Navarro County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties N,O  Navarro County

County Courthouse
Navarro County Courthouse 300 W 3rd Av; PO Box 423 Corsicana, TX 75151 Phone: 903.654.3035

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1846, probate and land records from 1850 and court records; District Clerk has divorce records

History
First settled in 1838.

Parent County
1846--Navarro County was created 25 April 1846 from Robertson County. County seat: Corsicana

Record Loss
1855--Records of the district clerk were destroyed by fire in October 1855.

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: | Angus | Barry |, Eureka | Goodlow | Kerens | Rice | Blooming Grove | Dawson | Emhouse | Frost | Mildred | Mustang | Navarro Mills | Oak Valley | Powell |   Retreat | Richland

Neighboring Counties

 * Anderson
 * Ellis
 * Freestone
 * Henderson
 * Hill
 * Limestone

African American

 * African Americans in the Navarro County Marriage Records ~  TXGenWeb
 * 1850 Slave Schedule ~  TXGenWeb
 * Slave Narratives ~  TXGenWeb
 * Freedmens Bureau Reports ~  TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to 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 ~  Full Extract
 * 1870 Navarro County Census
 * 1880 Census Images

Church

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

Land
Land Grants of Navarro County ~  TXGenWeb

Local Histories

 * A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1883. Digital book on line from the Portal to Texas History.
 * Family Bible Extracts and Images ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * 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

Military

 * War of 1812 Veterans ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas War for Independence Veterans ~  TXGenWeb
 * Veterans of Indian Wars Buried in Navarro County ~  TXGenWeb
 * Civil War Index ~  TXGenWeb
 * Mexican War Veterans ~  TXGenWeb
 * Spanish American War ~  TXGenWeb
 * WWI Index ~  TXGenWeb
 * WWII Index ~  TXGenWeb
 * Phillippine Insurrection Veterans ~  TXGenWeb
 * Korean Conflict Index~ TXGenWeb
 * Vietnam Veterans ~  TXGenWeb


 * 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

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

 * Navarro County Obituary Index ~  TXGenWebObituary 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

 * Navarro County Wills and Probate Extracts Index ~  TXGenWeb
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

 * Corsicana Public Library

100 N 12th St Corsicana, TX 75110 Phone: (903) 654-4810 Website


 * Kerens Library

121 S Colket St Kerens, TX 75144 Phone: (903) 396-2665


 * Communities In Action Library

301 S Fordyce Blooming Grove, TX 76626 Phone: (903) 695-2175


 * Website
 * Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Corsicana Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Navarro County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Navarro County ~  TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.