Palm Beach County, Florida Records
Palm Beach County, Florida (Map It) was created on April 30, 1909 from Dade County. Palm Beach County was named for the county's large amounts of palm trees.
Palm Beach County is bordered by Martin County (north), Broward County (south), Hendry County (west), Okeechobee County (northwest), Glades County (northwest).
Palm Beach County Cities and Towns include Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes, Cloud Lake, Delray Beach, Glen Ridge, Golf, Greenacres, Gulf Stream, Haverhill, Highland Beach, Hypoluxo, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Park, Lake Worth, Lantana, Loxahatchee Groves, Manalapan, Mangonia Park, North Palm Beach, Ocean Ridge, Pahokee, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Shores, Palm Springs, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach, South Bay, South Palm Beach, Tequesta, Wellington, West Palm Beach.
A Map of Palm Beach County, Florida contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Palm Beach Co. Historical Events:
- The entire region was most sparsely settled by white people until the last decade of the nineteenth century.
- The coming of the Florida East Coast Railroad and the Everglades drainage project brought in many settlers as farmers and merchants and Palm Beach became a resort of world renown.
- Thousands of cocoanut palms, royal palms and gorgeous semi-tropical foliage of various sorts make the region a paradise to northern visitors.
Palm Beach County, Florida Courthouse Records
Palm Beach County, FL Courthouse
The Palm Beach County Courthouse is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. Learn More About State of Florida Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Palm Beach county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court / County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1909, Land Records from 1909, Probate Records from 1909 and Court Records from 1909. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court / County Clerk is custodian of all records of all predecessor courts, whether justice of the peace, city, county, probate, civil, or criminal.
- Palm Beach County Tax Collector collects all real estate taxes including postponed and delinquent, all county revenues in addition to the research and issue tax deed applications. Our department is the holder of tax records and assessed values.
- Palm Beach County Health Department has copies of Birth & Death certificates. Also has computer access from 1917 to present for birth records for the entire state as well as births that occurred in this county.
Palm Beach County, Florida Census Records
- Learn More: State of Florida Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: None
- State Population Schedules: 1867-1945
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: None
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: None
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: None
- Union Veterans Schedules: None
Palm Beach County, Florida Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Florida Vital Records
- Birth Records: from January 1917 to present.Â
- Marriage and Divorce Records: from June 6, 1927 to present.
- Death Records: from January 1917 to present.
- Locations:Â Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 210, 1217 Pearl Street (Zip 32202), Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042; PH (904) 359-6900 Ext. 1029.
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Palm Beach County, Florida Resources
- State of Florida Archives and Societies
- RAOGK Volunteers for Florida
- Palm Beach County Historical Society of
- Palm Beach County Genealogical Society
- Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission
- Delray Beach Historical Society
- Boca Raton Historical Society
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County
- Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
- Loxahatchee Historical Society, 805 N. U. S. Hwy 1, Jupiter Beach, FL 33477; 407-747-6639
- Palm Beach County, Florida Message Boards
Palm Beach County, Florida External Links
- Florida Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Palm Beach County, Florida Books - Amazon
- Palm Beach Co., Florida - FindaGrave
- Florida Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Palm Beach County Courthouse History
- Palm Beach County, Florida Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Florida (1823 - 1959)
- Palm Beach Co. FLGenweb
- Palm Beach County, Florida Ancestry Database Collections
- Palm Beach County maps from Exploring Florida website
- Palm Beach County, Florida Military Records