Panola County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Panola County

Guide to Panola County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Panola County Courthouse 110 S Sycamore Street Carthage, TX 75633 Phone: 903.693.0302 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1846, probate, court and land records

Parent County
1846--Panola County was created 30 March 1846 from Shelby and Harrison Counties. County seat: Carthage

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
Beckville | Carthage | Clayton | De Berry | Gary City | Long Branch | Mineral Springs | Murvaul | Panola | Tatum (mostly in Rusk County)

Neighboring Counties

 * Caddo Parish, Louisiana
 * DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
 * Harrison
 * Rusk
 * Shelby

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Woods Cemetery, Tenaha BillionGraves
 * Old Center Cemetery, Tenaha BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * Images of America: Carthage, 2009, by Bill O'Neal. See part of the book on line at Google Books.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * 1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors