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Guide to Anderson County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Kenneth L. Anderson, who had been the last Vice President of the Republic of Texas (died 1845). The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Anderson County Courthouse 500 N. Church St Palestine, TX 75801 Phone: 903-723-7403 Anderson County Courthouse District Clerk has divorce records. County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1846 and court records. Cities have birth and death records from 1953. HistoricTexas site has the history for the county courthouses, at: Anderson County Courthouse History

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Sources
 * Anderson County Cemeteries Complete list of cemeteries within Anderson County with partial transcriptions.

Census Records

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project — Texas
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * Anderson County Churches –List of churches in Anderson County, Texas
 * Churches in Anderson County at  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Christian Church Directoryat ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Land and Property Records

 * Texas Land Heritage Registry at  TXGenWeb
 * Land Survey Abstract Indicies at  TXGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * 1883 A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas The Lewis Publishing Co, Chicago, IL., 1883. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; also at The Portal to Texas History.
 * Texas Indexes (about 20 counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry—index and images ($)
 * 1916-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry — index ($)

 Civil War  Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906-1989 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers
 Off-line Newspaper Information
 * The Palestine Herald
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Anderson County Obituaries at  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Afrigeneas at African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources

Probate Records

 * Selected Wills and Probate Extracts from Anderson County at TXGenWeb
 * 1846-1879 Anderson County Probate Index 1846-1879 at TXGenWeb
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at Ancestry ($)
 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images
 * 1855 1855 Anderson County Tax List at  TXGenWeb
 * 1876 1876 Anderson County Tax Listat  TXGenWeb

Birth

 * 1840-1981 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (images and index)  -  Ancestry ($)
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1814-1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

Death

 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 at Ancestry — (index and images).
 * 1903-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Athens Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Corsicana Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Lufkin Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Tyler Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Waco Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Tyler Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Waco-McLennan County Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Palestine Public Library 2000 S. Loop 256 Palestine, TX 75801 Phone: 903-729-4121 Website Frankston Depot Library Town Square S Frankston, TX 75763 Phone: 903-876-4463 Website

Societies
East Texas Genealogical Society PO Box 6967 Tyler, Texas 75711-6967 Website Anderson County Genealogical Society PO Box 2045 Palestine 75801 Website

Websites

 * Anderson County TXGenWeb, part of TXGenWeb
 * Anderson County USGenWeb Archives
 * Cyndi's List


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