Sabine County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  Sabine County

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

County Courthouse
Sabine County Courthouse PO Drawer 580 Hemphill, TX 75948 Phone: 409.787.3786 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1880, land records from 1875 and probate records; District Clerk has divorce and court records

History
It was the Sabine District of the Department of Nacogdoches and became the municipality of Sabine in 1835.

Parent County
1836--Sabine County was created 17 March 1836 from an old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Hemphill

Record Loss
1875--Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in November 1875.

Neighboring Counties

 * Jasper
 * Newton
 * Sabine Parish, Louisiana
 * San Augustine
 * Shelby
 * Vernon Parish, Louisiana

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

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

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 Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.


 * 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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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