Hall County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hall County

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

County Courthouse
Hall County Courthouse County Courthouse Box 8 Memphis, TX 79245 Phone: 806.259.2627 County Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, probate and court and land records from 1890

History
The first settler arrived in 1877.

Parent County
1876--Hall County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Memphis

Populated Places
Estelline | Lakeview | Memphis | Turkey

Neighboring Counties

 * Briscoe
 * Childress
 * Collingsworth
 * Cottle
 * Donley
 * Motley

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Dreamland Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * North Fairview Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Old Fairview Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Old South Fairview Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Liberty Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Plaska Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Walls Cemetery~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

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

Land
Original Land Owners of Texas Hall County ~ USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Hall County Obituaries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.

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 FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 United States World War II Draft Records Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Memphis Public Library 303 S 8th St Memphis, TX 79245 Phone: (806) 259-2062 Website

Turkey Public Library Lyles Ave Turkey, TX 79261 Phone: (806) 423-1033

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Hall County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hall County ~  TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.