Panola County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Panola County

Guide to Panola County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Panola County Courthouse 110 S Sycamore Street Carthage, TX 75633 Phone: 903.693.0302 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1846, probate, court and land records

Parent County
1846--Panola County was created 30 March 1846 from Shelby and Harrison Counties. County seat: Carthage

Populated Places
Beckville | Carthage | Clayton | De Berry | Gary City | Long Branch | Mineral Springs | Murvaul | Panola | Tatum (mostly in Rusk County)

Neighboring Counties

 * Caddo Parish, Louisiana
 * DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
 * Harrison
 * Rusk
 * Shelby

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Woods Cemetery, Tenaha BillionGraves
 * Old Center Cemetery, Tenaha BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * Images of America: Carthage, 2009, by Bill O'Neal. See part of the book on line at Google Books.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * 1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers