Texas County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Texas County

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

County Courthouse
Recorder Deeds has marriage records from 1855 and land records from 1845; Clerk ciruit Court has divorce and court recordsc from 1855; Associate Circuit Court has probate records from 1850

Parent County
1843--Texas County was created 17 February 1843 from Shannon and Wright Counties. County seat: Houston. Texas County went by the name of Ashley County from 1843 to 1845.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dent
 * Douglas
 * Howell
 * Laclede
 * Phelps
 * Pulaski
 * Shannon
 * Wright

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Texas County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Texas County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Texas County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Texas County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Texas County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Marriages

 * 1850-1855 - Texas County Marriage Index 1850-1855. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1855-1882 - Texas County Marriage Index 1855-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Texas County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883 - Texas County Death Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers



 * Houston Missouri Family History Center Hwy 63 &amp; E St, Houston, MO 65483 United States Location Map


 * Mountain Grove Missouri Family History Center 3145 N Hwy 95, Mountain Grove, MO United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Texas County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.