Hunt County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hunt County

Guide to Hunt County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Adopted by TXGenWeb Hunt County            Shirley Cullum

County Courthouse
Hunt County Courthouse PO Box 1316; Greenville, TX 75401 Phone.903.408.4130 County Clerk has birth, death and burial from 1903, marriag and land records from 1846, probate records from 1800’s, military records form early 1900’s and court records from 1967; District Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1846--Hunt County was created 11 April 1846 from Fannin and Nacogdoches Counties. County seat: Greenville

Record Loss
1884 -- Hunt County Courthouse, built in 1883, destroyed by fire August 17, 1884. Some early records destroyed.

Neighboring Counties

 * Collin
 * Delta
 * Fannin
 * Hopkins
 * Kaufman
 * Rains
 * Rockwall
 * Van Zandt

Maps

 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * 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.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county