Delta County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Delta 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 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 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records(images) - FamilySearch
 * 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

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

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 - Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry.com — 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.com — 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.

Obituaries

 * Obituaries of Delta County - TXGenWeb
 * 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 (Ancestry)

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 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index (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 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 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1875-1945 Delta County Marriage Records- USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages - FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 Texas Death Records [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.
 * 1890-1976 Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates available online.
 * 1903-1973 Texas, Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch records collection
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903-2000 ''Texas, Death Index (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index [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

 * 1968-2001 Divorces - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorces&nbsp (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 Texas Divorce Index - FamilySearch records
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Deaf Smith County Genealogical Society 211 East 4th St. Hereford 79045

Deaf Smith County Historical Museum 400 Sampson Street PO Box 1007 Hereford, TX 79045 Telephone Number:806-363-7070 Website

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.