Rockwall County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties R  Rockwall County

Adopted by TXGenWeb Rockwall County                    Shirley Cullum

County Courthouse
Rockwall County Courthouse 1101 Ridge Road Ste 101 Rockwall, TX 75087 Phone: 972.882.0240 County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death records from 1875, land records from 1890, probate records from 1877 and court records

History
Settlement by Anglo-Americans commenced in 1846.

Parent County
1873--Rockwall County was created 1 March 1873 from Kaufman County. County seat: Rockwall

Record Loss
1875 - Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire in March 1875.

1892 - Rockwall County Courthouse caught fire on January 27, 1892. All records were saved.

Neighboring Counties

 * Collin
 * Dallas
 * Hunt
 * Kaufman

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Rockwall Texas Family History Center (Heath)

Web Sites

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