July 16, 2014 When the first European—Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon—arrived in Florida in 1513, he named it “La Florida” (Flowery Land) because of the floral beauty he found everywhere. With its tropical climate, long coastline adorned with many beaches—on both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean—and varied vegetation, Florida is a beautiful place to live and one of America’s most popular vacation destinations.
If you are researching your ancestry from Florida, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online Florida newspaper archives: 116 titles to help you search your family history in “The Sunshine State,” providing coverage from 1823 to Today. There are more than 15.2 million newspaper articles and records in our online FL archives.
Dig deep into the online archives and search for obituaries and other news articles about your ancestors in these recent and historical FL newspapers online. Our Florida newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Florida Newspaper Archives (1823 – 1984)
Search Florida Recent Obituaries (1983 – Current)
Here is our complete list of online Florida newspapers in the archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The FL newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Date Range | Collection |
| Arcadia | Arcadian | 12/9/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Arcadia | DeSoto Sun | 4/14/1996 – 9/2/2010 | Recent Obituaries |
| Bartow | Polk County Democrat | 7/17/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Belle Glade | Sun | 5/1/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Boca Grande | Boca Beacon | 5/31/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Boca Raton | Boca Raton News | 3/2/2006 – 8/26/2009 | Recent Obituaries |
| Bonita Springs | Banner | 1/27/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bonita Springs | Bonita Daily News | 5/23/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bradenton | Manatee River Journal | 9/5/1889 – 9/20/1923 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bradenton | North Manatee Observer | 11/24/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bradenton | Bradenton Herald | 1/19/1991 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bradenton | East County Observer | 8/17/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Branford | Branford News | 7/25/2007 – 5/4/2009 | Recent Obituaries |
| Brooksville | Hernando Today | 10/3/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bushnell | Sumter County Times | 12/27/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Callahan | Nassau County Record | 10/4/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Chiefland | Cedar Key Beacon | 11/20/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Chiefland | Chiefland Citizen | 11/19/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Clermont | South Lake Press | 7/13/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Clewiston | Clewiston News | 1/4/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Crawfordville | Wakulla News | 6/24/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Crystal River | Citrus County Chronicle | 10/14/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach News-Journal | 3/27/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| DeLand | West Volusia Beacon | 11/17/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Dunnellon | Riverland News | 5/1/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Englewood | Englewood Sun | 3/5/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fernandina Beach | News Leader | 3/15/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Lauderdale | Sun Sentinel | 1/1/1986 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Meade | Fort Meade Leader | 12/31/2002 – 8/14/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Myers | Fort Myers Florida Weekly | 5/31/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Myers Beach | Island Sand Paper | 5/14/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Pierce | St. Lucie News Tribune | 8/13/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Pierce | Hometown News | 2/9/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fort Pierce | Fort Pierce News | 5/2/1997 – 6/16/2000 | Recent Obituaries |
| Frostproof | Frostproof News | 3/23/2011 – 8/14/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Ft. Lauderdale | South Florida Times | 12/31/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Gainesville | Gainesville Sun | 2/18/1995 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Immokalee | Immokalee Bulletin | 1/4/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jacksonville | Florida Tattler | 12/1/1934 – 9/29/1945 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jacksonville | Florida Sentinel | 1/26/1900 – 1/26/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jacksonville | Florida Times-Union | 1/12/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jacksonville | Florida Times-Union, The: Web Edition Articles | 11/28/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jacksonville Beach | Beaches Leader | 1/2/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jasper | Jasper News | 1/2/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jupiter | Jupiter Courier | 9/3/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Key West | Key West Citizen | 10/31/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| LaBelle | Caloosa Belle | 1/4/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lake City | Lake City Reporter | 11/1/2013 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lake Placid | Lake Placid Journal | 6/15/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lake Wales | Lake Wales News | 7/31/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lakeland | Ledger | 12/19/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lakeland | Ledger, The: Blogs | 7/17/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Leesburg | Daily Commercial | 12/1/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Live Oak | Suwannee Democrat | 11/21/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Longboat Key | Longboat Observer | 11/2/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Marathon | Florida Keys Keynoter | 11/6/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Marco Island | Marco Island Eagle | 6/7/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Marianna | Jackson County Floridan | 4/22/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mayo | Mayo Free Press | 1/19/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Miami | Miami Herald | 1/1/1911 – 3/31/1926 | Newspaper Archives |
| Miami | Nuevo Herald | 3/29/1976 – 4/30/1984 | Newspaper Archives |
| Miami | Miami Herald | 1/1/1983 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Miami | Miami Herald, The: Blogs | 3/10/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Miami | El Nuevo Herald | 1/1/1983 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Miami Shores | Biscayne Boulevard Times | 8/1/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Moore Haven | Glades County Democrat | 4/26/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Naples | Naples Florida Weekly | 10/16/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Naples | Naples Daily News | 1/3/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Naples | Collier Citizen | 7/6/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| North Port | North Port Sun | 5/3/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ocala | Ocala Star-Banner | 1/1/1991 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ocala | West Marion Messenger | 8/2/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ocala | South Marion Citizen | 11/21/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Okeechobee | Okeechobee News | 3/1/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Orlando | Orlando Weekly | 1/5/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Orlando | Orlando Sentinel | 4/1/1985 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Orlando | Valencia Voice: Valencia Community College | 11/9/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Palatka | Palatka Daily News | 1/1/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Palm Beach | Palm Beach Daily News | 1/2/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Palm Coast | Palm Coast Observer | 7/15/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pensacola | Pensacola Gazette | 5/15/1824 – 3/29/1856 | Newspaper Archives |
| Pinecrest | Pinecrest Tribune | 10/22/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Plant City | Plant City Times & Observer | 7/12/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pompano Beach | Pelican | 3/23/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Port Charlotte | Charlotte Sun | 8/3/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Quincy | Gadsden County Times | 1/15/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sarasota | Pelican Press | 8/12/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sarasota | Sarasota Herald-Tribune | 1/1/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sebastian | Sebastian Sun | 3/19/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sebring | News-Sun | 4/14/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sebring | Highlands Today | 3/21/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| St. Augustine | Florida Herald and Southern Democrat | 1/4/1823 – 12/20/1842 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Augustine | St. Augustine Record | 2/16/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| St. Petersburg | Tampa Bay Times | 1/1/1987 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Stuart | Stuart News/Port St. Lucie News | 9/2/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Stuart | YourNews.com | 7/18/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Tallahassee | Floridian and Journal | 1/6/1849 – 12/22/1860 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tallahassee | Floridian and Advocate | 10/24/1831 – 4/2/1842 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Tampa Tribune | 1/2/1895 – 7/20/1936 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Traduccion Prensa | 4/9/1941 – 9/4/1956 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Internacional | 6/30/1939 – 8/7/1942 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Revista de Cuba Libre | 12/25/1897 – 8/27/1898 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Nueva Republica | 5/29/1897 – 5/28/1898 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Ecos | 7/21/1959 – 7/21/1959 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Ybor City Sunday News | 11/18/1951 – 11/18/1951 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Informacion | 10/31/1958 – 10/31/1958 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Comite Consulto Conjuto | 4/30/1941 – 4/30/1941 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Boletin | 3/12/1941 – 3/12/1941 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tampa | Tampa Tribune | 8/13/1990 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Tavernier | Reporter | 2/27/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Venice | Venice Gondolier Sun | 7/1/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Vero Beach | Vero Beach Press Journal | 12/2/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| West Palm Beach | Palm Beach Post | 1/1/1989 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| West Tampa | West Tampa Leader | 12/8/1940 – 12/8/1940 | Newspaper Archives |
| Williston | Williston Pioneer Sun News | 12/11/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ybor City | Diario de Tampa | 6/6/1908 – 7/14/1911 | Newspaper Archives |
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