Fayette County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties F  Fayette County

County Courthouse
Fayette County Courthous PO Box 59 La Grange, TX 78945-2657 Phone: 979.968.3251 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1838; District Clerk has divorce records from 1838

History


Part of Stephen F. Austin's Colony.

The county is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834).

Parent County
1837--Fayette County was created 14 December 1837 from Bastrop and Colorado Counties. County seat: La Grange namesake: Marquis de Lafayette

Populated Places

 * Cities and towns: Carmine  |  Fayetteville  |  Flatonia  |  La Grange  |  Muldoon  |  Round Top  |  Schulenburg

Neighboring Counties

 * Austin
 * Bastrop
 * Caldwell
 * Colorado
 * Gonzales
 * Lavaca
 * Lee
 * Washington

Cemeteries

 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Local Histories

 * Fayette County: Her History and Her People, 1902, by Frank Lotto. Digitized Book online from archive.org.
 * An Early History of Fayette County, 1936, by Leonie Rummel Weyand and Houston Wade.
 * Chronicles of Fayette, 1975 by Julia Lee Sinks.
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Flatonia 1881 Panoramic Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * LaGrange 1880 Panoramic Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * Fayette County 1840 from The Portal to Texas History
 * Fayette County 1843 from The Portal to Texas History
 * Fayette County 1865 from The Portal to Texas History
 * Fayette County 1871 from The Portal to Texas History
 * Fayette County General Highway Map 1940 from the Texas
 * Fayette County General Highway Map 1961 from the Texas
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * Fayette County Korean and Vietnam Veteran's Plaque
 * Fayette County World War II Veterans Plaque
 * Fayette County World War I Veterans Plaque
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * Fayette County Newspapers selected issues of The Texas Monument 1850-1852, The True Issue 1856-1864, The LaGrange New Era 1871, The Fayette County Record 1873-1876, Slovan 1880, and the Lagrange Intelligencer 1884, from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Fayette County Record newspaper
 * Flatonia Argus newspaper
 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Fayette Public Library 855 S Jefferson La Grange, TX 78945 Phone: (979) 968-3765 Website

Schulenburg Public Library 700 Bohlmann Ave Schulenburg, TX 78956 Phone: (979) 743-3345

Round Top Family Library 206 W Mill St Round Top, TX 78954 Phone: (979) 249-2700 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Fayette County TXGenWeb Site
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.