Tarrant County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Tarrant County

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

County Courthouse
Tarrant County Courthouse 100 W Weatherford Rm 130 Fort Worth, TX 76196 Phone: 817.884.1195 County Clerk has birth, marriage, land and probate records from 1876 and death records from 1903; District Clerk has divorce and court records 1860 census missing

History
Tarrant County, Texas is located directly west and is adjacent to Dallas County, Texas and the largest community in the county today is Fort Worth. The first settlement was in 1841.

Parent County
1849--Tarrant County was created 20 December 1849 from Navarro County. County seat: Fort Worth

Neighboring Counties

 * Dallas
 * Denton
 * Ellis
 * Johnson
 * Parker
 * Wise

African American

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

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

Aditional Cemetary Sources

 * Dallas Genealogical Society Cemetery Database Search
 * Johnson Station Cemetery Alphabetical listing with grave marker photos
 * Tarrant County DAR Burial Index ~  TXGenWeb
 * Tarrant County Cemeteries ~  indexes, maps, transcriptions  ~  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.

Individual cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Crowley Cemetery, Crowley
 * Emerald Hills Cemetery, Kennedale
 * Everman Cemetery, Fort Worth
 * Hawkins Cemetery, Arlington
 * Hudson Cemetery, Mansfield
 * Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth
 * Oak Grove Cemetery, Rendon
 * Skyvue Cemetery, Rendon
 * Tate Cemetery, Arlington
 * Walnut Creek Cemetery, Rendon
 * White Cemetery, Fort Worth

Census

 * 1850 Census of Tarrant County ~  TXGenWeb
 * 1880 Tarrant County Mortality Schedules ~ TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Church

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

Directories

 * Fold3.com ($) has Dallas City Directories 1878-1823 (8 yrs. missing) available online.

Local Histories

 * Tarrant County Bibliography ~  TXGenWeb
 * 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 Texas Genweb site
 * Map of 1897 Tarrant County, Texas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Muster Roll of the Tarrant County Hussars Mounted Infantry C.S.A., Tarrant County, Texas ~ TXGenWeb
 * Civil War Veteran's of Tarrant County ~ 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
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

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

 * Tarrant County Obituaries ~  TXGenWeb
 * 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

Births
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

Marriages
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.
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * (FamilySearch) - The name index was created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903 and in many counties prior to 1910. Fold3.com also has Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 ($) available online.
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * (FamilySearch) - Index to Texas statewide death certificates covering 4 million deaths since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors

Societies and Libraries

 * Tarrant County Public Library Addresses and URLs
 * Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Arlington Texas Family History Center
 * Azle Texas Family History Center
 * Fort Worth Texas Family History Center
 * Hurst Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Tarrant County Archives ~  USGenWeb  Archives Project
 * Tarrant 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.