Delta County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The county was named for its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter delta. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Delta County Courthouse 200 W Dallas Avenue Cooper, TX 75432 Phone: 903.395.4110 County Clerk has birth, probate, and court records from 1903, marriage records from 1870, death records from 1916 and land records County and District Clerk

200 West Dallas Ave. Cooper 75432 Phone: 903-395-4400 ext. 222

History
1840's--Sometimes referred to as the Vetch Capital of the World. The first settlers arrived in the early 1840's.

Parent County
1870--Delta County was created 29 July 1870 from Hopkins and Lamar Counties.
 * County seat: Cooper

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Delta County border changes.

Record Loss
1899--The Delta County Courthouse at Cooper was destroyed by fire on 9 March 1899. Nearly all of the county records were stored in a fireproof vault and were saved. Records in the district clerk's office, probably records on current cases, were destroyed.

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
Fannin •  Franklin  •  Hopkins  •  Hunt  •  Lamar  •  Red River

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 (images) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1880 African-American Head of Households - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * 1900 African-American Head of Households - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * African American Griots ~ USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~ African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~ Access Genealogy
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Census

 * 1880 United States Texas Delta County Census - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * 1900 United States Texas Delta County Census - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * 1910 United States Texas Delta County Census - Delta County TXGenWeb
 * 1880-1930 Enumerators List - Delta County TXGenWeb

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Land Indices - TXGenWeb

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906-1989 — index and images

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * Maps of Delta County- TXGenWeb
 * 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 — index and images $
 * Veteran's Record Book - TXGenWeb
 * Military Honorable Discharge Records - USGenWeb

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War
Online Records
 * 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

World War II

 * Fighting Men of Delta County - USGenWeb
 * Army and Air Force Casualties - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Honor List of Dead and Missing - USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers

 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has The Paris News from 1925 that may include residents from Delta County.
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Obituaries of Delta County - TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~ Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries (Ancestry)

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800-1990 – free. This collection contains images of probate records from seventy-five different counties in the state of Texas. The content and time period of these records vary by county. - How to Use this Collection
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

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

Taxation

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903 - 1935 (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 (index only) - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1837 - 1965 — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1977 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry — index $
 * 1875-1945 Delta County Marriage Records- USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
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. Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1890-1976 with images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1890-1976 Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates available online.
 * 1903 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964 - 1998 (no images) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1977 - 1986 — index - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1968-2001 Divorces - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1968 - 2010 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry — index $

FamilySearch Centers

 * Carrollton Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Gilmer Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Heath Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Lewisville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * McKinney Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Paris Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Plano Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Richardson Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Wills Point Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Franklin County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Hopkins County Genealogical Society Research Library - an affiliate library
 * Mt Pleasant Texas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * W Walworth Harrison Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * USGenWeb project - May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Delta County - TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Project
 * TXGenWeb
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.