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Welcome to the 
 Glades County GenWeb Project

 
 
Glades County was created on the 23rd of April 1921.
It was formed from Desoto County.
It was named for the Florida Everglades.
Moore Haven Courthouse  1929
 Glade County in red

 
 
 
Resource Links
Pilot - newFamilySearch
 City of Moore Haven History
 
Florida Death Index  1877 - 1939
 Glades County Marriage Book 1

Some Lee County Marriages

 
Florida Marriages 1837 - 1974
The Caloosahatchee River
1926 The Great Miami Hurricane
The town of Moore Haven on the south side
of Lake Okeechobee was completely flooded
by lake surge from the hurricane. Hundreds 
of people in Moore Haven alone were killed 
by this surge, which left behind floodwaters 
in the town for weeks afterward.
Florida Censuses  - 
 
 World War I Service Cards
1885
 
 
1935 * now Indexed
 Florida: 
A Guide to the Southern-Most State
by Federal Writers' Project
1956
Glades County Historical Society
 P.O. Box 10, 
Moore Haven 33471-0100
1945 * now Indexed
     

Native Americans
THE SEMINOLE WAR PERIOD: 1835-1860
Preserving their Dignity
Tampa Bay Magazine Jan-Feb 1991
[Seminole] Indian Affairs: (Treaties) 
by United States, Charles Joseph Kappler  1904
A narrative of the early days and remembrances of Oceola Nikkanochee, ... 
by Andrew Welch  1841
 

Glades County Mailing List
Glades County Message Board
Findagrave for Glades County
Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation Cemetery

Muse Cemetery

Ortona Cemetery (Grave site owners)
 

 
Neighboring Counties
 
    and their origination dates  
Charlotte  1921
 
Lee  1887
Desoto  1887
Martin 1925
Highlands 1921
Okeechobee 1917
 Hendry  1923
 
Palm Beach  1909
 
 Florida County Links
 
 
 

USGenWeb Project
Florida GenWeb Project, Inc.
 
 Florida State Coordinator
Fran Smith
Florida Executions
 Florida GenWeb Digital Library & Archives
Search the Florida USGenWeb Archives Project
Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM)
Florida - USGenWeb Archives
State Archives of Florida
Florida History Links
World GenWeb Project
Florida Resources via RootsWeb
Linkpendium
LDS Research Outline for Florida
FSGS Florida Pioneer Index

 
 

WorldConnect
FamilySearch
Rootsweb Message Boards - Region
Genforum - Region
Rootsweb Message Boards - Surname
Genforum - Surnames
 
Glades County Map 1932 

 
 
This is a FLGenWeb Project Inc. website
brought to you by Glades County 
Coordinator Laura Lee Scott

Updated June 7, 2010

This page copyrighted by Laura Lee Scott   2010