Trinity County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for the Trinity River. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Trinity County Courthouse PO Box 456 Groveton, Texas 75845 Phone: 936.642.1208 Courthouse burned 1876; some deeds refiled; County Clerk has birth records from 1911, death records from 1919, marriage and land records from 1876, divorce records from 1920, probate and court records; County Judge has school records

County Clerk

P.O. Box 456 Groveton 75845 Phone: 936-642-1208

District Clerk

P.O. Box 549 Groveton 75845 Phone: 936-642-1118

History
1844-- The first Anglo-American settler arrived in 1844.

Parent County
1850--Trinity County was created 11 February 1850 from Houston County.
 * County seat: Groveton

Record Loss
1872, 1876--Courthouses and most county records were destroyed by fire in December 1872 and February 1876.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Neighboring Counties
Angelina •  Houston  •  Polk  •  San Jacinto  •  Walker  •

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 - FamilySearch (images) - How to Use this Collection
 * Texas African American Griots Project ~ USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas African Ancestor Genealogy

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and pictures.

Census

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930


 * 1860 Trinity County Census Images ~ TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Census Trinity County ~ TXGenWeb Archives Project

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Texas Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * Trinity County Beginnings, 1986, edited by Patricia B. and Joseph W. Hensley for theTrinity County Book Committee.
 * A History of Trinity, 1984, by the Trinity Historical Society.
 * 1827-1928 A History Of Trinity County Texas, 1827 to 1928, 1966, by Flora Gatlin Bowles. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Trinity County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Trinity County Maps
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * 1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1899 - 1975 Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * East Texas News
 * Home Town News - Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink - Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times - Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Trinity County Obituaries ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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 Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Trinity County Probate Record Books ~ TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903 - 1935 - FamilySearch (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 - FamilySearch (index only) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 - FamilySearch with images - How to Use this Collection Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 - FamilySearch (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 United States World War II Draft Records Name index to Texas StatewideDeath Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Trinity County Courthouse 162 West First Street Groveton, Texas E-mail:[mailto:tchcmuseum@windstream.net tchcmuseum@windstream.net] Website

Blanche K Werner Public Library 203 Prospect Dr Trinity, TX 75862 Telephone Number: 936-594-2087 Website

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Jasper Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Lufkin Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Woodville Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Huntsville Texas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Franklin County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Hopkins County Genealogical Society Research Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Trinity County Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Trinity County ~ TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.