Tyler County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Tyler County

Adopted by Tyler County, TXGenWeb

Billy &amp; Carla Clifton

County Courthouse
Tyler County Courthouse 100 West Bluff Street Woodville, Texas 75979 Phone: 409.283.2281 County Clerk has birth records from 1838, marriage records from 1849, death and burial records from 1903, probate records from 1845 and land records from 1846; District Clerk has divorce and court records

History
In 1841, Tyler County was originally organized as Menard District, a judical division; however, when the Texas Supreme Court declared these districts illegal, Congress created Tyler County.

Parent County
1846--Tyler County was created 3 April 1846 from Liberty County. County seat: Woodville

Neighboring Counties

 * Angelina
 * Hardin
 * Jasper
 * Polk

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Emilee

City Directories

 * Woodville 1996 City Directory from Historic Map Works.

Maps

 * Colmesneil, Texas Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1904
 * Woodville, Texas Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1904 &amp; 1909 Scroll down the page until you get to Woodville.  There are several sheets to each map.
 * Tyler County 1897 Map from Historic Map Works.
 * Tyler County Maps: 1858  1863 1882 from the Portal to Texas History.
 * Tyler County General Highway Map 1940
 * Tyler County General Highway Map 1961

Vital Records

 * 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.
 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Woodville Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

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