Houston County, Texas Genealogy

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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 fromNacogdoches County. County seat: Crockett

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Anderson
 * Angelina
 * Cherokee
 * Leon
 * Madison
 * Trinity
 * Walker

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

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

 * Family History Library Catalog