Somervell County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The first settlement was in 1859 at Springton.

Parent County
1875--Somervell County was created 13 March 1875 from Hood and Johnson Counties. County seat: Glen Rose

Record Loss
1893--Courthouse and many, if not all, court records were destroyed by fire in February 1893.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bosque
 * Erath
 * Hood
 * Johnson

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

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.

Web Sites

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