Records & Resources: Sarasota County

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African American

• Negro Subdivision Being Sold Rapidly(1925)
• First Black Community in Sarasota County

Archives

• Sarasota County at the USGenWeb Archives - misc. records available

Biographies

• Biographies at the Sarasota, FL USGenWeb Archives
• ALBRITTON, Paul C. (1925)

Births

Florida Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 - FamilySearch.org

Cemeteries

• Sarasota Cemetery Records – from the Genealogical Society of Sarasota
• Sarasota National Cemetery – some records on BillionGraves.com
• Sarasota County Cemeteries - at Find-A-Grave

Census Records

• Census Records (Free at FamilySearch.org) - 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950
• 1885 Florida State Census – at FamilySearch
• 1935 Florida State Census – at FamilySearch
• 1945 Florida State Census – at FamilySearch

Churches

• Church of Christ - New Church to be Built Here (1925)

Deaths/Obituaries

• Obituaries & death notices from newspapers - misc. listings
• 1877-1939 Florida Deaths – at FamilySearch
• 1877-1998 Florida Death Index – at FamilySearch
• 1900-1921 Florida Deaths & Burials – at FamilySearch
• Social Security Death Index - search for your Lenoir County individuals

Families

• WEBB, John Greene (Homestead) – Historic Spanish Point

History

• Historic Buildings of Sarasota County
• Historical Markers of Sarasota County

Maps

• Sarasota County Maps – Exploring Florida Maps collection

Marriages/Divorces

• 1822-1875 & 1925-2001 Florida Marriage Index – at FamilySearch
• 1837-1974 Florida Marriages – at FamilySearch
• 1880-1993 Florida Marriages – at FamilySearch
• 1927-2001 Florida Divorce Index – at FamilySearch

News Articles

• Sarasota County News Extracts - misc. news articles from historical newspapers; organized by surnames

Newspapers: Entire Issues

• Sarasota Herald Tribune: Digital Issues 1925-2008 – Google News Archive
• Sarasota Journal: Digital Issues 1952-1989 – Google News Archive

Photos

• Sarasota County Photos - available on Florida Memory

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