Palo Pinto County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Palo Pinto County

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

County Courthouse
Palo Pinto County Courthouse PO Box 219 Palo Pinto, TX 76484 Phone: 940.659.1277 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage and land records from 1857, probate records from 1860; District Clerk has divorce records from 1900

History
The first settlement was in 1854.

Parent County
1856--Palo Pinto County was created 27 August 1856 from Navarro and Bosque Counties. County seat: Palo Pinto

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
Cities and towns : Brazos | Gordon | Graford | Mineral Wells | Mingus | Oran | Palo Pinto | Santo | Strawn

Neighboring Counties

 * Eastland
 * Erath
 * Hood
 * Jack
 * Parker
 * Stephens
 * Young

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

City Directories

 * R.L. Polk &amp; Co.'s Mineral Wells City Directories -- online: 1909 1920 from the Portal to Texas History

Local Histories

 * The Palo Pinto Story, 1956, by Mary Whatley Clarke.
 * History of Palo Pinto County, 1978, by the Palo Pinto Historical Association.
 * Palo Pinto County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



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

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
 * 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 Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] 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

Web Sites

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * Family History Library for Palo Pinto County, Texas
 * Palo Pinto County TXGenWeb site
 * Linkpedium Palo Pinto County Genealogy and Family History
 * Kindred Trails Texas Genealogy; many counties done, but Palo Pinto County not yet
 * Palo Pinto County TXGenWeb Archives Sources Project
 * CensusFinder for Palo Pinto County, Texas