Angelina County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Angelina County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for a Hasinai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries and was named Angelina by them. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has some birth records from 1875, death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1846; District Clerk has divorce records; County Clerk and District Court have court records from 1920

County Clerk

P.O. Box 908 Lufkin 75902-0908 Phone: 936-634-8339 Fax: 936-634-4312

District Clerk

215 E. Lufkin Ave. Lufkin 75901 Phone: 936-634-4312

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

County seats:
 * 1) 1846-1854 Marion
 * 2) 1854-1858 Jonesville
 * 3) 1858-1892 Homer
 * 4) 1892-present Lufkin

Angelina is named for a Hainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries and was named Angelina by them.

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.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Cherokee •  Houston  •  Jasper  •  Nacogdoches  •  Polk  •  San Augustine  •  Trinity  •  Tyler

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 Texas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch
 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~  Access Genealogy

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Church

 * Angelina County Area Churches - listing of churches in the area

Court

 * County Court at Law 1
 * County Court at Law 2
 * 159th District Court

Land

 * Land Survey Abstract Indices of the Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Family Land Heritage Registry First Edition -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989  — index and images

Maps

 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 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
 * Map of Angelina County - Library of Congress

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 7th Texas Cavalry
 * Civil War Pension Confederate Pension Applications On file at the Texas State Library and Archives for Angelina County -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Indigent Families of Angelina County -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Civil War Muster Rolls - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — images

World War II

 * WWII Casualties Army and Airforce - Access Genealogy

Newspapers
Online Newspapers

Lufkin Daily News

Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * Angelina County Clerk - access to probate records
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation
Angelina County Tax Assessor - property taxes

Vital Records

 * Angelina County Clerk - access to marriage records, birth certificates, death certificates and wills

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records
 * 1840 - 1981 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index 1903-1997 (index and Images)  -  Ancestry ($)

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802 - 2010 - Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Angelina County Marriages - TXGenWeb
 * 1837 - 1965 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837 - 1973 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890 - 1976 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.
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1964 - 1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Angelina County Genealogical Society PO Box 150631 Lufkin, TX 75915-0631 website


 * Kurth Memorial Library - Lufkin Texas
 * Angelina County Genealogical Society
 * Angelina County Historical Commission

Family History Centers
Location


 * Lufkin Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * TXGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - records from Angelina County
 * Angelina County- TXGenWeb Project
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
 * Cyndi's List- Links to state and county resources