Martin County History Resources

Search County public records
Federal land records at the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Official Federal Records Site.
Includes land patents, survey plats and field notes, tract books, and a land catalog.
- Click here to view the Federal Land Records
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  - Palm City, & Stuart: Range 41E Township 38S
  - Jensen: Range 41E Township 37S
  - Hobe Sound: Range 42E Township 39S
  - Port Salerno: Range 42E Township 38S
  - Indiantown: Range 39E Township 40S
Family Search Research Page
- Martin County, Florida Genealogy
Aerial photographs
- FDOT Aerial Look up system
Florida county history map
- What county was Martin County in before it became Martin County in 1925?
Church & Church Records Survey, 1933
- WPA Church records
State and County Officer Directories
- State and County Officer Directories, 1868-1969
Laws of Florida, 1845-1966
- Laws of Florida, 1845–1996
Historical newspapers
- Jensen Beach Mirror (1961-1980)
- Newspapers.com (subscription required) As of 2025, offers:
  - Fort Pierce News (1906-1917)
  - Fort Pierce News (1997-2000)
  - Fort Pierce Tribune (1905-2009)
  - Jupiter Courier (2002-2019)
  - Palm Beach Post (1916-2025)
  - South Florida Developer (1925-1931)
  - St. Lucie News Tribune (2009-2025)
  - Stuart News (1938-2025), which includes the Stuart Messenger (1915-Oct 1925) and the Stuart Daily News (9 Oct 1925-27 Aug 1938)
  - Stuart Times (1913-1917)
- Florida Digital Newspaper Library includes:
  - Fort Pierce News (1906-1917)
  - Fort Pierce News-Tribune (1920-1927)
  - Hometown news (2000s-2020s)
  - Okeechobee Call (1915-1918)
  - South Florida Developer (1925-1927)
  - St. Lucie County Tribune (1905-1920)
  - Stuart Times (1913-1915)
  - Tropical Sun (1887-1926)
  - Vero Press (1919-1925)
- Chronicling America, Florida Titles includes:
  - Fort Pierce News (190?-1920)
  - St. Lucie County Tribune (1905-1920)
- The Chronicle, an African American newspaper published by the Lincoln Park Publishing Company, in Fort Pierce, Florida. 67 issues are available on IRSC website, loaned from St. Lucie County, and include issues from 1966-1974, chiefly 1970-1972. The Chronicle was a weekly Black newspaper in Fort Pierce, Florida, founded in 1957 by C.E. Bolen. It ceased publication in 1992 after Bolen's health declined.