Tarrant County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for General Edward H. Tarrant of the Republic of Texas militia. The County is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tarrant County Courthouse 100 W Weatherford Rm 130 Fort Worth, TX 76196 Phone: 817.884.1195 County Clerk has birth, marriage, land and probate records from 1876 and death records from 1903; District Clerk has divorce and court records 1860 census missing

County Clerk

100 W. Weatherford Street Room 130 Fort Worth 76102 Phone: 817-884-1070 Fax: 817-884-1075

District Clerk

401 W. Belknap Fort Worth 76196-0402 Phone: 817-884-1574

History
1841Tarrant County, Texas is located directly west and is adjacent to Dallas County, Texas and the largest community in the county today is Fort Worth. The first settlement was in 1841.

Parent County
1849--Tarrant County was created 20 December 1849 from Navarro County.
 * County seat: Fort Worth

Record Loss
The courthouse had a fire in March 1876 that destroyed most early records. Some probate records of deceased individuals were saved. For details see 1876 Court House Fire

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 ‡‡ Previously considered a census-designated place

Neighboring Counties
Dallas •  Denton  •  Ellis  •  Johnson  •  Parker  •  Wise

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 - FamilySearch (images) - How to Use this Collection

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

Aditional Cemetary Sources


 * Dallas Genealogical Society Cemetery Database Search
 * Johnson Station Cemetery Alphabetical listing with grave marker photos
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and pictures.

Census

 * 1850 Census of Tarrant County ~ TXGenWeb


 * 1880 Tarrant County Mortality Schedules ~ TXGenWeb


 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1878-1823 Fold3.com ($) has Dallas City Directories 1878-1823 (8 yrs. missing) available online.
 * 1940 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, City Directory, 1940 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1956 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, City Directory, 1956 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)

Local Histories

 * Tarrant County Bibliography ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Weldon G Cannon History Files - collection of files of Euless and surrounding communities

Maps

 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * Map of 1897 Tarrant County, Texas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~ Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Muster Roll of the Tarrant County Hussars Mounted Infantry C.S.A., Tarrant County, Texas ~ TXGenWeb
 * Civil War Veteran's of Tarrant County ~ TXGenWeb

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Tarrant County Obituaries ~  TXGenWeb
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

Taxation

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

Births
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Marriages
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1876-1900 Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records at Ancestry.com — index & images, ($)
 * 1966-2005 Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1948 - Present Tarrant County Vital Records at Tarrant County — index and images
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 Few certificates are available prior to 1903 and in many counties prior to 1910. Fold3.com has Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 ($) available online.
 * 1903 - 2000 - FamilySearch (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964-1998 (FamilySearch) - Index to Texas statewide death certificates covering 4 million deaths since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005     Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
National Archives at Forth Worth 1400 John Burgess Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76140 Telephone Number:817-551-2051 E-mail: [mailto:ftworth.archives@nara.gov ftworth.archives@nara.gov] Website

Fort Worth Genealogical Society Box 471789 Fort Worth, Texas 76147-1408 Website

Tarrant County Black History and Genealogical Society Ft. Worth 76105 Website

Fort Worth Library 'Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Arlington Texas Family History Center
 * Azle Texas Family History Center
 * Burleson Texas Family History Center
 * Carrollton Texas Family History Center
 * Dallas Texas Family History Center
 * Fort Worth Texas Family History Center
 * Heath Texas Family History Center
 * Hurst Texas Family History Center
 * Lewisville Texas Family History Center
 * Mineral Wells Texas Family History Center
 * Plano Texas Family History Center
 * Richardson Texas Family History Center
 * Weatherford Texas Family History Center


 * Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library - an affiliate library
 * Dallas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Grapevine Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Fort Worth Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Rita and Truett Smith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Southlake Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Tarrant County Archives ~  USGenWeb  Archives Project
 * Tarrant County TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.