Franklin County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties F  Franklin County

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

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse PO Box 68 Mount Vernon, TX 75457 Phone: 903.537.4252 County Clerk has divorce, records from 1884, birth and death records from 1903, marriage and probate records from 1875 and land records from 1846

History
The first settlers arrived in 1836.

Parent County
1875--Franklin County was created 6 March 1875 from Titus County. County seat: Mount Vernon

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Camp
 * Delta
 * Hopkins
 * Lamar
 * Red River
 * Titus
 * Wood

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

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 Franklin County.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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.
 * 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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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