Henderson County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Henderson County

County Courthouse
Henderson County Courthouse 100 East Tyler Street Suite 107 Athens, Texas 75751 Phone: 903.675.6140 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1880, probate records from 1860, court records from 1910 and land records from 1846

History
The first permanent settlements were established in 1837.

Parent County
1846--Henderson County was created 27 April 1846 from Houston and Nacogdoches Counties. County seat: Athens

Neighboring Counties

 * Anderson
 * Cherokee
 * Ellis
 * Freestone
 * Kaufman
 * Navarro
 * Smith
 * Van Zandt

Local Histories

 * A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1883. Digital book on line from the Portal to Texas History.

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

Newspapers
Athens Review Newspaper

Vital Records

 * 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.
 * 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

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