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My name is Pat Foreman-
e-mail: [email protected]
I am your new Okeechobee County FLGenWeb Project County Coordinator.
I also host the neighboring St. Lucie County FLGenWeb site.
Please contact me if you have information or material to contribute to this page,
Okeechobee County was formed in 1917 from Osceola, Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. Your genealogical research may take you to one or all of these. You may also find information in the Brevard County records as St. Lucie County was formed from a portion of that county in 1905.
Okeechobee Civic Links and Addresses
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Big
Lake Family History Society
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Genealogical
Society Of Okeechobee
The Okeechobee Genealogical Society meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 1:30 PM at The Okeechobee Public Library. |
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LDS
Family History Center
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Okeechobee
County Courthouse 304 NW 2nd ST Okeechobee, FL 34972 863-763-6441 |
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206 SW 16th Street, Okeechobee, FL 34974 |
Okeechobee
Times |
Obtaining Vital Records in Florida
Look-up Volunteers
| LOOK-UP SOURCE | CONTACT |
| Cemetery Inscriptions of
Okeechobee Co., FL: Basinger - Fort Drum - Evergreen (thru 1-31-2003) |
[email protected] |
| Okeechobee County, FL Marriage Records Book I 1917-1927 | [email protected] |
| Okeechobee County, FL Marriage Records Book II 1927 - 1937 | [email protected] |
| Strolling Down Country Roads: Okeechobee County, A Pictorial History, by Twila Valentine and Betty Chandler Williamson. | [email protected] |
| Evergreen Cemetery | Debbie Barnes |
| Port Mayakka Cemetery | Debbie Barnes |
| Your link to the Okeechobee County Genealogical Society | Eve Olson |
Mailing List for Okeechobee County and Florida
Okeechobee County Mailing List - Put subscribe in the body and subject. Choose either list or digest mode.
Florida - NE Cemeteries Mailing List - Please put subscribe in the body. Choose list or digest mode.
Florida Mailing List - Please put subscribe in the subject and body. Choose list or digest mode.
Florida Census Lookup List - Please put subscribe in the subject and body. Choose list or digest mode.
City
of Okeechobee
Link
to current City of Okeechobee Map
Information and links to Okeechobee, Florida
Okeechobee Area Links
Everglades
Flora and Fauna
The
Everglades and 10,000 Island Birds, Wildlife and More
Friends of
the Everglades
The Florida Everglades Library
Lake Okeechobee, Hendy and Glades County, Florida
Florida's History Through It's Places
Okeechobee County is located in south central Florida and is named for the great lake that it borders. The primary industry is agriculture. The farms produce a bounty of winter vegetable crops due to the rich organic soils of the region. Lake Okeechobee is the largest U.S. lake without a natural outlet and is very shallow, with an average depth measuring only 14 feet. Commercial fishermen fish the lake year-round, and the bass, specs and other fish entice sports fishermen. Besides agriculture and dairying, Okeechobee County has very little industry of any size. It is home to resident wildlife and plants supported by the unique ecosystem surrounding the "Big Lake."
