Glades County, Florida Genealogy
Guide to Glades County, Florida ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Founded | April 23, 1921 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Moore Haven | ||||||||
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 County Courthouse
- 3 History
- 4 Places / Localities
- 5 Resources
County InformationEdit
Glades County, Florida Record DatesEdit
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1921 | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 | 1830 |
County CourthouseEdit
Glades County Courthouse
PO Box 10;
Moore Haven, FL 33471
Phone: 863.946.0361
Clerk of Courts has marriage, divorce, land, probate and
court records from 1921 and burial records from 1925.
County Health Department has birth and death records from 192. 1[2]
HistoryEdit
Parent CountyEdit
1921--Glades County was created 23 April 1921 from DeSoto County.
County seat: Moore Haven [3]
DescriptionEdit
The county was named for Florida Everglades. The County Seat is Moore Haven and the county was created April 23, 1921. The County is located in the Southcentral area of the state.[4]
Boundary ChangesEdit
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 LossEdit
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places / LocalitiesEdit
Populated PlacesEdit
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:[5]
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Neighboring CountiesEdit
Lee • Martin • Okeechobee • Palm Beach
ResourcesEdit
CemeteriesEdit
The following web site may have additional information on Glades County cemeteries.
- Interment.net Florida cemetery records
CensusEdit
For tips on accessing Glades County, Florida Genealogy census records online, see: Florida Census.
ChurchEdit
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Florida denominations, view the Florida Church Records wiki page.
CourtEdit
LandEdit
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Florida Land and Property for additional information about early Florida land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
Local HistoriesEdit
Local histories are available for Glades County, Florida Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Florida Local Histories.
MapsEdit
for more resources
- 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
MilitaryEdit
- Glades County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)
- Florida State Military Files USGenWeb
- Florida state pension records from various wars Pension Transcriptions USGenWeb
Civil WarEdit
- 1861-1865 - Florida Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - Florida Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
- 1885-1955 - Florida Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955 at FamilySearch — images only
World War IEdit
- Index to Glades County World War I Draft Registration by Surname - Scroll down to WWI. (USGenWeb Archives)
- 1917 - 1920 - Florida, World War I Navy Card Roster, 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — index and images
World War IIEdit
- Index to Glades County World War II Army Enlistment Records (Genealogy Trails)
- Glaes County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)
- 1940-1945 - Florida, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images
Korean WarEdit
- Glades County Korean War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
- Florida Casualties in the Korean Conflict distantcousin.com
Vietnam WarEdit
- Glades County Vietnam War Casualties (Genealogy Trails)
- Florida Casualties in the Vietnam War distantcousin.com
NewspapersEdit
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Glades County, Florida Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Glades County, Florida Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
ProbateEdit
Online Records
- 1784 – 1990 Florida Probate Records 1784-1990 at FamilySearch — images
- 1810 – 1974 Florida Wills and Probate Records 1810-1974 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
TaxationEdit
Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more information see the wiki page Florida Taxation.
Vital RecordsEdit
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Florida State Archives, or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
Birth RecordsEdit
- 1880 - 1935 - Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 at at FamilySearch — index
Death RecordsEdit
- 1877 - 1939 - Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939 at FamilySearch — index
- 1900 - 1921 - Florida, Deaths and Burials, 1900-1921 at FamilySearch — index
- 1877 - 1998 - Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998 at FamilySearch — index
Divorce RecordsEdit
- 1927 - 2001 - Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 at Ancestry.com - index $
Marriage RecordsEdit
- 1802 - 1998 - Florida, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1837 - 1974 - Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974 at FamilySearch — index
- 1830 - 1993 - Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1830 - 1957 - Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1822 - 1875 and 1927 - 2001 - Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 at FamilySearch — index
Societies and LibrariesEdit
Glades County Historical Society
PO Box 10
Moore Haven 33471-0100
Website
- Random Acts of Kindness List of Florida Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies
- FamilySearch Find a Family History Center
- Florida Historical Society
- Florida State Genealogical Society
Family History CentersEdit
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.
- For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map
WebsitesEdit
- Glades County FLGenWeb Project
- Glades County, USGenWeb Archives
- Glades County, FL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Florida Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Florida Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- Glades County Florida GenWeb Project, Inc.
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Glades County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Glades County, Florida Genealogy Trails
- Glades County FL Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Glades County, Florida . Page 133-137 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 143-145.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Glades 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).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Glades County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glades_County,_Florida 04/24/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Glades County, Florida," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glades_County,_Florida, accessed 26 January 2019.
