User:Evancol/Sandbox/Layout2

United States Texas  Anderson County

Anderson County, Texas genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Accomack County (established 1634) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

Beginner's Corner
The Beginner’s Corner links to information that will help you get started researching your English ancestors. Choose from one of the following:


 * I want to find a birth, christening or baptism.
 * I want to find a marriage.
 * I want to find a death or burial.
 * I want to find someone's parents  (land and probate records)

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

Additional Cemetery Databases

 * Anderson County Cemeteries Complete list of cemeteries within Anderson County with partial transcriptions.
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Tennessee Colony Cemetery, Anderson County on BillionGraves site. Just south of FM 321 on CR 2230.

County Courthouse
Anderson County Courthouse 500 N Church Street Palestine, TX 75801-3024 Phone: 903.723.7432 District Clerk has divorce records; County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1846 and court records; cities have birth and death records from 1953

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ekalaka Montana Family History Center

History

 * History of Anderson County

Parent County
1846--Anderson County was created 24 March 1846 from Houston County. County seat: Palestine

The county was named for Kenneth L. Anderson, congressman and vice president of the Republic of Texas.

Neighboring Counties

 * Butte County, South Dakota
 * Crook County, Wyoming
 * Custer
 * Fallon
 * Harding County, South Dakota
 * Powder River

Web Sites

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