Angelina County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1846--Angelina County was created April 22, 1846 from Nacogdoches County. County seat: Lufkin

According to tradition, Angelina county was named for an Indian girl who helped missionaries in the area.

Record Loss
COURTHOUSE BURNED.

HOMER, Tex., Nov. 19. - The courthouse of Angelina county was burned yesterday morning at 8 o'clock. The most important records of all the offices were saved.

The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX, 20 Nov 1891

HOMER COURTHOUSE FIRE.

Many Records Destroyed - Fortunate Rescue of a Prisoner.

HOMER, Tex., Nov. 21. - In the courthouse fire here all the safes proved inefficient except the treasurer's, and some of the books and money in it were scorched. The contents of the other safes were removed while the building was burning. ... The justice of the peace lives in the country. His office was in the courthouse near where the fire broke out. The office was broken into and the two latest records were saved, but all the old records and papers were destroyed. The assessor's office was in the same room, and nearest to where the fire broke out. Everything belonging to this office was lost.

The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX, 22 Nov 1891

source: gendisasters.com

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Burke | Diboll | Hudson | Huntington | Lufkin | Shawnee | Zavalla

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Houston
 * Jasper
 * Nacogdoches
 * Polk
 * San Augustine
 * Trinity
 * Tyler

Maps
1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb 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.

Web Sites

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog