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Welcome to the 
Okeechobee County GenWeb Project

 
 
 
Okeechobee County was created in 1917. 

It was named for the 
Lake Okeechobee, 
which was itself named for 
Hitchiti words
oka (water) and chobi (big).
Hotel Southland - Okeechobee City built 1925/26
 Okeechobee County in red

 
 
 
Resource Links
Pilot - newFamilySearch
 
 The Genealogical Society of Okeechobee County
Florida Death Index  1877 - 1939
 Polk County 1895 Map
  
Florida Marriages 1837 - 1974
Osceloa 1895 Map
Okeechobee Florida; 
A Pictorial Historical
Florida Censuses  - 
 World War I Service Cards
  
1885
 
  
1935 * now Indexed
 Florida: 
A Guide to the Southern-Most State 
by Federal Writers' Project
1956
Camp life in Florida: a handbook for sportsmen and settlers
edited by Charles Hallock
1876
1945 * now Indexed
City of Okeechobee
    

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
 
Okeechobee County Mailing List
Okeechobee County Message Board
Findagrave for Okeechobee County
  
 
 
 
Neighboring Counties
  
   and their origination dates  
Glades       1921
  
Martin         1925
Hendry       1923
Osceola       1887
Highlands    1921
Palm Beach  1909
 Indian River  1925
  
Polk             1861
 
 Florida County Links
St. Lucie       1905
 
 
 
USGenWeb Project
Florida GenWeb Project, Inc.
 
 Florida State Coordinator
Fran Smith
Florida Executions
 
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

 
 
 
WorldConnect
FamilySearch
Rootsweb Message Boards - Region
Genforum - Region
Rootsweb Message Boards - Surname
Genforum - Surnames
 
 
 
 
This is a FLGenWeb Inc. website
brought to you by
Okeechobee County 
Coordinator Laura Lee Scott

Updated July 1, 2010

This page copyrighted by Laura Lee Scott   2010