Okeechobee County, Florida:
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Projects

• Okeechobee County FLGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Okeechobee County FLGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Okeechobee County Gen Web      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Okeechobee County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Glades County, FL  to the west
• Hendry County, FL  to the south
• Highlands County, FL  to the west
• Indian River County, FL  to the northeast
• Martin County, FL  to the east
• Osceola County, FL  to the north
• Palm Beach County, FL  to the south
• Polk County, FL  to the northwest
• Saint Lucie County, FL  to the east

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

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

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Okeechobee County, Florida      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Okeechobee County      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Okeechobee County  Florida Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Okeechobee County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes

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

• 1920

  • 1920 Federal Census  Okeechobee County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)

• 1930

  • 1930 Federal Census  Okeechobee County, Florida     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
  • Okeechobee County on Reel 326      (Source: 1930 United States Census on Internet Archive)

• 1935

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

• 1940

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

• 1945

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

Church Records

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

Court and Legal Records

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

Ethnic

• John Horse and the Black Seminoles  The First Black Rebels to Beat American Slavery

History

• History of Okeechobee County 
• History of Okeechobee County, Florida      (Source: The Florida Memory Project)
• National Register of Historic Places      (Source: National Register of Historic Places)
• Okeechobee County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Okeechobee County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Okeechobee County, Florida      (Source: LandmarkHunter.com)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • Basinger      (Source: Ghosttowns.com)
  • Fort Drum      (Source: Ghosttowns.com)
  • Sherman      (Source: Ghosttowns.com)

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

  • Fort Drum, FL Plane Crashes On Highway, Jan 1994      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Lake Okeechobee, FL Thousands Die In Hurricane, Sep 1928      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Okeechobee County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Okeechobee County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
  • Okeechobee, FL Train Crashes Into Car, Sep 1955      (Source: GenDisasters)

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

Land Records

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

Libraries, Museums, Archives

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

• FLOKEECH Okeechobee County genealogy

  • FLOKEECH Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers

• Individual County Chronologies  Okeechobee County     (Source: The Newberry Library)
• Okeechobee County Gazetteer      (Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System)
• Okeechobee County Local Maps      (Source: Exploring Florida Maps)
• Okeechobee County Maps      (Source: Exploring Florida Maps)
• Okeechobee County Post Offices 
• Okeechobee County Postal Covers      ($)
• Okeechobee County Sanborn Maps      (Source: The Library of Congress)

Military Records and Histories

• Civil War

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

• World War I

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

• World War II

  • Okeechobee County Extract from World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)

Miscellaneous Data

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

Newspaper Records

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

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• NewsZapFL 
• Obituary search includes The Daily Okeechobee News      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Okeechobee County, Florida Obituary Collection      (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• Okeechobee Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Okeechobee, Florida Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Okeechobee County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Okeechobee County Courthouse 
• Okeechobee County Historical Images 
• A Pictorial History 

Societies

• East Central Florida Genealogical Society Co-op 
• Genealogical Society of Okeechobee 

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

• Biography of Thomas Wilton Conley Jr., on page 73  Who's Who and What to See in Florida, 1935     (Source: Florida Heritage Collection)
• Biography of Rachel Flagg Crozier, on page 82  Who's Who and What to See in Florida, 1935     (Source: Florida Heritage Collection)
• Biography of Claude Lester Davis, on page 86  Who's Who and What to See in Florida, 1935     (Source: Florida Heritage Collection)
• Biography of William Griffis, on page 125  Who's Who and What to See in Florida, 1935     (Source: Florida Heritage Collection)
• John Horse and the Black Seminoles  The First Black Rebels to Beat American Slavery
• Biography of Benjamin L. Jennings Jr., on page 149  Who's Who and What to See in Florida, 1935     (Source: Florida Heritage Collection)
• Biography of Isaac Hugh Stone, 1870-1925      (Source: Cracker Barrel)
• Eunice Thomas of Okeechobee, FL      (Source: Family Tree Maker User Home Pages)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Okeechobee County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Okeechobee County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Patents  Okeechobee County, Florida     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records

• Florida County Marriages, 1823-1982  includes Okeechobee County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Florida Marriages, 1830-1993  includes Okeechobee County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Official Records Search  includes Death Certificates (1986-now) and Marriage Records (1971-now)
• Okeechobee County Health Department  Vital Statistics Office
• Okeechobee County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)

Wiki

• Okeechobee County, Florida Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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