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Guide to Smith 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 James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Smith County Courthouse 100 N Broadway Ave Tyler, TX 75702-1018 Phone: 903-590-1660 Smith County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1848, probate records from 1847, court and land records from 1846

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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

Census Records

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * Presbyterian Beginnings in Smith County at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * St. James Baptist Church History at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Mt. Zion Baptist Church at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Lane's Chapel Methodist Church History and Records at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Christian Church Directory at 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

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * 1846-1909 Affidavits of Death and Heirship at transcription at East Texas Genealogical Society for USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1847-1857 Abstract District Court Minutes Smith County at book at East Texas Genealogical Society

Directories

 * 1972 Smith County 1972 from Historic Map Works
 * 1981 Smith County 1981 from Historic Map Works

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African Americans
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only

Land and Property Records

 * Deed/Land Records transcription at East Texas Genealogical for USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Original Surveys/Land Patents of Smith County, Texas at transcription at USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Chronological History of Smith County, 1983 compiled by Donald W. Whisenhut for the Smith County Historical Society
 * A History of Tyler and Smith County, 1948 by Albert Woldert.Read the book on line from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Tyler &amp; Smith County, Texas: An Historical Survey, 1978 by Robert W. Glover. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Historical Atlas of Smith County, 1965
 * A History of Smith County, Texas, North Texas State Teachers College Thesis by William R. Ward, 1944, overview of the history of Smith County. Read the thesis online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * The Bullard Area-Its History and People, 1800–1977 by the Bullard Community Library Commission.
 * Smith County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Some Biographies of Old Settlers at excerpts from publication at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * A History of Smith County at USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * Texas Land Survey Maps for Smith County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 1853, 1872, 1880, 1905 Smith County Maps: 1853 1872 1880 1905 from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1877, 1885, 1889, 1898, 1902, 1907, 1912, 1919 City of Tyler, Sanborn Insurance Maps. Scroll down the page until you get to Tyler. There are several sheets to each map.
 * 1903 Smith County Map from Historic Map Works.
 * 1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com
 * 1939 Smith County General Highway Map
 * 1961 Smith County General Highway Map
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
 Texas Revolution 
 * 1835 - 1845 Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845 at Texas State Historical Association
 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry ($) — index and images

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

 Civil War
 * 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

Newspapers

 * w3newspapers-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
 * Boomtown, Bridge and Baseball - The Troup Banner, 1928-1939 Troup, Smith County, Texas at book at Abstracted and Compiled by Judy Womack for East Texas Genealogical Society
 * Obituaries Recorded in Lindale News &amp; Troup Banner, Smith County, Texas at book at East Texas Genealogical Society
 * Obituaries Recorded in Tyler, Texas Newspapers 1905-1915 at book at East Texas Genealogical Society

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project - Texas
 * Obituary Daily Times - Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function at Ancestry ($).
 * Obituaries from the Lindale News and the Troup Banner, Smith County, Texas by Lorene West Conaway at East Texas Genealogical Society
 * Obituaries from Tyler newspapers, Smith County, Texas, 1905-1915 by Lorene West Conaway and Ruby Renfro Neilson at East Texas Genealogical Society

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * Smith County Court Records Inquiry at Smith County Judicial Search, then select Civil Records, then select Search by Party at upper left to show critical dates for a specific probate and where the record is stored
 * Smith County Wills and Probate at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at Ancestry ($)

School Records

 * Old Family Photos at Texas Escapes

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
 *  1890 Tax Record Abstract, Smith County, TX at East Texas Genealogical Society

Birth

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

Marriage

 * 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 ($) — index
 * 1846-1899 Marriage Records of Smith County, Texas 1846-1899 - East Texas Genealogical Society
 * 1879-1965 Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records at Ancestry ($) — index & images
 * 1900-1926 Marriage Records of Smith County, Texas 1900-1926 - East Texas Genealogical Society
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 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
 * Gilmer Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Heath Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Longview Texas FamilySearch Center
 * McKinney Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Richardson Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Tyler Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Richardson Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Wills Point Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Dallas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Kaufman County Library - an affiliate library
 * Tyler Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Whitehouse Community Library 107 Bascom Rd Whitehouse, TX 75791 Phone: 903-839-2949 Website Cameron-J Jarvis Troup Municipal Library 102 S Georgia PO Box 721 Troup, TX 75789 Phone: 903-842-3101 Website Library Catalog Lillie Russell Memorial Library 200 E Hubbard St Lindale, TX 75771 Phone: 903-882-1900 Website Bullard Community Library 211 W Main St Bullard, TX 75757 Phone: 903-894-6125 Website Noonday Community Library 16662 CR 196 Tyler, TX 75703 Phone: 903-939-0540 Tyler Public Library 201 S College Ave Tyler, TX 75702 Phone: 903-593-7323 Website

Societies
Smith County Historical Society 125 South College Ave. Tyler TX 75702 Phone: 903-592-5993 Fax: 903-526-0924 Website East Texas Genealogical Society PO Box 6967 Tyler TX 75711-6967 website

Websites

 * Smith TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * Smith USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * East Texas Genealogical Society
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.