Limestone County, Texas Genealogy

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Adopted by TXGenWeb Limestone County

Cheryl Burks

Parent County
1846--Limestone County was created 11 April 1846 from Robertson County. County seat: Groesbeck

Record Loss
1873--Courthouse and most county records were destroyed by fire in October 1873.

1891--Limestone County Courthouse destroyed by fire on February 1, 1891. Records were stored in vaults and were not lost.

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Groesbeck | Mexia | Coolidge | Fair Oaks | Kosse | Tehuacana | Thornton

Neighboring Counties

 * Falls
 * Freestone
 * Hill
 * Leon
 * McLennan
 * Navarro
 * Robertson

Cemeteries
Cemetery Index from www.txgenweb.org project.

Rootsweb.ancestry cemetery project.

Gloria B. Mayfield Cemetery Project for Limestone County, Texas

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