Orange County, Texas Genealogy

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Adopted by TXGenWeb Orange County   Shirley Cullum &amp; Elaine Stone

Parent County
1852--Orange County was created 5 February 1852 from Jefferson County. County seat: Orange

Record Loss
1898--Orange County Courthouse destroyed by fire, April 14, 1898. All county records were stored in a vault and were not harmed by the fire.

Populated Places
Bridge City | Orange | Pinehurst | Vidor | West Orange

Neighboring Counties

 * Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
 * Cameron Parish, Louisiana
 * Hardin
 * Jasper
 * Jefferson
 * Newton

Local Histories

 * Gateway to Texas: the History of Orange and Orange County, 1988, by Howard C. Williams. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Orange County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Orange County 1862 Map from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Orange County 1880 Map from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Orange County 1886 Map from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Orange County 1895 Mapfrom The Portal to Texas History.
 * Aerial Views of Orange County, 1948-1950s: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 from The Portal to Texas History.

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