Panola County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Panola County

Guide to Panola County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Panola County Courthouse 110 S Sycamore Street Carthage, TX 75633 Phone: 903.693.0302 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1846, probate, court and land records

County Clerk

110 S. Sycamore Street Rm. 201 Carthage 75633 Phone: 903-693-0302 Fax: 903-693-0328

District Clerk

110 S Sycamore Street Rm 227 Cathage 75633 Phone: 903-693-0306 Fax: 903-693-6914

Parent County
1846--Panola County was created 30 March 1846 from Shelby and Harrison Counties. County seat: Carthage

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Beckville | Carthage | Clayton | De Berry | Gary City | Long Branch | Mineral Springs | Murvaul | Panola | Tatum (mostly in Rusk County)

Neighboring Counties
Caddo Parish, Louisiana •  DeSoto Parish, Louisiana  •  Harrison  •  Rusk  •  Shelby

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Woods Cemetery, Tenaha BillionGraves
 * Old Center Cemetery, Tenaha BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * Images of America: Carthage, 2009, by Bill O'Neal. See part of the book on line at Google Books.

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * 1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840 - 1981 Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index) - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1973 [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1681052 Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 FamilySearch record collection
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 FamilySearch records collection
 * 1837 - 1977  Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890 - 1976 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976.
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1964 - 1998 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.
 * 1977 - 1986  at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index) Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $