Johnson County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The county was named for Middleton Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier, and politician. The County is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Johnson County Courthouse PO Box 662 Cleburne, TX 76031 Phone: 817.556.6311 County Clerk has marriage, land and probate records from 1854, birth and deat records from 1903; District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

P.O. Box 1056 Cleburne 76033 Phone: 817-556-6315 Fax: 817-556-6326

District Clerk

P.O. Box 495 Cleburne 76033 Phone: 817-556-6836

Johnson County Courthouse was constructed in 1913 by the architects Lang and Witchell. It is constructed with brick and concrete. The courthouse is located on the square in Cleburne, Texas

Parent County
1854--Johnson County was created 13 February 1854 from McLennan, Hill, Ellis, and Navarro Counties.
 * County seat: Cleburne

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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

Neighboring Counties
Bosque •  Dallas  •  Ellis  •  Hill  •  Hood  •  Parker  •  Somervell  •  Tarrant

African American

 * 1865-1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records(images) - FamilySearch

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

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

Local Histories

 * A memorial and biographical history of Johnson and Hill counties, Texas : containing the early history of this important section of the great state of Texas together with glimpses of its future prospects... Digitized book online at archive.org:  Volume 1
 * Johnson County Bios and History ~  TXGenWeb
 * Johnson County Landmarks ~  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
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 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 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

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

 * Johnson County Obituaries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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 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

Birth
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
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
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
 * 1996-2010 at FamilySearch
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903-2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968-2005 - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850-1930
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Johnson County Genealogical Society PO Box 1256 Cleburne, TX 76033-1256 will do simple lookups in publications and microfilm. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope along with the request. Facebook

The Mansfield (Tx) Historical Society 101 East Broad St Mansfield, TX 76063 Telephone Number: 817-473-4250 Hours are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 11AM to 4PM Mrs. Fran Nafong is available on Thurs. Website

Burleson Public Library 248 Sw Johnson Ave Burleson, TX 76028 Telephone Number: 817-295-6131 Website

Cleburne Public Library 302 W Henderson St Cleburne, TX 76033 Telephone Number: 817-645-0934 Website

Alvarado Public Library 210 N Baugh St Alvarado, TX 76009 Telephone Number: 817-783-7323 Website

Joe A Hall High School And Community Library 12 Bulldog Dr Venus, TX 76084 Telephone Number: 972-366-8353 Website

Joshua School &amp; Public Library 907 S Broadway St Joshua, TX 76058 Telephone Number: 817-202-2547 Website

Grandview Public Library 112 S 3rd St Grandview, TX 76050 Telephone Number: 817-866-3965 Website

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

Family History Center

 * Cleburne Texas Family History Center
 * Burleson Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * Johnson County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Johnson 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.