Orange County, Florida:
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Projects

• Central Florida Memory  Preserving Yesterday, Today, For Tomorrow
• Orange County FLGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Orange County FLGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Orange County Florida Genealogy Project      (Source: The FLGenWeb Project, Inc.)
• Orange County History and Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Orange County, Florida Genealogy and History      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Orlando Memory 
• Winter Park History and Archives Collection 

Adjacent counties

• Brevard County, FL  to the east
• Lake County, FL  to the west
• Osceola County, FL  to the south
• Polk County, FL  to the southwest
• Seminole County, FL  to the north
• Volusia County, FL  to the northeast

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

• Early Settlers of Orange County, Florida      (Source: Central Florida Memory)
• Golden Personalities  Notal People of Rollins and Winter Park
• History of Orange County      (Source: USF Libraries Digital Collections)
• History of Orange County, Florida  Narrative and Biographical     (Source: Central Florida Memory)
• Orange Co, Florida, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Orange County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Orange County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Blogs

• Hannibal Square Heritage Center Family History Research Library 

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes (33)

Church Records

• Charter Members of the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
• Florida, Church Records, 1834-1997  includes Holy Cross (Buena Vista)     (Source: FamilySearch)

Court and Legal Records

• History of the 4th District Court of Appeal 
• The History of the Apopka Police Department 
• Orange County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)

Directories (12)

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Orange County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Orange County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Orange County     (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

• Florida Probate Records  1784-1990     (Source: FamilySearch)

Ethnic

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

History (39)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Florida and South Carolina, Airplane Arrival Manifests  1944-1945     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Florida and South Carolina, Passenger Lists  1907-1948     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Florida Naturalization Records  1847-1995     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Orange County Deeds and Indexes  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Orlando Area Federal Land Grants  Pre-Civil War     (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Orange County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Lake, Orange Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (20)

Lookups

• Orange County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• FLORANGE Orange County genealogy

  • FLORANGE Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (31)

Military Records and Histories

• Florida, Military Discharge Records, ca.1837 - ca.1970  includes Orange County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Orange County, Florida     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • Civil War Veterans (Confederate and Union) Burials      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • Company F, 7th Florida Infantry, CSA      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • Confederate Pension Application Files Index      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)
  • Southern Claims Commission  Orange County - Barred and Disallowed Claims     (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)

• Korean War

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

• Seminole Indian War

  • Muster Roll of Jernigan's Company, Hopkin's Div., Orange Co., FL Troops, Seminole Indian War      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)

• Vietnam War

  • Orlando Vietnam War Casualties      (Source: USGenWeb Florida Archives)

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Account Ledger for Maitland, Florida  1881-1903     (Source: Central Florida Memory)
• Classic Buildings of Orange County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)
• County Voter Registration Records  1867-1905     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Orange County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Orange County Voter Registration      (Source: Central Florida Memory)

Newspaper Records (10)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (17)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (15)

School Records and Histories (29)

Societies (14)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (146)

Tax Lists

• Assessed Valuations of the City of Winter Park  1923     (Source: Central Florida Memory)
• Orange County Revenue Book  1857     (Source: Central Florida Memory)

Transportation and Industry (11)

Vital Records (10)

Wiki

• Orange County, Florida Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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