census.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 974 | ||
| 1870 | 796 | ||
| 1880 | 720 | −9.5% | |
| 1890 | 5,532 | 668.3% | |
| 1900 | 15,839 | 186.3% | |
| 1910 | 37,782 | 138.5% | |
| 1920 | 51,608 | 36.6% | |
| 1930 | 101,161 | 96.0% | |
| 1940 | 108,391 | 7.1% | |
| 1950 | 124,681 | 15.0% | |
| 1960 | 274,970 | 120.5% | |
| 1970 | 277,714 | 1.0% | |
| 1980 | 271,523 | −2.2% | |
| 1990 | 280,015 | 3.1% | |
| 2000 | 303,447 | 8.4% | |
| Est. 2009 | 343,890 | 13.3% | |
Church
There are over 300 Hillsborough Churches listed on this website, with their location indicated
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Tampa
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War Battles
The following Civil War battles were fought in Hillsborough County:
- June 30-July 1, 1862 = Tampa, also known as the Yankee Outrage at Tampa[3]
- October 16-18, 1863 = Fort Brooke[4]
Map showing Civil War battles in Florida.
Newspapers
Probate
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has been able to film many of the Hillsborough County Judge's Court records, and copies of these films are available in Salt Lake City or in any of its affiliate Family History Centers.
Taxation
Vital Records
Some Hillsborough County marriage records are available at the University of South Florida Tampa Library's Special Collections department, and some years have been digitized and indexed on their site.
Hillsborough County Vital Records Office:
Vital Statistics Office
13601 North 22nd Street
Tampa, Florida 33613
Telephone: (813) 307-8002
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday
(7:30am to 4:30pm)
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has microfilmed some of the earlier vital records of the Hillsborough County County Judge and Circuit court which are available for viewing in Salt Lake City or in any of its affiliate Family History Centers.
Societies and Libraries
Public Libraries
The following libraries in Hillsborough County have collections of particular interest to genealogists.
- John F. Germany Public Library
900 N. Ashley Dr.
Tampa, Florida 33602-3788
Telephone: (813) 273-3652
The History and Genealogy Department has a large collection with emphasis on Florida, the southeast region, the original thirteen colonies and all other states bordering on the Mississippi River.
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Brandon Florida Family History Center (Valrico)
- Tampa Florida Family History Center
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Florida Genealogical Society, Inc. (Tampa)
- Hillsborough County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Hillsborough County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
- Hillsborough County Genealogy (Florida Genealogy)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hillsborough County, Florida Page 134 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 26 June 2012).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 26 June 2012).
