Lamar County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1840--Lamar County was created 17 December 1840 from Red River County. County seat: Paris

Record Loss
1916--Most records of the district clerk were destroyed in a courthouse fire in March 1916.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bryan County, Oklahoma
 * Choctaw County, Oklahoma
 * Delta
 * Fannin
 * Franklin
 * Red River

Cemeteries
www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery/ - Lamar County, TX Death and Cemetery Records - huge database for every known cemetery in Lamar County with lots of extra information.

Maps
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

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county


 * Family History Library Catalog