Walker County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties W  Walker County

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

County Courthouse
Walker County Courthouse 1100 University Avenue PO Box 210 Huntsville, Texas 77340 Phone: 936.436.4922 County Clerk has marriage, land and court records from 1846, birth, death and probate records; District Clerk has divorce records

History
The county was under martial law for a time in 1871 because of the resistance to Reconstruction.

Parent County
1846--Walker County was created April 6, 1846 from Montgomery County. County seat: Huntsville

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Grimes • Houston • Madison • Montgomery • San Jacinto • Trinity

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * The Walker County Historical Society published cemetery records, volumes 1, 2, and 3. Volumes 1 and 2 are available online at the historical society website.

Individual cemeteries and burial sites:


 * Magnolia Cemetery, Katy BillionGraves
 * Sam Houston Grave, Huntsville Only one burial, marked by a rather large monument stone given the historic significance of Sam Houston himself in the history of Texas.

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries

 * Walker County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1295 Huntsville 77342-1295
 * Library in Huntsville 1216 14th St Huntsville, TX 77340
 * Central library New Waverly Public Library 200 Gibbs St Ste 1 New Waverly, TX 77358

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Walker County Genealogical Society Includes cemetery database, Walker County history books, historical pictures and Bible records.