Angelina County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties A  Angelina County

Guide to Angelina County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Angelina County Courthouse PO Box 908 Lufkin, TX 75902-0908 Phone: 936.634.8339 County Clerk has some birth records from 1875, death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1846; District Clerk has divorce records; County Clerk and District Court have court records from 1920

Parent County
1846--Angelina County was created April 22, 1846 from Nacogdoches County.

County seats: Marion 1846-1854; Jonesville 1854-1858; Homer 1858-1892; Lufkin 1892-present.

According to tradition, Angelina county was named for an Indian girl who helped missionaries in the area.

Record Loss
1891--Angelina County Courthouse at Homer burned on November 19, 1891. Many of the county records - including those in the assessor's office and the justice of the peace office were destroyed.

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Burke | Diboll | Hudson | Huntington | |  | Zavalla

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Houston
 * Jasper
 * Nacogdoches
 * Polk
 * San Augustine
 * Trinity
 * Tyler

African American

 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~  Access Genealogy

Maps
1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb 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
 * Lufkin Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Cyndi's List- Links to state and county resources
 * Cyndi's List- Links to state and county resources