Angelina County, Texas Genealogy

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Adopted by Angelina County, TXGenWeb
Billy &amp; Carla Karbowski Clifton

Parent County
1846--Angelina County was created April 22, 1846 from Nacogdoches County. County seat: Lufkin

According to tradition, Angelina county was named for an Indian girl who helped missionaries in the area.

Record Loss
1891--Angelina County Courthouse at Homer burned on November 19, 1891. Many of the county records - including those in the assessor's office and the justice of the peace office were destroyed.

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Burke | Diboll | Hudson | Huntington | Lufkin | Shawnee | Zavalla

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Houston
 * Jasper
 * Nacogdoches
 * Polk
 * San Augustine
 * Trinity
 * Tyler

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

Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

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.

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog