Van Zandt County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
Van Zandt County was created and organized 20 March 1848 from Henderson County. County seat: Sabine Lake, formerly Jordan's Sabine (1848- 1850); Canton (1850-present). Cherokees occupied the area under a grant from Mexico in 1822 and were removed in 1839. The first post office, grist mill and saw mill were set up in 1845. During the Civil War the county was popularly known as the "Free state of Van Zandt".

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog for this county.