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Guide to Delta County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter delta. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Delta County Courthouse 200 W Dallas Avenue Cooper, TX 75432 Phone: 903.395.4110 Delta County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth, probate, and court records from 1903, marriage records from 1870, death records from 1916 and land records

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Census Records

 * 1880 United States Texas Delta County Census - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * 1900 United States Texas Delta County Census - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * 1910 United States Texas Delta County Census - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * 1880-1930 Enumerators List - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Texas Christian Church Directory at ChurchAngel (by Town/City)
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African Americans
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1880 African-American Head of Households - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * 1900 African-American Head of Households - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * African American Griots at USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas American Ancestored Genealogy; select Records then a collection
 * Texas African American Genealogy at Access Genealogy
 * African American Cemeteries Online at Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries

Land and Property Records

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Land Indices - TXGenWeb

Local Histories
1840's--Sometimes referred to as the Vetch Capital of the World. The first settlers arrived in the early 1840's.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * Maps of Delta County at TXGenWeb
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * Veteran's Record Book - TXGenWeb
 * Military Honorable Discharge Records - USGenWeb

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry ($) — index

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

 World War II
 * Fighting Men of Delta County - USGenWeb
 * Army and Air Force Casualties - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Honor List of Dead and Missing - USGenWeb Archives Project

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906-1989 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers

 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has The Paris News from 1925 that may include residents from Delta County.
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Obituaries of Delta County at TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project at Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times at Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries at Ancestry.

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at Ancestry ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth

 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry ($) — index
 * 1875-1945 Delta County Marriage Records- USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and 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.


 * 1890-1976 Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates available online.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1903-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.


 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1968-2001 Divorces - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry ($) — index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Carrollton Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Gilmer Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Heath Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Lewisville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * McKinney Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Paris Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Plano Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Richardson Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Wills Point Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Franklin County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Hopkins County Genealogical Society Research Library - an affiliate library
 * Mt Pleasant Texas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * W Walworth Harrison Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Delta TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * Delta USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.