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Guide to Bosque County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Courthouse
Bosque County Courthouse
PO Box 617
Meridian, TX 76665
Phone: 254.435.2201
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1902,
marriage, probate and land record from 1854 and court
records; District Clerk has divorce records[1]
History
Settled mostly by Norwegians in the western part of the county and Germans in the eastern part of the county.
Parent County
1854--Bosque County was created 4 February 1854 from Milam and McLennan Counties. County seat: Meridian [2]
The county was named for the Bosque River, a name deriving from Spanish for "woods"
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1871--The Bosque County Courthouse, built in 1869, burned.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Clifton | Cranfills | Iredell | Meridian | Morgan | Valley Mills | Walnut Springs
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Bosque County Cemeteries from the Bosque County TXGenWeb site
- Bosque County Cemeteries at Cemeteries of Texas, Gloria B. Mayfield's website
- Boggy Cemetery, Cranfills Gap, Bosque County from Interment.net
Church
Bosque County Churches - Past and Present from the Bosque County TXGenWeb site
Court
Land
Local Histories
- Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas), 1985, by the Bosque County History Book Committee, includes introductory material about the history and geography of the area, community histories, and family histories with genealogical information. Read the book on line from The Portal to Texas History.
- Bosquerama, 1854–1954: Centennial Celebration of Bosque County, Texas, 1954 by the Bosque County Centennial Association.
- A History of Bosque County, 1954 by William C. Pool.
- Bosque Territory, 1964 by William C. Pool.
Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site
Military
- Military and War information from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site
- Military Pensions from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site
Newspapers
Newspapers from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site
Obituaries
Obituaries from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
- Births from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site
- Marriages from the Bosque Co TXGenWeb site
- Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
- Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]
Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- TEXAS Genweb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bosque County, Texas. Page 659 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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