Sabine County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  Sabine County

History
It was the Sabine District of the Department of Nacogdoches and became the municipality of Sabine in 1835.

Parent County
1836--Sabine County was created 17 March 1836 from an old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Hemphill

Record Loss
1875--Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in November 1875.

Neighboring Counties

 * Jasper
 * Newton
 * Sabine Parish, Louisiana
 * San Augustine
 * Shelby
 * Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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