Rockwall County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for a wall-like subterranean rock formation that runs throughout the county. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Rockwall County Courthouse 1101 Ridge Road Ste 101 Rockwall, TX 75087 Phone: 972.882.0240 County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death records from 1875, land records from 1890, probate records from 1877 and court records

County Clerk

1111 E. Yellowjacket Ln. Ste. 100 Rockwall 75087 Phone: 972-204-6300 Fax: 972-204-6319

District Clerk

1111 E. Yellowjacket Ln. Ste. 200 Rockwall 75087 Phone: 972-204-6500 Fax: 972-204-6509

History
1846-- Settlement by Anglo-Americans commenced in 1846.

Parent County
1873--Rockwall County was created 1 March 1873 from Kaufman County.
 * County seat: Rockwall

Record Loss
1875 - Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire in March 1875.

1892 - Rockwall County Courthouse caught fire on January 27, 1892. All records were saved.

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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Neighboring Counties
Collin •  Dallas  •  Hunt  •  Kaufman

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

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Online Newspapers
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


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

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840 - 1981 - FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1935 - FamilySearch (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 - FamilySearch (index only) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

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 $
 * 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 $
 * 1875-1965 Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records at Ancestry.com — index & images, ($)
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 - FamilySearch with images - How to Use this Collection Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search 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 $
 * 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

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Rockwall County Genealogical Society PO Box 521 Rockwall 75087 Website

Rockwall County Historical Foundation PO Box 916 Rockwall, Texas 75087 Website

Family History Centers

 * Carrollton Texas Family History Center
 * Heath Texas Family History Center
 * Hurst Texas Family History Center
 * Lewisville Texas Family History Center
 * McKinney Texas Family History Center
 * Plano Texas Family History Center
 * Richardson Texas Family History Center


 * Dallas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Grapevine Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Rita and Truett Smith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * W Walworth Harrison Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Rockwall County TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.