Lake Wales Genealogy (in Polk County, FL)
USA (1,379,301) > Florida (19,314) > Polk County (610) > Lake Wales (54)
NOTE: Additional records that apply to Lake Wales are also found through the Polk County and Florida pages.
| Birth Records | Cemetery Records | Census Records | City Directories | Death Records | Land Records | Map Records | Marriage Records | Newspapers and Obituaries | Probate Records | School Records |
Lake Wales Birth Records
Florida, Birth Records, 1917-present Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics
Lake Wales Cemetery Records
Bok Tower Gardens Find a Grave 
First Presbyterian Church Courtyard Find a Grave
Lake Wales Cemetery Find a Grave
Lake Wales Cemetery Billion Graves
Lake Wales Cemetery Florida Gravestones
Lake Wales Memorial Gardens Billion Graves
Lake Wales Memorial Gardens Find a Grave
Polk County, Florida, cemeteries, Vol. 5 BYU Family History Archives
Whidden Cemetery Find a Grave
Whidden Cemetery Billion Graves
Willow Lawn Billion Graves
Willow Lawn Cemetery Find a Grave
Willow Lawn Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Lake Wales Census Records
1885 Florida State Census MyHeritage
1935 Florida State Census MyHeritage
1945 Florida State Census MyHeritage
Florida State Census, 1867-1945 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Lake Wales City Directories
Lake Wales City Directory 1937 MyHeritage
White and Yellow Pages, Lake Wales, 10/1959 thru 12/1963 Library of Congress
Winter Haven (Florida) city directories FamilySearch Library
Lake Wales Death Records
1877-1998 Florida Death Index Ancestry
Florida, Death Records, 1917-present Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics
Lake Wales Land Records
Deeds 1862-1889; index 1862-1926 FamilySearch Library
Lake Wales Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida, 1920 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida, 1924 Library of Congress
Lake Wales Marriage Records
1822-1875 and 1927-2001 Florida Marriage Index Ancestry
1823-1982 Florida County Marriage Records (selections) Ancestry
Early marriages of Polk County, Florida, 1861-1902 : complete index to the first three volumes of the marriage records of the county FamilySearch Library
Florida, Marriage Records, 1927-present Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics
Marriage records, 1862-1951 FamilySearch Library
Lake Wales Newspapers and Obituaries
Lake Wales News 07/31/2000 to 01/06/2016 Genealogy Bank
Lake Wales Newspapers' Clippings : Before 1910-1933 FamilySearch Library
Offline Newspapers for Lake WalesAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Daily Highlander. (Lake Wales, Fla.) 1947-1961 Daily Highlander. (Lake Wales, Fla.) 1968-1990 Highlander. (Lake Wales, Fla.) 1924-1947 Highlander. (Lake Wales, Fla.) 1961-1968 Highlander. (Lake Wales, Fla.) 1990-1991 Lake Wales Daily. (Lake Wales, Fla.) 1933-1947 Lake Wales Highlander. (Lake Wales, Fla.) 1916-1924 Lake Wales News. (Lake Wales, Polk County, Fla.) 1924-Current |
Lake Wales Probate Records
Lake Wales School Records
Lake Wales Christian High School yearbook, 1973, 1974, 1975 Classmates
Lake Wales Christian High School yearbook, 1973, 1974, 1975 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Lake Wales Christian High School yearbooks, 1973, 1974, 1975 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Lake Wales High School - Crown Jewel Yearbook (Lake Wales, FL), 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 E Yearbook
Vanguard School yearbook, 1987 Classmates
Vanguard School yearbook, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Not sure what to do next in your genealogy research? Get some new ideas by using our Ancestor Source Finder tool.
Additions or corrections to this page? We welcome your suggestions through our Contact Us page