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Guide to Rusk 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 Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Rusk County Courthouse PO Box 758 Henderson, TX 75653 Rusk County Courthouse PO Box 758 Henderson, TX 75653 Phone 903-657-0330 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, land and probate records from 1843, court records from 1844 and military discharge records from 1917; District Court has divorce Court has divorce records from 1844

 County Clerk P.O. Box 758 Henderson, TX 75653-0758 Phone: 903-657-0330 Fax: 903-657-0062

 District Clerk 115 N. Main St. 301 Henderson, TX 75652 Phone: 903-657-0353

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

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

Church Records

 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * Texas Christian Church Directory at ChurchAngel

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Land Survey Maps for Rusk County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 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 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

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers

 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

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 ($)

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 ($)

Birth

 * 1840-1981 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 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 ($)
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

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 ($)
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Athens Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Corsicana Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Gilmer Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Longview Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Tyler Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Wills Point Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Ennis Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Kaufman County Library - an affiliate library
 * Quitman Texas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Tyler Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
East Texas Research Center Stephen F. Austin State University East Texas Research Center Box 13055, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3055 Phone: 936-468-4100 E-mail:[mailto:AskETRC@sfalib.sfasu.edu AskETRC@sfalib.sfasu.edu] Website

Rusk County Library 106 East Main Street Henderson, TX 75652 Phone: 903-657-8557 Website

Texas State Library and Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711 Capitol Complex 1201 Brazos St. Austin, Texas  The Sam Houston Center Liberty, TX Monday through Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 9am-4pm Website

Societies
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Some District IV Chapters: John Tilley Edwards Chapter, Longview, Texas Stone Fort Chapter, Nacogdoches, Texas Charles G. Davenport Chapter, Tyler, Texas Fort Houston Chapter, Palestine, Texas Website

East Texas Genealogical Society PO Box 6967 Tyler TX 75711-6967 Website

German-Texan Heritage Society PO Box 684171 Austin, TX 78768 Phone: 512-482-0927 Fax: 866-482-4847 Website

Websites

 * Rusk TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * Rusk USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * East Texas GS
 * 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.