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Guide to McLennan County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Courthouse
McLennan County Courthouse
501 Washington Avenue
Waco, Texas 76701
Phone: 254.757.5078
County Clerk has birth and death
records from 1929, marriage,
probate, court and land records
from 1850; District Clerk has
divorce records[1]
History
The area was originally part of the Robertson Colony but was occupied exclusively by Waco Indians in the 1802's and 1830's. A trading post was set up near the present site of Waco in 1842.
Parent County
1850--McLennan County was created 22 January 1850 from Milam, Limestone, and Navarro Counties. County seat: Waco [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Cities and Towns:
- Axtell (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
- Bellmead - Wikipedia
- Beverly Hills - Wikipedia
- Bruceville-Eddy - Wikipedia
- Downsville (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
- China Spring (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
- Crawford - Wikipedia
- Elm Mott (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
- Gholson - Wikipedia
- Golinda - Wikipedia
- Hallsburg - Wikipedia
- Hewitt - Wikipedia
- Lacy Lakeview - Wikipedia
- Leroy - Wikipedia
- Lorena - Wikipedia
- Mart - Wikipedia
- McGregor - Wikipedia
- Moody - Wikipedia
- Riesel - Wikipedia
- Robinson - Wikipedia
- Ross - Wikipedia
- Speegleville - Wikipedia
- Valley Mills - Wikipedia
- Waco - Wikipedia
- West - Wikipedia
- Woodway - Wikipedia
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. (CTGS) - Click on Archives at top.
- Find A Grave - McLennan.
- TXGenWeb - McLennan - Click on the cemeteries to go to the list. ( left side of page )
- US Gen Net - Click on cemeteries top of page.
Individual Cemeteries:
- Rosemound Cemetery, Waco BillionGraves
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
Military
Newspapers
Obituaries
- Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. (CTGS) - Click on Archives at top.
- TXGenWeb - McLennan - Click on the Obituaries to go to the list. ( left side of page )
- US Gen Net - Click on obituaries top of page.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
- Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 https://www.familysearch.org 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] https://familysearch.org
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.
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), McLennan County, Texas. Page 670 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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