Coryell County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Coryell County

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

County Courthouse
Coryell County Courthouse PO Box 237 Gatesville, TX 76528 Phone: 254.865.5016 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and court and land records from 1854

Parent County
1854--Coryell County was created 4 February 1854 from Bell and McLennan Counties. County seat: Gatesville

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Arnett | Ater | Bee House (Boyd's Cove) | Cavitt | Copperas Cove | Coryell City (Rainey's Creek) | Evant (Langford Cove - part in Hamilton County)| Flat | Fort Gates | Fort Hood | Gatesville | Ireland | Jonesboro (part in Hamilton County) | King | Leon Junction | Levita | Mound | Mountain | Oglesby | Osage | Pancake | Pearl | Pidcoke | Purmela | South Mountain | South Purmelia | The Grove | Topsey | Turnersville | Whitson

Former Communities
Henson's Creek | Spring Hill | Station Creek | Turnover | Lincolnville

Neighboring Counties
Bell •  Bosque  •  Hamilton  •  Lampasas  •  McLennan

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

Court

 * Court Dockets 1861, 1868-1870 from the Coryell County TXGenWeb site

Local Histories

 * History of Coryell County, 1965 by Zelma Scott.
 * Coryell County, Texas, Families, 1854–1985, published 1986, by the Coryell County Genealogical Society.
 * Copperas Cove, City of Five Hills: A Centennial History, 1980, by Jerry K. Smith and Patrick D. McLaughlin.

Maps



 * Gatesville 1884 Panoramic Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military
Fort Gates, originally Camp Gates, established in 1849 to protect the settlers.

Coryell County Soldiers from the Coryell County TXGenWeb site.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Coryell County Births 1926-1934
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Coryell County Marriages 1932-1977 performed by Bro. Dick Derrick
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

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
 * First Book of Death Records 1903-1909 from the Coryell County TXGenWeb site.
 * Coryell County Deaths 1903-1917
 * Earliest Funeral Home Records 1926-1931 from the Coryell County TXGenWeb site.
 * Funeral Home Records 1932-1936 from the Coryell County TXGenWeb site.
 * Coryell County Deaths 1964-1984
 * 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 Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies and Libraries

 * Gatesville Public Library 111 N 8th St Gatesville, TX 76528-1461 (254)865-5367
 * Coryell County Genealogy Society Gatesville Public Library 111 N 8th Street Gatesville, TX 76528
 * Five Hills Genealogical Society Copperas Cove

Web Sites

 * Coryell County TXGenWeb site
 * Linkpendium - Coryell County website links
 * Coryell County, Texas Old Photos