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The following materials are mainly about Orange County, Florida.   Most are not indexed nor do they have guides, except for an occasional guide on the microform itself.  The time period covered by these sets ranges from 1576 to 1968; most of the information is from the 1800's.  These materials are in the microfilm (MFLM) and microfiche (MFCH) cabinets on the 3rd floor of the UCF Library.  See also Florida History Resources and the listing of Florida Newspapers available.

Some additional historical documents dealing with Florida may be available in other UCF microfiche resources, such as the American State Papers, U.S. Congressional Serial Set, and CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings, indexed online in LexisNexis Congressional. The UCF Library's Reference Collection [REF F311 through F317] includes several finding tools, such as the four-volume work by James & Lana Servies, A Bibliography of Florida, 1507-1915. The Orange County Regional History Center, the Genealogy Department of the Orlando Public Library, and other local institutions may also have materials of interest.  Some historical documents about Florida are also available online through resources listed in Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM), a cooperative initiative of the State University System of Florida. 

Related Resources: Microform Resources, Newspapers on Microfilm, and Genealogy Resources

Bucket and Dipper Club, 1 reel, 1886?-1925?
Bucket and Dipper Club held meetings in the Fruitland Park, Florida area (formerly Sumter County which is now Lake County) and was composed of Englishmen who came to Florida with the English land companies.
Includes Club records: correspondence, rules, minutes, social evenings, list of members, concert programme, and results of spelling bees. Also includes Temperature journals of Louis Bosanquet 1882-1925.
MFLM F317.L2 B83
Carey Hand Funeral Home (Orlando, FL). Funeral Records, 1891-1955.

Undertakers Memoranda, June 15, 1891-Dec. 27, 1946. (Not indexed, on day by day basis)
Funeral register, Jan. 1, 1919-Dec. 30, 1952. (Indexed, each volume alphabetically)
Greenwood and Palm cemetery records. (Indexed alphabetically)
Cremations records, Jan. 1, 1934-Dec. 1949. (Indexed)
Ambulance records, Jan. 1, 1934- May 1955. (Not indexed, on day by day basis)
Veterans and Orlando Air Base records. Veterans: Jan. 10, 1938-Mar.18, 1952. Orlando Air Base: Nov. 22, 1940-May 3, 1942. (Not indexed, on day by day basis)

Although these records are paper, not microform, they are included in this list because of related content.

Special Collections
RA622.C36
Catholic Church. Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas. Microfilm edition of the records of the Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas, 1576-1803, 12 reels
Microfilm of manuscript collection in the University of Notre Dame Archives.
Accompanied by a 45 p. printed reel guide. [REF CD3269.A2 C32 Guide]
MFLM
CD3269.A2 C32
Florida (Territory). Laws, statutes, etc. Acts of the Legislative Council. 1st-23rd Sessions, August, 1822-January, 1845, 36 fiche MFCH KFF25.2.F6 1822-1845
Florida (Territory). Legislative Council. Record of acts of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida and General Assembly of the State of Florida relating to County boundaries, 1821-1937, 1 reel MFLM F317.F65
Florida. Laws, statutes, etc. Acts and resolutions adopted by the legislature. June, 1845-April,1899, 81 fiche MFCH KFF25.2.F6 1845-1899
Haldimand, Frederick, Sir. 1718-1791. Sir Frederick Haldimand: Unpublished Papers and Correspondence, 1758-1784.

Canadian & U.S./Florida history. The official and private correspondence and papers of General Sir Frederick Haldimand, Commander of posts at Three Rivers, Pensacola and St. Augustine 1758-1777, Acting Commander in Chief in North America 1773-1774, and Governor of Quebec 1778-1784, from the British Library.

115 reels/18 page guide

MFLM F1032.H34
Harney, William Wallace, 1831-1912.  Florida, 2 reels
A series of correspondence articles in the Cincinnati Commercial on Florida with varying titles published from 1869.
MFLM F311.H37
Historical Records Survey. Florida. Descriptive list of all the private land claims in East Florida : which have been delivered, as confirmed, to the Keeper of the Public Archives, by the Register and Receiver of the Land office, acting as commissioners, 1 reel, 1842.
Represents part of the Live Oak letters. Includes index.
MFLM F314.H73
Historical Records Survey. Florida. Spanish land grants in Florida, 18 reels MFLM F314.H72
Jacocks, Jonathan. Jacob Jacocks Papers, 1 reel
"C.W.Jacocks, Formosa, Orange Co., Fla., from 28th day July A.D. 1883, to..."
Microfilmed by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, from an original manuscript housed in the Southern Historical Collection.
MFLM F317.O6 J2
Orange County (Fla). Assignment of mortgages and liens, 1 reel, 18-- - MFLM F317.O6 M69
Orange County (Fla). Chancery Court records, 42 reels, 1875-1898 MFLM F317.O6 C55
Orange County (Fla). Commissioner's books, 2 reels, 18-- -
Books 1-11. Includes indexes.
MFLM F317.O6 C65
Orange County (Fla). Common law, 21 reels, 1873-1889 MFLM F317.O6 C67
Orange County (Fla). Corporation index to deeds and mortgages, closing January 1, 1916, 1 reel
Corporation grantor index to deeds.--Corporation grantee index to deeds.--Corporation mortgagor index to mortgages.--Corporation mortgagee index to mortgages.--Corporation miscellaneous index.--Corporation grantor index to miscellaneous.--Corporation grantee index to miscellaneous.
MFLM F317.O6 D445
Orange County (Fla). Deed record, 1 reel, 1955
Deed record starts with 1955.
Reel also includes homestead receipts and homestead patents which date into the 1800's.
MFLM F317.O6 D443
Orange County (Fla). Deeds from earliest records of Orange County, Fla. to January 1, 1916, 35 reels, 18-- - 1916
First deeds A-C destroyed by fire.
MFLM F317.O6 D43
Orange County (Fla). Index to deeds from earliest records of Orange County, Fla. to January 1, 1916 : grantor ; grantee, 5 reels, 18-- - 1916.
First part of Index to mortgagee records included on reel #5.
MFLM F317.O6 D44
Orange County (Fla). Index to miscellaneous records : direct, to January 1, 1916. Index to miscellaneous records : indirect, to January 1, 1916, 1 reel MFLM F317.O6 M59
Orange County (Fla). Inquest records, 1 reel, 1884-1900 MFLM F317.O6 I57
Orange County (Fla). Lien book, 2 reels, 19--?
Also entitled Lien record.
MFLM F317.O6 L53
Orange County (Fla). Minute book of the 7th judicial circuit court of Florida, Orange County, 2 reels, 1847-1889 MFLM F317.O6 M55
Orange County (Fla). Miscellaneous records, 5 reels, 18-- - 1916 MFLM F317.O6 M58
Orange County (Fla). Mortgage book, 9 reels/400 fiche, 18-- -
Also entitled Mortgage record.
MFLM F317.O6 M67
MFCH F317.O6 M67
Orange County (Fla). Mortgagee index to mortgages ; mortgagor index to mortgages, 2 reels, 18-- -
First part of mortgagor index to mortgages included on reel 5 of index to deeds
(MFLM F317.O6 D44)
MFLM F317.O6 D45
Orange County (Fla). Plat books, 3 reels, 188- -
"Miscellaneous plats recorded elsewhere than in Plat books" included on reel 3.
MFLM F317.O6 P55
Orange County (Fla). Plat index, 188- - MFLM F317.O6 P56
Orange County (Fla). Probate will book, 2 reels, 18-- - MFLM F317.O6 P76
Orange County (Fla). Tax roll, 2 reels/approx. 50 fiche, 1846-1878, 1885-1886, 1893-1895 MFLM F317.O6 T39
MFCH F317.O6 T39
Orange County (Fla). Tax sales (miscellaneous) in Apopka, Fla., 1 reel, 1890-1907? MFLM F317.O6 T42
Orange County (Fla). Unidentifiable miscellaneous files, chiefly judicial, 9 reels, 1872-1945 MFLM F317.O6 U5
Owen, John W. Names and addresses of the orange and vegetable growers of south Florida: entered according to Act of Congress / by John W. Owen, compiler, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, 1 reel, 1891
Arranged and compiled with authority of Wilbur McCoy.
"Showing acreage in orange groves and estimated yield in boxes."
MFLM F317.O6 N35
Page, Joseph H. Settlement of land claims in Florida, 1820-1827, 1 reel
Thesis - Princeton University. Bibliography: p. 111-115.
MFLM HD211.F6 P33
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Florida. 16 reels

"Reproduced from original copies in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress." "Maps are arranged on each reel in the order they appear in Fire Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress." Original maps published by Sanborn Map Co., New York.

Fire insurance maps in the Library of Congress : plans of North American cities and towns produced by the Sanborn Map Company : a checklist / compiled by the Reference and Bibliography Section, Geography and Map Division ; introd. by Walter W. Ristow.
U.S. DOCS LC 5.2:F51

The University of Florida Map & Imagery Library in Gainesville has most of these maps for Florida towns in paper format, and provides a brief list of the available maps.  The Orange County Regional History Center has paper copies of the 1925 maps for Orlando and Winter Park, updated through the 1950's.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Company Maps of Florida comprise an online collection of more than 300 bibliographic units in more than 3,000 map sheets dating from 1860 through 1923. Digitized maps are in the public domain and illustrate the development of more than 130 Florida cities.

The dates vary by town, with the earliest from 1884. For example, Orlando maps are available for 1884, 1887, 1892, 1897, 1903, 1908, 1913, 1919, 1925, and 1925-1951.  The maps after 1923 are not available online because of copyright restrictions.

The following towns and cities are arranged alphabetically on the microfilm reels:

Alachua, Apalachicola, Apopka, Arcadia, Auburndale, Avon Park, Bartow, Belle Glade, Blountstown, Bonifry, Boynton, Bradentown, Bronson, Brooksville, Bunnell, Bushnell, Cassadaga, Cedar Key, Chipley, Clearwater, Clermont, Cocoa, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Crescent City, Crestview, Dade City, Dania, Daytona, Daytona Beach, De Funiak Springs, De Land, Delray, Dunedin, Dunnellon, Eau Gallie, Eustis, Fellsmere, Fernandina, Florida City, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Meade, Fort Myers, Fort Pierce, Frost Proof, Gainesville, Graceville, Green Cove Springs, Gulfport, Haines City, Hampton, Hastings, Havana, Hialeah, High Springs, Hollywood, Holmestead, Inverness, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Jasper, Jennings, Jensen, Key West, Kissimmee, Lake Butler, Lake City, Lake Helen, Lake Wales, Lake Worth, Lakeland, Largo, Leesburg, Lemon City, Little River, Live Oak, Madison, Marianna, Mayo, Mayport, Melbourne, Miami, Miami Beach, Milton, Monticello, Moore Haven, Mount Dora, Mulberry, New Port Richey, New Smyrna, Newberry, Ocala, Ocoee, Okeechobee, Orlando, Ormond, Pablo Beach, Pahokee, Palatka, Palm Beach, Palmetto, Panama City, Pass-A-Grille, Pensacola, Perry, Pierce, Plant City, Pompano, Port Saint Joe, Punta Gorda, Quincy, River Junction, Safety Harbor, Saint Augustine, Saint Cloud, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Gulf Beaches, Sanford, Sarasota, Seabreeze, Sebring, Starke, Stuart, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tarpon Springs, Tavares, Titusville, Umatilla, Vero Beach, Waldo, Wauchula, West Palm Beach, White Springs, Williston, Winter Garden, Winter Haven, Winter Park, Zephyrhills

The following communities are included on the maps of neighboring communities from the alphabetic list above:

Alton, Amelia Beach, Atlantic Beach, Bal Harbour, Bath Club Estates, Bay Harbor, Bay Harbor Islands, Bella Vista Beach, Belleair, Biscayne Park, Boca Ciega, Branford, Brownsville, Chattahoochee, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Coronado, Coronado Beach, Daytona Beach, Don Cesar Place, Dowling Park, East Mulberry, East Pensacola Heights, Edgewater, El Portal, Florence Villa, Fort McCoy, Golden Beach, Goulding, Hawk's Park, Hialeah, Holly Hill, Hopkins, Indian Creek Village, Irvine, Jamieson, Kendrick, Lakewood, Lido Beach, Madeira Beach, Maitland (indexed as Naitland), Manatee, Martel, Martin, Melbourne Beach, Miami Beach, Miami Shores, Miami Springs, Mills at Millview, Mitchell's Beach, Nocatee, Neptune, Neptune Beach, North Bay Island, North Bay Village, North Miami, North Pass-A-Grille, Oak, Old Town, Ortega, Palm Beach, Ponte Verde, Port Tampa, Port Tampa City, Pughsville, Punta Vista, Reddick, Riviera Beach, Rockledge, St. Augustine Beach, Saint Petersburg Beach, Samoset, Seabreeze, Silver Bluff, South Miami, Springfield, Sulphur Springs, Sunny Isles, Sunset Beach, Sunshine Beach, Surfside, Tancrede Station, Tildenville, Treasure Island, Vero, Warrington, Watertown, West Augustine, West Palm Beach, West Tampa, Whitfield Estates, Wilbur-by-the-Beach, Wilbur-by-the-Sea, Woolsey, Ybor City, Zuber

 

MFLM G 3931
.G475 S3 1983

United States. Bureau of Land Management. Florida official plat records: (cadastral survey), 5 reels (55-59), 18-- -

See also General Land Office Records for online versions of most of these survey records.

MFLM HD184.F6 U82
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Private land claims in Florida from the records of the Bureau of Land Management : Record Group 49, 1 reel, 1883- MFLM HD184.F6 U86
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Supplemental Florida official plat records, 1 reel, 1952-1968

See also General Land Office Records for online versions of most of these survey records.

MFLM HD184.F6 U83
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Tract books: Florida microform, 22 reels, 1955 MFLM HD243.F6 U5
United States. Census Office. Population schedules: Florida, 1830-1880, 8 reels
Name indexes are available for 1830, 1840, & 1850 in the UCF Library Reference Collection:  REF F310.J3
Population schedules for earlier and later years are available in the Genealogy Department of the Orlando Public Library, which has all available years for the entire U.S.
MFLM HA312.A23
United States. Department of State. Florida voter registration record : Orange County, 1 reel, 1867- MFLM F317.O6 V67
United States. Library of Congress. Records of the States of the United States of America : Florida, 36 reels
Issued by the State Records Microfilm Project as a joint enterprise of the Library of Congress and the University of North Carolina.
An index is located on a separate reel in this set.  The index includes coverage of other states, but only the Florida materials are held by UCF.
Includes legislative records such as the journals of the Legislature (1822-1869, 1912), ordinances & statutory law (1821-1877), Duval's Compilation of Public Acts (1839), Thompson's Digest (1847), constitutional records (1810-1868), administrative records (1827-1850), executive records (1845-1874), Supreme Court Record Book (1825-1845), legislative/executive records (1764-1783), records of the rudimentary State (1810-1817), and the following miscellany:
  • Bernard Romans. A concise natural history of East and West Florida..., 1775
  • East Florida Gazette (St. Augustine) - various issues from 1783
  • Pensacola Gazette - various issues from 1824 and 1828
  • Havitantes de la Florida Oriental. El Coronel Jose Coppinger. San Augustin, 1821
  • 6 Ordinances, Major General Andrew Jackson. Pensacola, 1821
  • The case of the inhabitants of East-Florida... St. Augustine, 1784
  • John Melish. A description of East and West Florida, 1813
  • Circular, Army of Pensacola, Mar. 31, 1862
  • Oration delivered by Col. James Gadsden...Tallahassee, 1827
  • A eulogy...on John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. H. M. Brackenridge, Pensacola, 1826
  • Reply of the board of directors of the Union Bank of Florida, Tallahassee, 1840
  • Prayers and other devotions for the use of the soldiers of the army of the Confederate States.
  • Experience of a Confederate States prisoner...Richmond, 1862
  • Regulations of the ordinance department of the Confederate States, Richmond, 1861
  • 1863 Aug. 23-1864 Feb. 6, R. B. Hilton. Notes on habeas corpus and prisoners of war
  • Constitution of the State of Florida. St. Joseph, 1839
  • Buckingham Smith Papers: 1739 Mar. 22-1741 Feb. 1 Vol. 23 Letters to the Captain General of Cuba; Vol. 9 Recapture of Florida...; Vol. 11 Florida papers
  • A dialogue between a colonel of the militia and a militiaman, in relation to the rights of militiamen and the execution of the six militiamen. no date
  • A short system of military tactics..., 1844
  • Military and patrol laws... Tallahassee, 1847

Some of the above information might also be found in Territorial Papers of the United States: Florida Territory, 1821-1845, compiled by Clarence Edwin Carter - available in bound paper volumes in the General Collection:

E 173.C3 v.22-26
E 173.C32 1973 v.22-26

See also the American State Papers and U.S. Congressional Serial Set

 

MFLM F311.U5

United States. National Archives. Muster rolls of the Florida Indian Wars: including Capt. Aaron Jernigan's Company, March 1852 and Capt. Robert D.Bradley's Company, July 1849, Record Group 94, 1 reel
Florida militia muster rolls, Seminole Indian Wars, are also available in UCF's Florida Documents Collection, MA B3:S63/, which also has various other lists from Spanish garrisons (1565) through Desert Storm (1991).
MFLM F315.U54
United States. Post Office Department. Geographical site location reports for certain post offices in Orange Co., Fla, 1 reel, 188-? MFLM F317.O6 G46

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The original examination of the UCF Library collection was done by Cheryl Mahan & Carole Hinshaw in 1991.
Prepared by:  Rich Gause, Government Documents Librarian
URL of this page: http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/flamicro.asp

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