Harris County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1836--Harris County was created 17 March 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Houston

Neighboring Counties

 * Brazoria
 * Chambers
 * Fort Bend
 * Galveston
 * Liberty
 * Montgomery
 * Waller

Resources
==== Cemeteries. The recognized 'bible' for Harris Co is Trevia Wooster Beverly's "At Rest: A Historical Directory of Harris County, Texas Cemeteries (1822-2001) Including Burial Customs and Other Interesting Facts, With a Liting of Past and Present Communities, Funeral Hmes and Momument Companies." (Houston: Tejas Publications &amp; Research). A number of websites have picked up and used this as their basis. ====

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