Henderson County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The first permanent settlements were established in 1837.

Parent County
1846--Henderson County was created 27 April 1846 from Houston and Nacogdoches Counties. County seat: Athens

Neighboring Counties

 * Anderson
 * Cherokee
 * Ellis
 * Freestone
 * Kaufman
 * Navarro
 * Smith
 * Van Zandt

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

Newspapers
Athens Review Newspaper

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

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county