Hood County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Hood County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. 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)

Parent County
1865--Hood County was created 3 November 1865 from Johnson County.
 * County seat: Granbury

Record Loss
1875--Courthouse and most of the county records, if not all, were destroyed by fire in March 1875.

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
Erath •  Johnson  •  Palo Pinto  •  Parker  •  Somervell

African American

 * 1865-1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records(images) - FamilySearch
 * African American Griots ~ USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~ Access Genealogy

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Sources


 * Hood County Cemetery Records from the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Census

 * 1900 Federal Census ~ 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
 * 1900 Hood County Census from the Hood County Genealogical Society

Church

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

Land

 * Original Land Owners of TX ~ Hood County  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Hood County Historical Notes from the Hood County Genealogical Society
 * 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

 * 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
 * CSA Pension List ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hood County Veterans from the Hood County Genealogical Society

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Hood County Historic Newspapers ~ TXGenWeb
 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online
 * 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

 * 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 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

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

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 Records1966-2005 - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 - FamilySearch record collection

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 1964-1998 [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

Societies and Libraries
Granbury Depot Historical Society 109 E Ewell St Granbury, TX 76048 Telephone Number: 817-573-2557

Hood County Genealogical Society PO Box 1623 Granbury, Texas 76048-8623 Telephone Number: 817-573-2557

Hood County Public Library 222 N Travis St Granbury, TX 76048 Telephone Number: 817-573-3569


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

Family History Centers

 * Granbury Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * Hood County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hood County Genealogical Society
 * Hood County TXGenWeb site
 * 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.