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Guide to Hood County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for John Bell Hood, a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hood County Courthouse 100 E Pearl Street; PO Box 339; Granbury, TX 76048-0339 Phone: 817.579.3222 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, divorce, probate and court and land records from 1875 County Clerk P.O. Box 339 201 W Bridge St. Granbury 76048 Phone: 817-579-3222 Fax 817-408-3441

 District Clerk 100 E. Pearl St., Rm 21 Granbury 76048 Phone: 817-579-3238&lt; Fax: 817-579-3239 The Hood County Courthouse is located in Granbury, Texas. The first two courthouses burned, the second one in 1875. Granbury's current three-story courthouse was built of Brazos limestone and has a lighted clock tower. It is a Second-Empire style design by W.C. Dodson and constructed in 1890. (Hood Public Lib in Granbury has many rec of the late Judge Henry Davis)

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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

Cemeteries

 * Hood County Cemetery Records from the Hood County Genealogical Society

Census Records

 * 1900 Federal Census at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1870 Hood County Census from the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * 1880 Hood County Census from the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * 1890 Hood County Census from the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors
 * 1900 Hood County Census from the Hood County Genealogical Society

Church Records

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

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African American
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * African American Griots at USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas American Ancestored Genealogy; select Records then a collection
 * Texas African American Genealogy at Access Genealogy

Land and Property Records

 * Original Land Owners of TX Hood County USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Hood County Historical Notesfrom the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * Texas Indexes (about 20 counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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 Records

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1916-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry — index ($)

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * CSA Pension List at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hood County Veterans from the Hood County Genealogical Society

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers

 * w3newspapers-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
 * Newspapers.com - This site is a paid subscription service — affiliated with Ancestry.com — and provides the following local Hood County newspaper archives. Free trials are sometimes offered.
 * Grandbury News (1891-1945)
 * Hood County Tablet (1937-1945)
 * Hood County News-Tablet (1945-1971)
 * Hood County News (1970-2015)

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~Texas
 * Obituary Daily Times ~Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at Ancestry ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 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 — index ($)
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1875-1965 Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1903-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Arlington Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Burleson Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Cleburne Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Dallas Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Fort Worth Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Granbury Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Stephenville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Weatherford Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Dallas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Fort Worth Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Lancaster Veterans Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Williams Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Granbury Depot Historical Society 109 E Ewell St Granbury, TX 76048 Phone: 817-573-2557 Facebook Hood County Genealogical Society PO Box 1623 Granbury, Texas 76048-8623 Phone: 817-573-2557 Website Hood County Public Library 222 N Travis St Granbury, TX 76048 Phone: 817-573-3569 Website

Websites

 * Hood TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * Hood USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * Hood County Genealogical Society
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.