Cooke County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Cooke County

County Courthouse
Cooke County Courthouse 100 Dixon Street Gainesville, TX 76240 Phone: 940.668.5420  County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1850; District Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1848--Cooke County was created 20 March 1848 and organized in 1849 from Fannin County. County seat: Gainesville

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Callisburg | Gainesville | Lindsay | Muenster | Oak Ridge | Valley View | Whitesboro (mostly in Grayson County)

Unincorporated areas: Bulcher | Burns City | Dexter | Era | Hood | Leo | Lois | Marysville | Mountain Springs | Moss Lake | Myra | Rosston | Pioneer Valley | Prairie Point | Sivells Bend | Walnut Bend | Woodbine

Neighboring Counties

 * Denton
 * Grayson
 * Love County, Oklahoma
 * Marshall County, Oklahoma
 * Montague
 * Wise

Local Histories
Cooke County Bible Records -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb 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

Societies and Libraries
Cross Timbers Genealogical Society

North Central Texas College has a genealogical section in its library supported by Cross Timbers Genealogical Society.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Gainesville Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Cross Timbers Genealogical Society
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.