The following information provides you with useful offsite links to assist in researching your Nassau County ancestors. Use the “Leave a comment” link to report broken links or suggest new links.
African-American Research
- Florida Memory – A Bibliography of Florida African American History, http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/research/explore-our-resources/florida-history-culture-and-heritage/african-american-history/
- AccessGenealogy – Black Genealogy » Florida African American Genealogy, https://accessgenealogy.com/florida/florida-african-american-genealogy.htm
- Cindi List – African-American » General Resources, http://www.cyndislist.com/african-american/general/
- Riley Museum (Tallahassee) – Content of Archives, https://rileymuseum.org/riley-archives/
Bibliographic Research
- FamilySearch Digital Library, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/
- Google Books, https://books.google.com/?hl=en
- Library of Congress – Card Catalog, https://catalog.loc.gov/
- Nassau County Libraries Card Catalog, https://nassaureads.com/
- Periodical Source Index – PERSI, https://www.genealogycenter.info/persi/
- WorldCat – Catalog of all participating libraries, http://www.worldcat.org
Censuses
- Florida Memory – Nassau County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860, https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345697
- Florida Memory – Nassau County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880, https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345773
- National Archive and Records Administration – Non-population Census Records, https://www.archives.gov/research/census/nonpopulation
City Directories
- An individual’s Google Site of City Directory Links. Use the Home dropdown on the upper right, select ‘US Online Historical Directories’ dropdown, then choose state, https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/united-states-online-historical-directories
- Newberry Library – Inventory Of The City Directory Collection, 1710-2019, Bulk 1779-2003, https://mms.newberry.org/repositories/2/resources/1277
Immigration
- U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service – Genealogy, https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy
Maps
- Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1884/85, https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00054252/00001/9j
- Historic Nassau County Maps (1827 – 2009), https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/galleries/county/nassau/index.php
- Nassau County Property Appraiser’s GIS map, https://maps.nassauflpa.com/NassauTaxMap/
- Library of Congress – Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fernandina, Nassau County, Florida, 1884, https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn01266_001/
- – Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fernandina, Nassau County, Florida, 1891, https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn01266_002/
- – Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fernandina, Nassau County, Florida, 1897, https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn01266_003/
- – Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fernandina, Nassau County, Florida, 1903, https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn01266_004/
- – Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fernandina, Nassau County, Florida, 1909, https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn01266_005/–
- USGS National Map, https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer
- USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer, https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/topoexplorer/index.html
- USGS Geographic Name Information Server (GNIS), https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:1::::::
National Archives
- Access to Archival Databases (AAD), multiple genealogy related databases, https://aad.archives.gov/aad/
Newspapers
- Digital Library of Georgia – Georgia Historic Newspapers, https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/
- University Florida – Florida Digital Newspaper Library, https://ufdc.ufl.edu/fdnl1
- Links to over 3,300 United States Newspapers, https://www.50states.com/news/
Revolutionary War
- Census of Pensioners, Revolutionary or Military Service, abstracted from 1840 Census, https://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false
Tools & Utilities
- Date Calculator – Add to or Subtract From a Date, https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html