Below are links to freely-accessible online resources for records related to St. Johns County, Florida.
- 1783 Spanish Census of East Florida (USGenWeb® archives) includes a transcribed list of the census taken immediately after Spain regained control of Florida. This transcription only covers approximately the first 25% of the entire census.
- Biographies of Prominent County Residents (St. Johns County FL GenWeb archives) have been transcribed from The History of Florida: Past & Present, The Lewis Publishing Co., 1923. The book is available as a PDF download at Google Books .
- Confederate Pension Applications for Florida via Florida Memory. This collection can be searched by county, person or application number and each record includes images of the original application.
- Florida Civil War Service Records � Confederate Soldiers (via FamilySearch.org)
- Florida Civil War Service Records � Union Soldiers (via FamilySearch.org)
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Florida Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1955 includes index and images of applications filed by Confederate veterans and widows living in Florida. (via FamilySearch.org)
- Deaths and/or Burials in St. Johns County 1800-1899 compiled by C. Mack Wills from newspaper obituaries, death records and cemetery inventories. (via FamilySearch.org)
- Ecclesiastical Records of the Diocese of St. Augustine from Vanderbilt University�s Ecclesiastical and Secular Sources for Slave Societies collection include records that document European and Indian Catholics from the sixteenth to the late nineteenth century. This is not a dataset, but rather scanned images of the original documents. It includes the oldest serial records for people of African descent in the United States.
- East Florida Papers Finding Aid (PDF format) published by the Library of Congress. It provides detailed information about the content of the collection and how to access the records.
- Early Florida Auto Registrations covers the period between 1905 and 1917. The registrations are organized by county and make of car. This collection is searchable.
- Father Pedro Camps� Golden Book of the Minorcans Index : baptisms, 1768-1784; marriages, 1776-1784; Roman Catholic Church records, St. Pedro�s Parish Church, New Smyrna (Mosquitso) and St. Augustine, East Florida
- FDEP � Land Records Search for land records in the state.
- 1st Florida Infantry Regiment Company G 1898-1899 Spanish War Rosters
- Florida Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 (via FamilySearch.org)
- Florida Census page at FamilySearch The Research Wiki has a comprehensive catalog of Florida census collections with links to online data and source information for publications.
- Florida Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 (via FamilySearch.org)
- Florida Death Index 1877-1998 (via FamilySearch.org)
- Florida Land and Property Resources at the FamilySearch Wiki provides information on Spanish land grants, land patents and other property records.
- Florida Militia Muster Rolls � Seminole War . This 10-volume set of transcribed records was a collaboration between the Florida Dept. of Military Affairs and the Jacksonville Genealogical Society. These digitized copies are located at the Internet Archive and each volume can be searched and viewed online or downloaded at no charge in your choice of format.
- Florida Pioneer Certificates for St. Johns County at the Florida State Genealogical Society. Click the eye icon in the Actions column to view data for each individual.
- Freedman�s Bureau Records � Florida Marriages provides marriage certificates issued between 1861 and 1869.
- Historic photos of St. Johns County from Florida Memory�s photographic collection.
- The History of St. Augustine, Florida written by William W. Dewhurst and published in 1885.
- Index to the East Florida Papers The East Florida Papers contain the complete local government archive of Spanish East Florida (1784 to 1821).
- Low Country Africana Archives, research resources and lots of research support for African-American research in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
- Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home collection at Florida Memory lists four people from St. Johns County. It can be searched by county or by name and each record includes images of the original application.
- Ordinances of the City of St. Augustine Vol. I � 1821-1827 and Vol. III � 1843-1861 (via FamilySearch.org)
- Passenger List � from Balearic Islands to Florida 1768 lists the � mostly indentured � colonists coming to Florida to work the New Smyrna plantation of Dr. Andrew Turnbull.
- P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History is a impressive center for Florida history. Online resources include newspaper abstracts, tourist brochures, photographs and online exhibits.
- Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil and Spanish-American Wars by Charles Mack Wills, Jr. (via FamilySearch.org).
- Spanish Land Grants (by geographic location) at Florida Memory. This collection covers confirmed Spanish land grant claims from 1763 to 1821. After Florida became a U.S. territory in 1821, the Board of Land Commissioners was established to settle all outstanding Spanish land grant claims in the territory. This collection includes digitized copies of the claim documents which can be downloaded at no charge.
- St. Johns County Obituary Collection at Genealogy Buffs offers a searchable collection from various area funeral homes.
- The Origin, Progress, and Conclusion of the Florida War by John Titcomb Sprague. This book provides a comprehensive look at the Seminole Wars in Florida from 1821 to 1845. The appendix includes a list of casualties which includes name, unit, rank and date/place of death. The digitized copy available at Internet Archive can be searched/read online or downloaded at no charge.
- Voter Registration Rolls (1867-1868) for St. Johns County. This list can be sorted by name, race or precinct. Click on a name to see a copy of the original register page and the transcribed information about that individual.
- World War I Service Records for Florida. These records are searchable by name, race and branch of service. Digitized copies of individual service cards can be downloaded at no charge.
- World War I Decorations and Awards for Florida include several Soldiers from St. Johns and Duval counties.
- Baptism record for Maria Luisa Pons , born 1830.
Maps
- 1593 Spanish map of the town and fort via Florida Memory
- Historical Maps of St. Johns County A collection of historic maps from the University of South Florida�s Maps Etc archive.
- Map of Drake attack on Saint Augustine 1589 via Florida Memory
- Map of the east coast of Florida From the St. Johns River to Cape Canaveral � via Florida Memory
- Maps showing the creation of Florida�s counties via Florida Memory
- Northeast Florida c. 1829 via Florida Memory
- Plan of Fort Picalata on Saint John�s River. via Florida Memory
- Plan of the Town of St. Augustine 1763 via Florida Memory
- Plano de la Ciudad y Puerto de San Agustin de la Florida. Dates to 1763 via Florida Memory
- Section showing Northeast Florida, 1829 via Florida Memory
- St. Augustine defenses during English occupation 1763-1783. via Florida Memory
- Territory of Florida c. 1825 via Florida Memory
- View of the City of St. Augustine 1885 via Florida Memory