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Fayette County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 14, 1837
County Seat	La Grange
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Fayette County Courthouse
PO Box 59
La Grange, TX 78945-2657
Phone: 979.968.3251

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903,
marriage, probate and land records from 1838;
District Clerk has divorce records from 1838^[1]

History

Marquis de Lafayette.JPG

Part of Stephen F. Austin's Colony.

The county is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834).^[2]

Parent County

1837--Fayette County was created 14 December 1837 from Bastrop and Colorado Counties.
County seat: La Grange ^[3]
namesake: Marquis de Lafayette ^[4]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

• Cities and towns:  Carmine  |  Fayetteville  |  Flatonia  |  La Grange  |  Muldoon  |  Round Top  |  Schulenburg

Neighboring Counties

• Austin
• Bastrop
• Caldwell
• Colorado
• Gonzales
• Lavaca
• Lee
• Washington

Resources

Cemeteries

• 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

Church

• Texas Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
• Catholic Parishes in Texas

Court

Land

Local Histories

• Fayette County: Her History and Her People, 1902, by Frank Lotto.  Digitized Book online from archive.org.
  
• An Early History of Fayette County, 1936, by Leonie Rummel Weyand and Houston Wade.
• Chronicles of Fayette, 1975 by Julia Lee Sinks.
• Texas Museums  ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

• Flatonia 1881 Panoramic Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
  
• LaGrange 1880 Panoramic Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
• Fayette County 1840 from The Portal to Texas History
• Fayette County 1843 from The Portal to Texas History
• Fayette County 1865 from The Portal to Texas History
• Fayette County 1871 from The Portal to Texas History
• Fayette County General Highway Map 1940 from the Texas
  
• Fayette County General Highway Map 1961 from the Texas
  
• Historical Maps  ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Counties Map Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

• Fayette County Korean and Vietnam Veteran's Plaque
• Fayette County World War II Veterans Plaque
• Fayette County World War I Veterans Plaque
• 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

• Fayette County Newspapers selected issues of The Texas Monument 1850-1852, The True Issue 1856-1864, The LaGrange New Era 1871, The Fayette County Record 1873-1876, Slovan 1880, and the Lagrange Intelligencer 1884, from The Portal to Texas History.
• Fayette County Record newspaper
• Flatonia Argus newspaper
• Home Town News  -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
• Newslink  -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
• The Olden Times   -   Historic Texas News Online

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

Fayette Public Library
855 S Jefferson
La Grange, TX 78945
Phone: (979) 968-3765
Website

Schulenburg Public Library
700 Bohlmann Ave
Schulenburg, TX 78956
Phone: (979) 743-3345

Round Top Family Library
206 W Mill St
Round Top, TX 78954
Phone: (979) 249-2700
Website

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

• Fayette 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), Fayette County, Texas. Page 663 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ "Fayette County, Texas," Wikipedia.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
4. ↑ Handbook of Texas Online (Texas State Historical Association, 2010).