Trinity County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Trinity County

County Courthouse
Trinity County; PO Box 456; Groveton, TX 75845; Ph. 936.642.1208 Details: (Courthouse burned 1876; some deeds refiled) (Co Clk has b rec from 1911, d rec from 1919, m &amp; land rec from 1876, div rec from 1920, pro &amp; ct rec; Co Judge has school rec)

History
The first Anglo-American settler arrived in 1844.

Parent County
1850--Trinity County was created 11 February 1850 from Houston County. County seat: Groveton

Record Loss
1872,1876--Courthouses and most county records were destroyed by fire in December 1872 and February 1876.

Populated Places
Apple Springs | Barnes | Glendale | Groveton | Nigton | Nogalus Prairie | Pennington | Trinity | Woodlake

Neighboring Counties

 * Angelina
 * Houston
 * Polk
 * San Jacinto
 * Walker

African American

 * Texas African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas~ African Ancestor Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Trinity County Cemeteries ~   TXGenWeb
 * 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.

Census

 * 1860 Trinity County Census Images ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Census Trinity County ~   TXGenWeb Archives Project

Church

 * Trinity County Churches ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Local Histories

 * Trinity County Beginnings, 1986, edited by Patricia B. and Joseph W. Hensley for theTrinity County Book Committee.
 * A History of Trinity, 1984, by the Trinity Historical Society.
 * A History Of Trinity County Texas, 1827 to 1928, 1966, by Flora Gatlin Bowles. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Trinity County Historical Landmarks ~  TXGenWeb
 * Trinity County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

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

Military

 * Trinity County Military Resources ~ TXGenWeb
 * 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

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

Obituaries

 * Trinity 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

 * Trinity County Probate Record Books ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Vital Records

 * 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.
 * 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
Blanche K Werner Public Library 203 Prospect Dr Trinity, TX 75862 Phone: (936) 594-2087

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Trinity County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Trinity County~  TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this 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.