Wood County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The area was originally Caddo Indian country. The first settler arrived in 1824, the first school opened in 1852 and the first newspaper was published in 1845.

Parent County
1850--Wood County was created 5 February 1850 from Van Zandt County. County seat: Quitman

Record Loss
1878--Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in December 1878.

Neighboring Counties

 * Camp
 * Franklin
 * Hopkins
 * Rains
 * Smith
 * Upshur
 * Van Zandt

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

 * Family History Library Catalog