(This page's most recent update is April 2025)
If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as some specific categories and resources have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
- Access Genealogy – Florida
- Alachua County Library District
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Florida
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Barry University Digital Collections
- Brevard Genealogical Society
- Broward College Digital Collections
- Broward County Library
- Central Florida Genealogical Society
- Central Florida Memory Digital Collections
- Chronicling America – Florida
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cyndi’s List – Florida
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Florida
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Florida
- Documenting the American South
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Florida Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Florida
- FindAGrave
- Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Digital Collections
- Florida Atlantic University Digital Collections
- Florida Electronic Library
- Florida Gulf Coast University Digital Collections
- Florida Historical Society
- Florida History and Genealogy Library
- Florida Institute of Technology Digital Collections
- Florida International University Digital Collections
- Florida Memorial University Digital Collections
- Florida Memory
- Florida Polytechnic University Digital Collections
- Florida Southern College Digital Collections
- Florida State University Digital Collections
- Freedmen’s Bureau Online – Florida
- Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County
- Genealogy Trails – Florida
- Google Books – Florida
- HathiTrust – Florida
- Hillsborough County Public Library
- History Miami Museum
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Indian River County Library
- Indian River State College Digital Collections
- Interment.net – Florida
- Internet Archive – Florida
- Jacksonville Public Library
- LDS Genealogy – Florida
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Florida
- Lowcountry Africana
- Manatee County Public Library System
- Meek-Eaton Black Archives, Research Center, and Museum
- Miami-Dade College Digital Collections
- Naples Regional Library
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Atlanta
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Florida
- Nova Southeastern University Digital Collections
- Orange County Library System
- Palm Beach Atlantic University Digital Collections
- Palm Beach State College Digital Collections
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Pinellas Genealogy Society
- Pinellas Public Library Cooperative
- Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library
- Publication of Archival Library & Museum Materials (PALMM)
- Saint Leo University Digital Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Florida
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- St Thomas University Digital Collections
- St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library
- State Archives of Florida
- The Official Land Records Site
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Central Florida Digital Collections
- University of Florida Digital Collections
- University of Miami Digital Collections
- University of North Florida Digital Collections
- University of South Florida Digital Collections
- University of South Florida Tampa Library Special Collections
- University of Tampa Digital Collections
- University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center
- University of West Florida Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Florida
- US GenWeb Archives – Florida
- West Florida Genealogical Society
- West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center
Here is the list of over 4,570 curated Florida genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!