San Jacinto County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  San Jacinto County

Quick Dates
San Jacinto County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse
1915--On 30 March 1915 the wooden courthouse burned.

San Jacinto County; PO Box 669; Cold Spring, TX 77331; Ph. 936.653.2324 Details: (Co Clk has b, m &amp; d rec from 1888, land &amp; pro rec from 1800’s, mil dis rec from 1919 &amp; ct rec from 1907; Dis Clk has div rec)

History
The first post office was established in 1847.

Parent County
1870--San Jacinto County was created 13 August 1869 from Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, and Walker Counties. County seat: Coldspring

Neighboring Counties

 * Liberty
 * Montgomery
 * Polk
 * Trinity
 * Walker

Cemeteries

 * Pine Valley Cemetery, New Waverly BillionGraves
 * Purkerson Cemetery, Cleveland BillionGraves

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb 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.

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.