Jasper County, Texas Genealogy

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Adopted by Jasper County, TXGenWeb

Billy &amp; Carla Karbowski Clifton

Jane Sanford Keppler

History
The county is named after Sergeant William Jasper (c1750-1779).

Parent County
1836--Jasper County was created 17 March 1836 from Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Jasper

Record Loss
1849--Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in October 1849.

Neighboring Counties

 * Angelina
 * Hardin
 * Newton
 * Orange
 * Sabine
 * San Augustine
 * Tyler

Cemeteries

 * Jasper County Cemeteries - from the TXGenWeb site.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb 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

 * Jasper County TXGenWeb site
 * TXGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county