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Kaufman County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 26, 1848
County Seat	Kaufman
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Kaufman County Courthouse
County Courthouse
Kaufman, TX 75142
Phone: 972.932.4331 

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903,
marriage and probate records from 1850 and land records^[1]

History

The first settlers arrived around 1841. Area was inhabited by Caddo, Cherokee, Delaware and Kickapoo Indians.

Parent County

1848--Kaufman County was created 26 February 1848 from Henderson County. County seat: Kaufman ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Dallas
• Ellis
• Henderson
• Hunt
• Rockwall
• Van Zandt

Resources

African American

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

Cemeteries

• Kaufman County Cemeteries and Burial Records  ~  TXGenWeb
• Crandall Cemetery US Genweb; Crandall Cemetery BillionGraves; Crandall Cemetery (unmarked graves)
• 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
• Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Census

• 1850 Census Index  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• 1860 Kaufman County Federal Census Index  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1870 Kaufman County Federal Census Index  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1880 Kaufman County Census Images  ~  TXGenWeb
• 1890 Kaufman County Federal Census Schedule  ~  TXGenWeb

Church

• Kaufman County Churches  ~  TXGenWeb
• Texas Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
• Catholic Parishes in Texas

Court

Land

Kaufman County Deed Books  ~  TXGenWeb

Local Histories

• Family Group Sheets  ~  TXGenWeb
• Kaufman County Photographs  ~  TXGenWeb
• Texas Museums  ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

• Kaufman County Communities Circa 1895  ~  TXGenWeb
• Historical Maps  ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

• Kaufman County Military Records  ~  TXGenWeb
• Confederate Pension Applications  ~  TXGenWeb
• Confederate Indigent Families  ~  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

• Home Town News  -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
• Newslink  -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
• The Olden Times   -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

• Kaufman County Obituaries  ~  TXGenWeb
• 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

Kaufman County Library
3790 S Houston St
Kaufman, TX 75142
Phone: (972) 932-6222
Website

Riter C Hulsey Public Library
301 N Rockwall St
Terrell, TX 75160
Phone: (972) 551-6663
Website

Tri-County Library
132 E Market St
Mabank, TX 75147
Phone: (903) 887-9622

Ellen Brooks West Memorial Library Of Forney
800 Fm 741 South
Forney, TX 75126
Phone: (972) 564-7027
Website

Crandall-Combine Community Library
13385 Fm 3039
Crandall, TX 75114
Phone: (972) 427-8170
Website

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

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Kaufman County Archives  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Kaufman County  ~  TXGenWeb
• 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.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kaufman County, Texas. Page 667 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).