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Record Finder Table for Florida

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Florida topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Vital Records Church Records Cemeteries Newspapers Obituaries	Bible Records Census
Marriage place and date	Vital Records Church Records Census Newspapers	Bible Records Cemeteries Military Records Probate Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Land and Property
Death date, place, and burial	Vital Records Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries Newspapers	Probate Records Bible Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Vital Records Church Records Newspapers Bible Records	Cemeteries Military Records Probate Records Obituaries
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Vital Records Church Records Census Probate Records Obituaries	Bible Records Newspapers Emigration and Immigration
Living relatives	Directories Court Records Obituaries	Census Biography Societies Church Records Probate Records

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Societies	Census Newspapers Biography
City or Country of foreign birth	Vital Records Church Records Emigration and Immigration Census Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Newspapers Obituaries Military Records Biography Societies

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census Land and Property Vital Records Directories Taxation	Obituaries Probate Records Military Records Biography Societies

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity	Census African American Record Finder African Americans Indigenous Peoples Cultural Groups Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Church Records Emigration and Immigration Periodicals Societies
Occupation	Census Directories Emigration and Immigration	Newspapers Court Records Biography
Religion	Church Records Biography	Bible Records Cemeteries
Social activities	Biography Newspapers Societies	Obituaries Court Records Cemeteries Directories
Physical description	Military Records Biography	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Vital Records Emigration and Immigration

Adoption

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.

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+[[Category:Record Finder]]__TOC__
-This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
+== Record Finder Table for Florida ==
+The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
+=== Order of Records ===
+The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
+== List of Topics ==
+This Record Finder table links to the Florida topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
+===Vital Events ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
+|-
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
+|-
+| align="left" | Birth date and place
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Florida Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Florida Census|Census]]
+|-
+| align="left" | Marriage place and date
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Florida Census|Census]]
+*[[Florida Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Florida Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Florida Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+|-
+| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Florida Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Florida Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+|}
+===Maiden Names and Family Members===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
+|-
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
+|-
+| align="left" | Maiden name
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Florida Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Florida Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+|-
+| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Florida Census|Census]]
+*[[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Florida Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+|-
+| align="left" | Living relatives
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Florida Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Census|Census]]
+*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Florida Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+|-
+|}
+=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
 {| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
+|-
+| align="left" | Immigration date
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Florida Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Census|Census]]
+*[[Florida Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
+|-
+| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Florida Census|Census]]
+*[[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Florida Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Florida Societies|Societies]]
+|}
+=== Residences and Locations ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| Birth information
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| [[How to Find Florida Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| [[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Florida Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Florida Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| Marriage information
+| align="left" | Residence
-| [[How to Find Florida Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Florida Church Records|Church records]], [[Florida Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Florida Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Florida Census|Census]]
+*[[Florida Land and Property|Land and Property]]
+*[[Florida Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Florida Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Florida Taxation|Taxation]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Florida Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Florida Societies|Societies]]
+|}
+=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
+{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 |-
-| Death information
+| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
-| [[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death Records]], [[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
-| [[Florida Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Florida Church Records|Church Records]], [[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 |-
-| Parents
+| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
-| [[How to Find Florida Birth Records|Birth records]],[[How to Find Florida Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Census|Census]], [[Florida Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[Florida Census|Census]]
+*[[African American Record Finder]]
+*[[African American Resources for Florida|African Americans]]
+*[[Indigenous Peoples of Florida|Indigenous Peoples]]
+*[[Florida Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
+*[[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Florida Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Florida Societies|Societies]]
 |-
-| Maiden name
+| align="left" | Occupation
-| [[How to Find Florida Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Florida Church Records|Church Records]], [[Florida Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
+*[[Florida Census|Census]]
+*[[Florida Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Florida Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
 |-
-| Immigration date
+| align="left" | Religion
-| [[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Florida Census|Census]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida History|History]]
+*[[Florida Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 |-
-| Naturalization
+| align="left" | Social activities
-| [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Florida Census|Census]], [[Florida Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Florida Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Florida Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Florida Societies|Societies]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Florida Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Florida Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Florida Directories|Directories]]
 |-
-| Physical description
+| align="left" | Physical description
-| [[Florida Military Records|Military Records]], [[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-| [[Florida Biography|Biography]], [[Florida History|History]]
+*[[Florida Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Florida Biography|Biography]]
+| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
+*[[Florida Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Florida Vital Records|Vital Records]]
+*[[Florida Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+|-
 |}
-[[Category:Florida, United States]] [[Category:Record Selection Tables]]
+=== Adoption ===
+For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].