Houston County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Houston County 

Guide to Houston County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

 

County Courthouse
Houston County Court House PO Box 370; Crockett, TX 75835 Phone. 936.544.3255

County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death record from 1903, probate court and land records from 1882; District Clerk has divorce record from 1920; County History Commission has burial records, family &amp; local histories

History
San Francisco de los Tejas, the first Spanish mission in East Texas, was founded in 1690 and abandoned in 1693.

Parent County
1837--Houston County was created 12 June 1837 from Nacogdoches County. County seat: Crockett

Record Loss
Many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires in February 1865 and November 1882.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Crockett | Grapeland | Kennard | Latexo | Lovelady

Neighboring Counties

 * Anderson
 * Angelina
 * Cherokee
 * Leon
 * Madison
 * Trinity
 * Walker

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch
 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~  Access Genealogy

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Houston County Cemetery and Tombstone Transcriptions ~  USGenWeb
 * New Energy Cemetery ~  alphabetical listing  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Houston County Cemeteries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Cemeteries ~  Texas Escapes
 * Interment.net
 * Find-A-Grave

Individual cemeteries:


 * Eleck Turk Cemetery, Grapeland BillionGraves
 * Evergreen Cemetery, Lovelady BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * The History of Houston County, Texas, 1943 by Armistead Albert Aldrich.
 * History of Houston County, Texas, 1687–1979, 1979) by the Houston County Historical Commission.
 * Houston County in the Civil War, 1981 by Thomas Nelms Mainer.
 * The First Settlers of Houston County, Texas, 1983, by Gifford E. White.
 * Houston County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



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

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Military Resources. Information pertaining to each war, both general and Texas specific.
 * Our Fallen Heroes. Partial index of servicemen who were killed in action.
 * Honoring our Veterans. Partial index of veterans of all wars.
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * Houston County Courier

Probate

 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 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


 * 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, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index)  - Hidden Ancestors

Family History Centers

 * Texas Museums

Web Sites

 * Houston County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * TXGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Hidden Ancestors Texas resources as well as general genealogic resources.