Robertson County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties R  Robertson County

Guide to Robertson County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Robertson County Courthouse PO Box 1029 Franklin, TX 77856 Phone: 979.828.4130 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage and probate records from 1837 and land records; District Clerk has divorce and court records

History
In 1825 the county was included in the Robertson Colony.

Parent County
1837--Robertson County was created 14 December 1837 from Milam County. County seat: Franklin

Neighboring Counties

 * Brazos
 * Burleson
 * Falls
 * Leon
 * Limestone
 * Madison
 * Milam

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Robertson County Cemeteries - Robertson County TXGenWeb
 * Wheelock Cemetery, Bryan BillionGraves
 * Robertson County Cemeteries - USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

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 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Societies and Libraries

 * Robertson County Carnegie Library - The library has been renovated and is in the process of building collections. They are a great source for what is available in the community.

Web Sites

 * Robertson County TXGenWeb site. index to lots of information on the history of the people and county.
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.