Hood County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The county was named for John Bell Hood, a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hood County Courthouse 100 E Pearl Street; PO Box 339; Granbury, TX 76048-0339 Phone: 817.579.3222

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, divorce, probate and court and land records from 1875

County Clerk P.O. Box 339 201 W Bridge St. Granbury 76048 Phone: 817-579-3222 Fax 817-408-3441

District Clerk

100 E. Pearl St., Rm 21 Granbury 76048 Phone: 817-579-3238&lt; Fax: 817-579-3239

The Hood County Courthouse is located in Granbury, Texas. The first two courthouses burned, the second one in 1875. Granbury's current three-story courthouse was built of Brazos limestone and has a lighted clock tower. It is a Second-Empire style design by W.C. Dodson and constructed in 1890. (Hood Public Lib in Granbury has many rec of the late Judge Henry Davis)

Parent County
1865--Hood County was created 3 November 1865 from Johnson County.
 * County seat: Granbury

Record Loss
1875--Courthouse and most of the county records, if not all, were destroyed by fire in March 1875.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Neighboring Counties
Erath •  Johnson  •  Palo Pinto  •  Parker  •  Somervell

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 (images) - How to Use this Collection
 * African American Griots ~ USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~ Access Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Hood County Cemetery Records from the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries

Census

 * 1900 Federal Census ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1870 Hood County Census from the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * 1880 Hood County Census from the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * 1890 Hood County Census from the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * 1900 Hood County Census from the Hood County Genealogical Society

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Land

 * Original Land Owners of TX ~ Hood County  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Hood County Historical Notes from the Hood County Genealogical Society

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry — index and images $

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry — index $

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * CSA Pension List ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hood County Veterans from the Hood County Genealogical Society

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Hood County Historic Newspapers ~ TXGenWeb
 * w3newspapers -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History
 * Newspapers.com  -   This site is a paid subscription service — affiliated with Ancestry.com — and provides the following local Hood County newspaper archives. Free trials are sometimes offered.
 * Grandbury News (1891-1945)
 * Hood County Tablet (1937-1945)
 * Hood County News-Tablet (1945-1971)
 * Hood County News (1970-2015)

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903 - 1935 (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 (index only) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1837 - 1965 — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1977 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1875-1965 Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records at Ancestry.com — index & images, ($)
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 with images - How to Use this Collection 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.
 * 1903 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964 - 1998 (no images) - How to Use this Collection Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 — index - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2010 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Granbury Depot Historical Society 109 E Ewell St Granbury, TX 76048 Telephone Number: 817-573-2557 Facebook

Hood County Genealogical Society PO Box 1623 Granbury, Texas 76048-8623 Telephone Number: 817-573-2557 Website

Hood County Public Library 222 N Travis St Granbury, TX 76048 Telephone Number: 817-573-3569 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Arlington Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Burleson Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Cleburne Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Dallas Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Fort Worth Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Granbury Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Stephenville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Weatherford Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Dallas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Fort Worth Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Williams Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Hood County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hood County Genealogical Society
 * Hood County TXGenWeb site
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.