Johnson County, Texas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse was constructed in 1913 by the architects Lang and Witchell. It is constructed with brick and concrete. The courthouse is located on the square in Cleburne, Texas

Parent County
1854--Johnson County was created 13 February 1854 from McLennan, Hill, Ellis, and Navarro Counties. County seat: Cleburne

Populated Places
Cities &amp; Towns: | Cross Timbers | Bono | Venus | Lillian |Brair Oaks |  |   | Cross Timbers | Godley | Grandview |  | Keene | Rio Vista

Neighboring Counties

 * Bosque
 * Ellis
 * Hill
 * Hood
 * Parker
 * Somervell
 * Tarrant

Cemeteries

 * Johnson County Cemeteries at the Johnson County TXGenWeb site.
 * Gloria B. Mayfield Cemeteries for Johnson County, Texas.
 * Burleson Memorial Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Venus Memorial Park ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Travis Morris Rio Vista Cemetery
 * Cope Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Center League Cemetery  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Raleigh Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Pleasant Point Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Jones-Egan Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Marystown 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.
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Church

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

Local Histories

 * A memorial and biographical history of Johnson and Hill counties, Texas : containing the early history of this important section of the great state of Texas together with glimpses of its future prospects... Digitized book online at archive.org:  Volume 1
 * Johnson County Bios and History ~  TXGenWeb
 * Johnson County Landmarks ~  TXGenWeb


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

Maps

 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * 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

 * Johnson 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)

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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Burleson Public Library 248 Sw Johnson Ave Burleson, TX 76028 Phone: (817) 295-6131 Website

Cleburne Public Library 302 W Henderson St Cleburne, TX 76033 Phone: (817) 645-0934 Website

Alvarado Public Library 210 N Baugh St Alvarado, TX 76009 Phone: (817) 783-7323 Website

Joe A Hall High School And Community Library 12 Bulldog Dr Venus, TX 76084 Phone: (972) 366-8353 Website

Joshua School &amp; Public Library 907 S Broadway St Joshua, TX 76058 Phone: (817) 202-2547 Website

Grandview Public Library 112 S 3rd St Grandview, TX 76050 Phone: (817) 866-3965

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

Family History Center

303 S Nolan River Road

Cleburne TX 76031

817 645-0566

Hours Tuesday and Thursday 9am-12pm, Wednesday 6pm-9pm

Web Sites

 * Johnson County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Johnson 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.