Highlands County, Florida:
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Projects

• GenWeb of Highlands County Florida      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Highlands Co      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Highlands County FLGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Highlands County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Highlands County, FLGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Charlotte County, FL  to the southwest
• De Soto County, FL  to the west
• Glades County, FL  to the south
• Hardee County, FL  to the west
• Okeechobee County, FL  to the east
• Osceola County, FL  to the northeast
• Polk County, FL  to the north

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

• Highlands Co, Florida, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Highlands County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Highlands County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Highlands County, Florida      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Highlands County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Highlands County      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Highlands County  Florida Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Highlands County Cemeteries      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Highlands County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Oak Hill Cemetery Burial Plot Owners      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes

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

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Highlands County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Highlands County on Reel 318      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)

• 1935

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

• 1940

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

• 1945

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

Court and Legal Records

• Highlands County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)

Ethnic

• Sebring, Florida      (Source: Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life)

History

• A Brief Sketch of the Creation and History of Highlands County      (Source: The Florida Memory Project)
• Highlands County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Highlands County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Highlands County, Florida      (Source: LandmarkHunter.com)
• Highlands County, Florida History      (Source: The Florida Memory Project)
• Historical Sketch of Highlands County      (Source: The Florida Memory Project)
• National Register of Historic Places      (Source: National Register of Historic Places)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • Avon Park History      (Source: villageprofile.com)
  • Basinger      (Source: Ghosttowns.com)
  • Fort Kissimmee      (Source: Ghosttowns.com)
  • Old Venus      (Source: Ghosttowns.com)
  • The City on the Circle  Sebring, Florida     (Source: villageprofile.com)
  • Sebring, Florida      (Source: Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events (10)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Highlands County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Highlands, Okeechobee Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• The Depot Museum  Avon Park, Florida
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Highlands County Digital Library and Archives      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Historical Resources  Heartland Library Cooperative
• Lake Placid Historical Society Depot Museum 
• Library Directory for Highlands County, Florida      (Source: libraries.org - A directory of libraries throughout the world)
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Highlands County, Florida     (Source: Find My Past)
• Sebring Florida Family History Center      (Source: FamilySearch)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• FLHIGHLA Highlands County genealogy

  • FLHIGHLA Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (10)

Military Records and Histories

• Civil War

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

• World War I

  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (ABBOTT-COX)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (CRAFT-HENSTED)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (HERBERT-MCKNIGHT)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (MCLAIN-SKROBICH)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration (SLATER-ZIMMERMAN)      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)

Miscellaneous Data

• Highlands County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Highlands County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Highlands County newspapers      (Source: Florida Digital Newspaper Library)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (10)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Childs  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Highlands County Courthouse 
• Highlands County Historical Images 
• Highlands County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Highlands County Post Cards      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Historical Postcards of Highlands County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Sebring  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Venus  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories

• Avon Park School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lake Placid School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Sebring School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Avon Park Historical Society 
• Highlands County Genealogical Society 
• Lake Placid Historical Society 
• Sebring Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Sebring Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (26)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Highlands County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Highlands County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Patents  Highlands County, Florida     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records (17)

Wiki

• Highlands County, Florida Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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