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Fannin County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 14, 1837
County Seat	Bonham
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Fannin County Courthouse
101 Sam Rayburn Drive
Bonham, TX 75418
Phone: 903.583.7486

County Clerk has birth records from 1903 with a few 1874-1876,
death records from 1903, marriage records from 1852, probate,
land and court records from 1838^[1]

History

The first permanent settlement was at Tulip in 1836.

Parent County

1837--Fannin County was created 14 December 1837 from Red River County. County seat: Bonham ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Fannin County border changes. The county borders have not changed since 1846.

Record Loss

1929 -- Courthouse caught fire on December 31, 1929.  Records in the District Clerk's office and County Clerk's office were saved.  Many other county records were destroyed.  The courthouse was rebuilt.^[3]

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Bryan County, Oklahoma
• Collin
• Delta
• Grayson
• Hunt
• Lamar

Resources

African American

• Texas African American Griots  ~  USGenWeb
• AfriGeneas  ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
• Texas African American Genealogy  ~  Access Genealogy

Cemeteries

• Fannin County Cemeteries  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Cemeteries of Fannin County  ~  TXGenWeb
• Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
• Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
• African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
• Cemetery Junction  ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Census

• 1840 Texas Slave Holders
• 1850 Fannin County Slave Holders
• 1850 Fannin County Mortality Index
• 1850 Fannin County Census A-J
• 1850 Fannin County Census K-Z
• 1850 Fannin County Census 142a - 153b
• 1850 Fannin County Census 154a - 166a
• 1850 Fannin County Census 166b - 178b
• 1850 Fannin County Census 179a - End
• 1860 Texas Slave Holders
• 1860 Mortality Index
• 1860 Fannin County Census Index with active links to images
• 1860 Fannin County Census - Partial Transcription
• 1860 Census - 168A to 184A
• 1860 Census - 185A to 194A
• 1860 Census - 194B to 204A
• 1870 Fannin County Mortality Index

Church

• Texas Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel

• Catholic Parishes in Texas

Court

Land

• Land Abstract Indicies ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

• Texas Museums  ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Wikipedia

Maps

• Fannin County Maps  ~  TXGenWeb
• Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

• Confederate Pension Applications  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Confederate Indigent Families List  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Fightin' Men of Texas, WWII  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Fannin County Interments with War Related Inscriptions  ~  TXGenWeb
• Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
• Fallen Heroes  ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
• Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

• Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
• Home Town News  -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
• Newslink  -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
• The Olden Times   -   Historic Texas News Online
• Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has The Paris News from 1925 that may include residents from Fannin County.

Obituaries

• Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~  Hidden Ancestors
• USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project  ~  Texas
• Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
• Obituary Depot  ~  Texas Newspaper Citations
• Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
• Obituary Daily Times  ~  Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

• Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records  ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Taxation

Vital Records

• 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.
• Texas Marriage Records  1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Divorce Records  1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
• USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas  1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

Bertha Voyer Memorial Library
500 N 6th St
Honey Grove, TX 75446
Phone: (903) 378-2206
Website

Bonham Public Library
305 E 5th St
Bonham, TX 75418
Phone: (903) 583-3128
Website

Leonard Public Library
102 S Main
Leonard, TX 75452
Phone: (903) 587-2391

Family History Center

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Bonham Texas Family History Center

Texas Hwy 78 South
Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States
Phone: 903-583-4949

Society Hill  ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

• Fannin County TXGenWeb site
• TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
• Hidden Ancestors  Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
• USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Fannin County, Texas. Page 663 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Bonham, TX Fannin County Courthouse Fire, Dec 1929 http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/10007/bonham-tx-courthouse-fire-dec-1929