Hamilton County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hamilton County

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

County Courthouse
Hamilton County Courthouse County Courthouse Hamilton, TX 76531-1859 Phone: 254.386.3518 12543863518  County Clerk has incomplete birth and death from 1903, marriage records from 1885, divorce records from 1875, probate records from 1870 and land records

County Clerk

104 E. Main County Courthouse Hamilton 76531 Phone: 254-386-3518 Fax: 254-386-8727

District Clerk

County Courthouse Hamilton 76531 Phone: 254-386-3417

History
History

Parent County
1858--Hamilton County was created 22 June 1858 from Bosque, Comanche, Lampasas, and Coryell Counties. County seat: Hamilton

Record Loss
1863, 1877, 1886--Courthouses and many county records were destroyed by fires in September 1863, March 1877, and February 1886.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Carlton | Evant | Fairy (Martin's Gap) | Hamilton | Hico | Jonesboro (partly in Coryell County) | Pottsville | Shreve

Neighboring Counties
Bosque •  Comanche  •  Coryell  •  Erath  •  Lampasas  •  Mills

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * TxGenWeb Hamilton County Archives - Cemeteries
 * Cemeteries from the Gazetteer

Church

 * Hamilton County Churches

Maps



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

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Newspapers

 * Hamilton Herald News

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2031191 Texas, Mar
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

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 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.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Hamilton County Genealogy Society 209 W. Henry Hamilton 76531

Library & Research Center 209 West Henry Hamilton, Texas 76531 1-254-386-4566 E - Mail:[mailto:hcgs@htcomp.net]

Web Sites

 * Hamilton County TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Gazetteer of Hamilton County, Texas