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The diocese includes the counties of: [[Bastrop County, Texas|Bastrop]], [[Bell County, Texas|Bell]], [[Blanco County, Texas|Blanco]], [[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos]], [[Burleson County, Texas|Burleson]], [[Burnet County, Texas|Burnet]], [[Caldwell County, Texas|Caldwell]], [[Coryell County, Texas|Coryell]], [[Falls County, Texas|Falls]], [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette]], [[Hamilton County, Texas|Hamilton]], [[Hays County, Texas|Hays]], [[Lampasas County, Texas|Lampasas]], [[Lee County, Texas|Lee]], [[Limestone County, Texas|Limestone]], [[Llano County, Texas|Llano]], [[Mason County, Texas|Mason]], [[McLennan County, Texas|McLennan]], [[Milam County, Texas|Milam]], [[Mills County, Texas|Mills]], [[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson]], [[San Saba County, Texas|San Saba]], [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]], [[Washington County, Texas|Washington]] and [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson]] | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Bastrop County, Texas|Bastrop]], [[Bell County, Texas|Bell]], [[Blanco County, Texas|Blanco]], [[Brazos County, Texas|Brazos]], [[Burleson County, Texas|Burleson]], [[Burnet County, Texas|Burnet]], [[Caldwell County, Texas|Caldwell]], [[Coryell County, Texas|Coryell]], [[Falls County, Texas|Falls]], [[Fayette County, Texas|Fayette]], [[Hamilton County, Texas|Hamilton]], [[Hays County, Texas|Hays]], [[Lampasas County, Texas|Lampasas]], [[Lee County, Texas|Lee]], [[Limestone County, Texas|Limestone]], [[Llano County, Texas|Llano]], [[Mason County, Texas|Mason]], [[McLennan County, Texas|McLennan]], [[Milam County, Texas|Milam]], [[Mills County, Texas|Mills]], [[Robertson County, Texas|Robertson]], [[San Saba County, Texas|San Saba]], [[Travis County, Texas|Travis]], [[Washington County, Texas|Washington]] and [[Williamson County, Texas|Williamson]] | ||
− | Diocese of Beaumont<br>P.O. Box 3948<br>Beaumont, TX 77704-3948<br>Phone: (409) 924-4300 | + | [http://www.dioceseofbmt.org/ Diocese of Beaumont]<br>P.O. Box 3948<br>Beaumont, TX 77704-3948<br>Phone: (409) 924-4300 |
− | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers]], [[Hardin County, Texas|Hardin]], [[Jasper County, Texas|Jasper]], [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson]], [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty]], [[Newton County, Texas|Newton]], [[Orange County, Texas|Orange]], [[Polk County, Texas|Polk]] and [[Tyler County, Texas|Tyler]] | + | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Chambers County, Texas|Chambers]], [[Hardin County, Texas|Hardin]], [[Jasper County, Texas|Jasper]], [[Jefferson County, Texas|Jefferson]], [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty]], [[Newton County, Texas|Newton]], [[Orange County, Texas|Orange]], [[Polk County, Texas|Polk]] and [[Tyler County, Texas|Tyler]] |
[http://www.cdob.org/chancellor/ Diocese of Brownsville]<br>1910 University Blvd.<br>Brownsville, TX 78520<br>Phone: (956) 550-1517 | [http://www.cdob.org/chancellor/ Diocese of Brownsville]<br>1910 University Blvd.<br>Brownsville, TX 78520<br>Phone: (956) 550-1517 |
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The Family History Library has some church records for Texas. For example, the library has microfilm copies of original documents from the Catholic archives in El Paso, Galveston, and San Antonio. The records from the San Antonio archdiocese include 100 microfilms for the city of San Antonio for the years 1703 to 1957.
Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located.
Baptist
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
A. Webb Roberts Library
2001 West Seminary Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76122
Telephone: 817-923-1921 (x3330)
Fax: 817-921-8754
Internet: http://www.swbts.edu/libraries/
Baylor University
Moody Memorial Library
Box 6307
Waco, TX 76703
Telephone: 254-710-2111
Fax: 254-710-3116
Internet: http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/LibDepts/MMLandJones/MMLandJones.html
For a history of the Baptists in Texas, see:
- Carroll, James M. A History of Texas Baptists. 2 vols. Dallas, Texas: Baptist Standard Publishing Co., 1923. FHL Collection film 1000597 item 1; digital version Vol. II: St. Paul's Seminary.com
Disciples of Christ
Brite Divinity School Collection
Mary Couts Burnett Library
Texas Christian University
2913 West Lowden
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Telephone: 817-921-7117
Fax: 817-921-7447
Internet: http://lib.tcu.edu/www/default.asp
Methodist
Center for Methodist Studies
United Methodist Historical Collection
Bridwell Library
Southern Methodist University
6005 Bishop Boulevard
P.O. Box 750476
Dallas, TX 75275
Internet: http://www.smu.edu/bridwell/methodiststudies/methodiststudies.htm
For a history of the Methodist Church, see:
- Phelan, Macum. History of Early Methodism in Texas, 1817-1866. Nashville, Tenn.: Cokesbury Press, 1924. FHL Collection film 599530 item 1; digital version at Internet Archive
Roman Catholic
Diocese of Amarillo
P.O. Box 5644
Amarillo, TX 79117
Phone: (806) 383-2243
The diocese includes the counties of: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher and Wheeler
Diocese of Austin
6225 Highway 290 East
Austin, TX 78723-1025
Phone: (512) 949-2400
The diocese includes the counties of: Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Llano, Mason, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington and Williamson
Diocese of Beaumont
P.O. Box 3948
Beaumont, TX 77704-3948
Phone: (409) 924-4300
The diocese includes the counties of: Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk and Tyler
Diocese of Brownsville
1910 University Blvd.
Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956) 550-1517
The diocese includes the counties of: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy
Diocese of Corpus Christi
620 Lipan
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 693-6726
The diocese includes the counties of: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio
Diocese of Dallas
3725 Blackburn St.
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: (214) 528-2240
The diocese includes the counties of: Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwell
Diocese of El Paso
499 St. Matthews St.
El Paso, TX 79907
Phone: (915) 872-8400
The diocese includes the counties of: Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves, Ward and Winkler
Diocese of Ft. Worth
800 West Loop 820 South
Fort Worth, TX 76108
Phone: (817) 560-330
The diocese includes the counties of: Archer, Baylor, Bosque, Clay, Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Foard, Hardeman, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Knox, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger and Wise
Diocese of Lubbock
4620 Fourth Street
Lubbock, TX 79499-8700
Phone: (806) 792-3943
The diocese includes the counties of: Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Haskell, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Terry and Yoakum
Diocese of San Angelo
804 Ford Street
San Angelo, TX 76905
Phone: (325) 651-7500
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1829
San Angelo, TX 76902-1829
The diocese includes the counties of: Andrews, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Kimble, Martin, McCulloch, Menard, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Pecos, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Terrell, Tom Green and Upton
Diocese of Tyler
1015 ESE Loop 323
Tyler, TX 75701-9663
Phone: (903) 534-1077
The diocese includes the counties of: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Delta, Franklin, Freestone, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Lamar, Leon, Madison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood
Catholic Archives of Texas
1600 North Congress
Capitol Station P.O. Box 13327
Austin, TX 78711-3327
Telephone: 512-476-4888
Fax: 512-469-9537
Internet: http://www.onr.com/user/cat/
For a history of the Catholic Church, see:
- Fitzmorris, Mary Angela. Four Decades of Catholicism in Texas 1820-1860. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1926. FHL Collection book 976.4 A1 no. 21; film 924684 item 3