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Guide to Houston County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse

Houston County Court House
PO Box 370;
Crockett, TX 75835
Phone. 936.544.3255
 

County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death record from 1903,
probate court and land records from 1882; District Clerk has
divorce record from 1920; County History Commission has
burial records, family & local histories^[1]

History

San Francisco de los Tejas, the first Spanish mission in East Texas, was founded in 1690 and abandoned in 1693.

Parent County

1837--Houston County was created 12 June 1837 from Nacogdoches County. County seat: Crockett ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires in February 1865 and November 1882.

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Crockett | Grapeland | Kennard | Latexo | Lovelady

Neighboring Counties

• Anderson
• Angelina
• Cherokee
• Leon
• Madison
• Trinity
• Walker

Resources

African American

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

Cemeteries

• Houston County Cemetery and Tombstone Transcriptions  ~  USGenWeb
• New Energy Cemetery  ~  alphabetical listing  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Houston County Cemeteries  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Texas Cemeteries  ~  Texas Escapes
• Interment.net
• Find-A-Grave

Individual cemeteries:

• Eleck Turk Cemetery, Grapeland BillionGraves
• Evergreen Cemetery, Lovelady BillionGraves

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

• The History of Houston County, Texas, 1943 by Armistead Albert Aldrich.
• History of Houston County, Texas, 1687–1979, 1979) by the Houston County Historical Commission.
• Houston County in the Civil War, 1981 by Thomas Nelms Mainer.
• The First Settlers of Houston County, Texas, 1983, by Gifford E. White.
• Houston County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

• Historical Texas Maps -  Hidden Ancestors.
• Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith & Trinity at www.rootsweb.com 

Military

• Military Resources.  Information pertaining to each war, both general and Texas specific.
• Our Fallen Heroes.  Partial index of servicemen who were killed in action.
• Honoring our Veterans.  Partial index of veterans of all wars.

Newspapers

• Houston County Courier

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

• Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) 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

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Texas Museums

Web Sites

• Houston County Archives  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• TXGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
• Hidden Ancestors  Texas resources as well as general genealogic resources.

• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Houston County, Texas. Page 666 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).