Cooke County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Cooke County

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

County Courthouse
Cooke County Courthouse 100 Dixon Street Gainesville, TX 76240 Phone: 940.668.5420

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1850; District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

101 S. Dixon St. Gainsville 76240 Phone: 914-668-5420

District Clerk

County Courthouse Gainsville 76240 Phone: 940-668-5450

Parent County
1848--Cooke County was created 20 March 1848 and organized in 1849 from Fannin County. County seat: Gainesville

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Callisburg | Gainesville | Lindsay | Muenster | Oak Ridge | Valley View | Whitesboro (mostly in Grayson County)

Unincorporated areas: Bulcher | Burns City | Dexter | Era | Hood | Leo | Lois | Marysville | Mountain Springs | Moss Lake | Myra | Rosston | Pioneer Valley | Prairie Point | Sivells Bend | Walnut Bend | Woodbine

Neighboring Counties
Denton •  Grayson  •  Love County, Oklahoma  •  Marshall County, Oklahoma  •  Montague  •  Wise

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

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

Census

 * 1850 Federal Tax Index - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1860 Federal Census - USGenWeb Archives Project

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989 — index and images

Local Histories

 * Cooke County Bible Records -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Historical Markers in Cooke County - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * County Commisioners 1849-1991 - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * County Officials 1849-1948 - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * County Officials 1945-1991- USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Myra High School Graduation 1913, 1914 and 1916 - USGenWebs Archive Project

Maps



 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Confederate Pension Applications Index - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Co A 2nd Texas Partisan Rangers -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * Marriages 1849-1873- USGenWeb Archives Project 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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 Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index) -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

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

Societies and Libraries
Cooke County Heritage Society P.O. Box 150 Gainesville 76240

Crosstimbers Genealogical Society P.O. Box 197 Gainesville, TX 76240 Website North Central Texas College has a genealogical section in its library supported by Cross Timbers Genealogical Society.

Gainesville Genealogical Group Cooke County College Gainesville 76200

Family History Centers

 * Gainesville Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Cross Timbers Genealogical Society
 * USGenWeb project - May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.