Bosque County, Texas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
The County Courthouse is located in Meridian, Texas. The county website is www.bosquecounty.us

History
Settled mostly by Norwegians in the western part of the county and Germans in the eastern part of the county.

Parent County
1854--Bosque County was created 4 February 1854 from Milam and McLennan Counties. County seat: Meridian

The county was named for the Bosque River, a name deriving from Spanish for "woods"

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Clifton | Cranfills | Iredell | Meridian | Morgan | Valley Mills | Walnut Springs

Neighboring Counties

 * Coryell
 * Erath
 * Hamilton
 * Hill
 * Johnson
 * McLennan
 * Somervell

Cemeteries
Gloria B. Mayfield Cemeteries website for Bosque County, Texas.

Rootsweb-Ancestry Cemeteries

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.
 * Family History Library Catalog