Houston County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Houston County 

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

County Courthouse
Houston County Court House PO Box 370; Crockett, TX 75835 Phone. 936.544.3255

County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death record from 1903, probate court and land records from 1882; District Clerk has divorce record from 1920; County History Commission has burial records, family &amp; local histories

History
San Francisco de los Tejas, the first Spanish mission in East Texas, was founded in 1690 and abandoned in 1693.

Parent County
1837--Houston County was created 12 June 1837 from Nacogdoches County. County seat: Crockett

Record Loss
Many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires in February 1865 and November 1882.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Crockett | Grapeland | Kennard | Latexo | Lovelady

Neighboring Counties
Anderson •  Angelina  •  Cherokee  •  Leon  •  Madison  •  Trinity  •  Walker

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch
 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~  Access Genealogy

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Houston County Cemetery and Tombstone Transcriptions ~  USGenWeb
 * New Energy Cemetery ~  alphabetical listing  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Houston County Cemeteries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Cemeteries ~  Texas Escapes
 * Interment.net
 * Find-A-Grave

Individual cemeteries:


 * Eleck Turk Cemetery, Grapeland BillionGraves
 * Evergreen Cemetery, Lovelady BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * The History of Houston County, Texas, 1943 by Armistead Albert Aldrich.
 * History of Houston County, Texas, 1687–1979, 1979) by the Houston County Historical Commission.
 * Houston County in the Civil War, 1981 by Thomas Nelms Mainer.
 * The First Settlers of Houston County, Texas, 1983, by Gifford E. White.
 * Houston County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



 * Historical Texas Maps - Hidden Ancestors.
 * 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

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Military Resources. Information pertaining to each war, both general and Texas specific.
 * Our Fallen Heroes. Partial index of servicemen who were killed in action.
 * Honoring our Veterans. Partial index of veterans of all wars.
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * Houston County Courier

Probate

 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

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, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

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

Family History Centers

 * Texas Museums

Web Sites

 * Houston County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * TXGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Hidden Ancestors Texas resources as well as general genealogic resources.