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Guide to Tyler County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tyler County Courthouse 100 West Bluff Street Woodville, Texas 75979 Tyler County Courthouse 100 West Bluff Street Woodville, Texas 75979 Phone: 409.283.2281 County Clerk has birth records from 1838, marriage records from 1849, death and burial records from 1903, probate records from 1845 and land records from 1846; District Clerk has divorce and court records

 County Clerk 116 S. Charlton Street Woodville 75979 Phone: 409-283-2281

 District Clerk 100 W. Bluff Room 203 Woodville 75979 Phone: 409-283-2162 Fax: 409-283-6305

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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

Census Records

 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * Texas Christian Church Directory at ChurchAngel

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Directories

 * 1996-- Woodville 1996 City Directory from Historic Map Works.

Local Histories
1841-- In 1841, Tyler County was originally organized as Menard District, a judical division; however, when the Texas Supreme Court declared these districts illegal, Congress created Tyler County.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * Colmesneil, Texas Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1904
 * Woodville, Texas Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1904 &amp; 1909Scroll down the page until you get to Woodville.There are several sheets to each map.
 * Tyler County 1897 Map from Historic Map Works.
 * Tyler County Maps:18581863 1882 from the Portal to Texas History.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
 Texas Revolution 
 * 1835 - 1845 Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 at Texas State Historical Association
 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry — index and images ($)

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

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers

 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry — index and images ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1840-1981 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Buna Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Cleveland Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Fred Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Jasper Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Silsbee Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Woodville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Houston Public Library Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research - an affiliate library
 * Huntsville Texas Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Whitmeyer Genealogy Library Highway 190W P O Box 888 Woodville, Texas 75979 Phone:409-283-2272 Website

Societies
Tyler County Genealogical Society PO Box 2022 Woodville, Texas 75979 Website Tyler County Genealogical Society PO Box 888 Woodville, Texas 75979 E-mail:[mailto:falcon@imswood.com falcon@imswood.com] Website

Websites

 * Tyler TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * Tyler USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.