Freestone County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties F  Freestone County

Adopted by TXGenWeb Freestone County

Cheryl Burks

County Courthouse


Freestone County has been home two four courthouse. The first three were constructed in 1851, 1855, 1891. The current courthouse, a 4-story brick building with classic details, was built in 1919.

Freestone County Courthouse County Clerk - Linda Jarvis 103 E Main P O Box 1010 Fairfield, TX 75840 Phone: 903-389-2635 Freestone County Government Website

Freestone County; PO Box 307; Fairfield, TX 75840; Ph. 903.389.2635 Details: (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec from 1903, m rec from 1853, land, pro, mil dis &amp; ct rec from 1851)

History
The first settlement of the area was about 1830.

Parent County
1850--Freestone County was created 6 September 1850 from Limestone County. The county was organized in 1851, with Mound Prairie selected as the county seat. The name of the town was soon changed to Fairfield. County seat: Fairfield

Populated Places
Cities: | Teague

Towns:  |  | Kirvin | Oakwood | Streetman (partly in Navarro County) | Wortham

Neighboring Counties

 * Anderson
 * Henderson
 * Leon
 * Limestone
 * Navarro

Cemeteries

 * Chancellor Cemetery, Fairfield BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1883. Digital book on line from the Portal to Texas History.
 * History of Freestone County, Texas, 1978, by the Freestone County Historical Commission.
 * Freestone County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

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

Newspapers

 * Freestone County Times Newspaper

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