Erath County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The county was named for George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Erath County Courthouse 100 W Washington Street Stephenville, TX 76401 Phone: 254.965.1482

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1869 probate records from 1876 and land records from 1867

County Clerk

100 W. Washington Stephenville 76401 Phone: 254-965-1482 Fax: 254-965-5732

District Clerk

112 W College Stephenville 76401 Phone: 254-965-1482 Fax: 254-965-7156

History
1854--Permanent settlers arrived in Stephenville in 1854.

Parent County
1856--Erath County was created 25 January 1856 from Bosque and Coryell Counties.
 * County seat: Stephenville

Record Loss
1866--Courthouse and most of the county records were destroyed by fire in the summer of 1866.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Bosque •  Comanche  •  Eastland  •  Hamilton  •  Hood  •  Palo Pinto  •  Somervell

African American

 * African American Griots ~ USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~ African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~ Access Genealogy
 * 1865 - 1870 (images) - How to Use this Collection

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


 * Erath County Cemetery Photographs ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Erath County Cemeteries, transcriptions and photographs of each headstone for: Beth Haven, Cow Creek, Lowell, Lower School Hill, Round Grove, School Hill, and Victor Cemeteries and Old Dublin Memorial Park.
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries

Census

 * 1856-1857 Tax Rolls ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Census, partial ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Census -Prect 2 Page 115-Davies ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Census - Prect 1 Pages 1A-21B ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Erath County Churches ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Court

 * Erath County Court Records ~  TXGenWeb

Land

 * Land Abstract Indicies ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1867-1890 Partial Index for Deeds ~ TXGenWeb

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906-1989 — index and images

Local Histories

 * Biographies of Erath County Residents ~  TXGenWeb

Maps

 * Erath County Map~ TXGenWeb
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry — index and images $

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry — index $

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * CSA Indigent Families ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * CSA Pension List~ USGenWeb Archives Project

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * w3newspapers -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Erath County Obituaries ~  TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries  (Ancestry)

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800–1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800–2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images


 * 1856-1857 Tax Rolls ~ TXGenWeb

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903 - 1935 (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 (index only) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry — index $
 * 1837 - 1965 — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1977 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 with images - How to Use this Collection 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.
 * 1903 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964 - 1998 (no images) - How to Use this Collection Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 — index - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2010 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry — index $
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index


 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Erath County Genealogical Society''' 174 North Columbia Stephenville 76401

Erath County Genealogical Society Dublin Public Library 206 W Blackjack St Dublin, TX 76446 Telephone Number: 254-445-4141

Public Library''' 174 N Columbia St Stephenville, TX 76401 Telephone Number: 254-918-1240

FamilySearch Centers

 * Cleburne Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Granbury Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Stephenville Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Dublin Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Williams Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Erath County Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Erath County ~ TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.