Walker County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The county was under martial law for a time in 1871 because of the resistance to Reconstruction.

Parent County
1846--Walker County was created April 6, 1846 from Montgomery County. County seat: Huntsville

Neighboring Counties

 * Grimes
 * Houston
 * Madison
 * Montgomery
 * San Jacinto
 * Trinity

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

 * Family History Library Catalog