Texas: Norwegian Settlements

History:
The first known Norwegian settler in Texas was Johannes Nordboe. He was in his seventies when he arrived with his wife and children in 1841. Johannes settled in a short distance from Dallas. In 1850 there were 105 persons born in Norwegian. Johan Reinert Reinertsen arrived in 1845 and settled Henderson County. Johan established the magazine Norge og Amerika while still in Norway, but turned it into an emigration newsletter, and operated it from Texas.

Archives:
Archives and Manuscripts

Texas Archives and Libraries

Texas Societies and Archives

West Texas Regional Archives

Genealogy:
Texas Genealogy

Genealogical Societies of Texas

www.genealogytoday.com

Obituary Link Page

Societies:
Texas State Genealogical Society

East Texas Genealogical Society

Texas Historical Societies

Timeline: Norwegians in Texas

Counties with Norwegian settlers 1850-1860:

Anderson, Bastrop, Bosque, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cherokee, Dallas, Ellis, freestone, Galveston, Hamilton, Henderson, Kaufman, Liberty, McLennan, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Sabine, Travis, Victoria, Van Zandt