Delta County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties D  Delta County

History
Sometimes referred to as the Vetch Capital of the World. The first settlers arrived in the early 1840's.

Parent County
1870--Delta County was created 29 July 1870 from Hopkins and Lamar Counties. County seat: Cooper

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Delta County border changes.

Record Loss
1899--The Delta County Courthouse at Cooper was destroyed by fire on 9 March 1899. Nearly all of the county records were stored in a fireproof vault and were saved. Records in the district clerk's office, probably records on current cases, were destroyed.

Neighboring Counties

 * Fannin
 * Franklin
 * Hopkins
 * Hunt
 * Lamar
 * Red River

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

Newspapers

 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has The Paris News from 1925 that may include residents from Delta County.

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

Web Sites

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