Lee County, Florida:
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Projects

• Lee County FLGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Lee County FLGenWeb Site      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Lee County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Lee County, FLGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Charlotte County, FL  to the north
• Collier County, FL  to the south
• Glades County, FL  to the northeast
• Hendry County, FL  to the east

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

• Biographies for Lee County, Florida      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Lee Co, Florida, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Lee Co. bio's      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Lee County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Lee County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• The Story of Fort Myers      (Source: USF Libraries Digital Collections)

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Lee County, Florida      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Lee County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Cemeteries of Lee County Florida      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Lee County      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Lee County  Florida Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Lee County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes

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

• 1900

  • 1900 Federal Census  Dade, Lee, Brevard County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • 1900 Federal Census  Lee County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • United States Census, 1900  Lee County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• 1910

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

• 1920

  • 1920 Federal Census  Lee County     (Source: US GenWeb Census Project)
  • 1920 Federal Census  Lee County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Lee County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Lee County on Reel 323      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)

• 1935

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

• 1940

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

• 1945

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

Church Records

• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Fort Myers, Florida     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

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

Directories

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

Estate Records

• Florida Probate Records  1784-1990     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Florida Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950  includes Lee County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

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

History (32)

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)
• Lee County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Lee County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Lee County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Lee County Landholdings      (Source: The Florida Memory Project)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Lee County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (14)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• FLLEE Lee County genealogy

  • FLLEE Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (12)

Military Records and Histories

• Casey, Fort, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Daniels, Camp, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Dulany, Fort, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Myers, Fort, FL  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• Civil War

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

• Korean War

  • Lee County, FL Korean War Casualty List      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

  • 1917-18 Civilian Draft Registration      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Lee County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Classic Buildings of Lee County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• Lee County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Lee County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Fort Myers Historical Newspapers      (Source: Newspapers.com)     ($)
• Lee County newspapers      (Source: Florida Digital Newspaper Library)
• Newspaper Archive of Boca Beacon  Boca Grande, Florida     (Source: SmallTownPapers)
• Online archive of Sanibel Public Library 

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (14)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Gallery: Fort Myers  Exploring Florida
• Historic Pictures of Lee County Florida      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Historical Postcards of Lee County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lee County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Lee County Courthouse 
• Lee County Historical Images 
• Lee County Post Cards      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Penny Postcards from Florida      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)

School Records and Histories

• Fort Myers School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Fort Myers Schools      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• North Ft Myers School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies (11)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (36)

Transportation and Industry

• Buckingham Army Airfield / Lehigh West Airfield / Buckingham Field (FL59)  Buckingham, Florida     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Building histories of Lee County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• The Gasparilla Inn & Club  Boca Grande, Florida     (Source: Historic Hotels of America)
• Lee County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Lehigh Acres Airpark (9X3)  Lehigh Acres, Florida     (Source: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Lee County, Florida     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Florida County Marriages, 1823-1982  includes Lee County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Florida Marriages, 1830-1993  includes Lee County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Lee County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Official Records Search  includes Death Certificates (1988-now) and Marriage Records (1909-now)

Wiki

• Lee County, Florida Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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