De Soto County, Florida:
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Projects

• DeSoto County FLGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• DeSoto County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• DeSoto County, FLGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Desoto County, Florida      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)

Adjacent counties

• Charlotte County, FL  to the south
• Glades County, FL  to the southeast
• Hardee County, FL  to the north
• Highlands County, FL  to the east
• Manatee County, FL  to the west
• Sarasota County, FL  to the west

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• De Soto Co, Florida, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• De Soto County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Desoto Co., FLGenWeb Project, Inc. - Bios 
• DeSoto County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for DeSoto County, Florida      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of De Soto County  Lots of them     (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Cemeteries of DeSoto County      (Source: Interment.net)
• De Soto County Cemeteries      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Desoto County      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Desoto County  Florida Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• DeSoto County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)
• TombStone photos 

Census Records and Indexes

• Desoto Co. Census Records      (Source: Census Online)
• DeSoto County Federal Census Index      (Source: us-census.org)

• 1900

  • 1900 Federal Census  De Soto County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • United States Census, 1900  De Soto County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• 1910

  • 1910 Federal Census  DeSoto County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • 1910 Federal Census  Desoto County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1920

  • 1920 Federal Census  De Soto County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • 1920 Federal Census  DeSoto County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Carlstrom Field, Air Service, U. S. Army, Nocatee      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • Dorr Field, Air Service, U. S. Army, Arcadia      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • Dorr Field, Air Service, U. S. Army, Nocatee 
  • Florida Baptist Orphanage      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  DeSoto County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • De Soto County on Reel 311      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)

• 1935

  • Florida State Census, 1935      (Source: FamilySearch)
  • Florida State Census, 1935  Desoto County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• 1940

  • 1940 Federal Census  De Soto County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • National Archives Official 1940 Census Website  DeSoto County, Florida     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)

• 1945

  • Florida State Census, 1945      (Source: FamilySearch)
  • Florida State Census, 1945  Desoto County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Desoto County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Lunacy Records  1899-1913
• Record of Convictions 

Directories

• Arcadia City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Florida Probate Records  1784-1990     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Florida Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950  includes De Soto County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Guardian Bonds  Book A, 1891-1902
• Probate Records  Book 1 - 05 Nov 1887
• Record of Wills - Book 1 
• Record of Wills - Book 2 

History

• De Soto County  Handbook of Florida, page 54, 1891     (Source: USF Libraries Digital Collections)
• De Soto County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• De Soto County, Florida      (Source: LandmarkHunter.com)
• DeSoto County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Historical Sketch of DeSoto County      (Source: The Florida Memory Project)
• National Register of Historic Places      (Source: National Register of Historic Places)

• Churches and Other Religious Institutions

  • Trinity United Methodist Church of Arcadia      (Source: Cracker Barrel)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • G. Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital  Arcadia, Florida     (Source: Asylum Projects)
  • Arcadia, Florida Early History  Part 1     (Source: Cracker Barrel)
  • Arcadia, Florida Early History  Part 2     (Source: Cracker Barrel)
  • Pine Level      (Source: Ghosttowns.com)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Arcadia, FL SUV And Van Crash, Aug 2000      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Arcadia, FL Town Destroyed By Blaze, Nov 1905      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • De Soto County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Desoto County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Military Petitions for U.S. Citizenship 
• Petitions for Citizenship Filed in Desoto County, Florida  November 1911 to December 1918

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Florida locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• DeSoto County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• DeSoto County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• DeSoto County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Homestead & Exemption Record      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Land Grants, 1887-1892 
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  De Soto County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Arcadia Florida Family History Center      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Desoto County Digital Library and Archives      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Historical Resources  Heartland Library Cooperative
• Library Directory for DeSoto County, Florida      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  DeSoto County, Florida     (Source: Find My Past)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• FLDESOTO De Soto County genealogy

  • FLDESOTO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (13)

Military Records and Histories

• Florida, Military Discharge Records, ca.1837 - ca.1970  includes DeSoto County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Civil War

  • Confederate Pension Application Files Index      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • Florida Confederate Pension Applications 

• Korean War

  • Korean War Casualties      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Seminole Indian War

  • F. M. Durrance's Company 
  • John Parker's Company 
  • Leroy G. Lesley's Company 
  • William B. Hooker's Company 
  • William H. Kendrick's Company 

• World War I

  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (A-L)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (M-Z)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  De Soto County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Desoto County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Marks and Brands  Book 1

Newspaper Records (10)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Arcadia Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Arcadia, Florida Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Desoto Co. obit index      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in De Soto County

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Arcadia  Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• DeSoto County Courthouse 
• DeSoto County Historical Images 
• Desoto County Post Cards      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Historical Postcards of DeSoto County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Photographs taken during an aerial tour of parts of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama  by Army aviators stationed at Dorr Field, Arcadia, Fla., Oct.-Nov. 1918
• Pioneer Photographs      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)

School Records and Histories

• Arcadia School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• DeSoto County Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (46)

Transportation and Industry (13)

Vital Records

• Desoto Co., marriages - FLGenWeb Project, Inc. 
• DeSoto County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Divorce Index  1890-1908
• Early Marriages  1887-1910
• Florida County Marriages, 1823-1982  includes DeSoto County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Florida Marriages, 1830-1993  includes DeSoto County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Official Records Search  includes Death Certificates (1975-now) and Marriage Records (1975-2002)

Wiki

• DeSoto County, Florida Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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