Tarrant County, Texas Genealogy

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

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records (images) - FamilySearch

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
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Census

 * 1850 Census of Tarrant County ~ TXGenWeb
 * 1880 Tarrant County Mortality Schedules ~ TXGenWeb
 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Directories

 * 1878-1823 Fold3.com ($) has Dallas City Directories 1878-1823 (8 yrs. missing) available online.

Local Histories

 * Tarrant County Bibliography ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

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)

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

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 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)

Births
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903-1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch

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 $
 * 1966-2005 Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1948 - Present Tarrant County Vital Records at Tarrant County — index and images

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 (FamilySearch) - The name index was created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903 and in many counties prior to 1910. Fold3.com also has Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 ($) available online.
 * 1903-2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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

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]

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

Tarrant County Black History and Genealogical Society Ft. Worth 76105


 * 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
 * Fort Worth Texas Family History Center
 * Hurst Texas Family History Center

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.