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Guide to Bowie 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 James Bowie, the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Bowie County Courthouse PO Box 248 New Boston, TX 75570 Phone: 903.628.2571 Bowie County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, land and military records, school census; Clerk District Court has divorce and court records

 County Clerk P.O. Box 248 New Boston 75570 Phone: 903-628-6740 Fax: 903-628-6729

 District Clerk P.O. Box 248 New Boston 75570 Phone: 903-628-6751 Bowie County Website

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

†The City of Texarkana is located in two states. In the middle of the city is a street called State Line Road which separates the city between Bowie County, Texas and Miller (AR). Texarkana is the county seat for Miller County, Arkansas, and a marriage license purchased in Miller County, Arkansas is not valid in the State of Texas.

Census Records

 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * Churches in Bowie TX at ChurchAngel.com
 * Churches in Texarkana TX
 * Texarkana TX Churches

 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 Americans
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only

Local Histories

 * First Settlers of Bowie and Cass Counties Texas, By: Gifford White, Published June 1, 1983 by Ericson Books
 * Daughter of Destiny: Memoirs of a Bowie County, Texas Farm Girl, By: Carlene M. Howell, Published April 1995 by Tab Books
 * Bowie County, Tx Index to Probate Records; 1883-1940, 97 Pages,Compiled by WPA Workers
 * Texarkana Pioneer Families, By: Nancy Jennings
 * The Texarkana Story 1873-1948, By: Lucille Holland
 * Texarkana a Pictorial History, By: William D Leet, Published 1982
 * Bowie County Texas Historical Handbook, By: Bowie County Historical Commission, Published 1976
 * Texarkana Centennial, Historical Program - 1873-1973, By: Nancy Jennings Watts &amp; Mary Lou Stuart Phillips, Published 1973
 * History of Texarkana and Bowie and Miller Counties, By: Chandler, Barbara O., 1939.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Map of Texas County Formation History (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Texas county boundary changes
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site
 * 1897 Map of 1897 Bowie County, Texas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

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

 Civil War  Online Records
 * 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
 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * Bowie County Civil War lists TXGenWeb

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

 Vietnam War
 * Vietnam Wall List for Bowie County - Bowie County TXGenWeb

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906-1989 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers

 * Texarkana Gazette
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Probate Records

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

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
 * 1846- Bowie County 1846 Tax List from the USGenWeb archives
 * 1903- Bowie County Poll Tax List 1903 from the USGenWeb archives
 * 1904- Bowie County Poll Tax List 1904 from the USGenWeb archives
 * 1903-1904- Bowie County Poll Tax Listing, 1903-1904, 74 pages, gives name, age, race, occupation and number of years resident in TX and in the county. Available from the New Boston Genealogical Society.
 * 1907-1917- Automobile Registration in Bowie County, 1907-1917, available from the New Boston Genealogical Society.

Birth

 * 1840-1981 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 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

 * 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
 * 1837-1973 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 ($) — index
 * 1888-1930 Bowie County, Texas Marriages, 1888-1930, 7 volumes, available from the New Boston Genealogical Society
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 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
 * Bates Rolf Funeral Home Index and Bowden Funeral Home Records from the USGenWeb archives.

Divorce

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Queen City Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Texarkana-New Boston Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Franklin County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Atlanta Public Library - an affiliate library

Societies
Texarkana Genealogical Society PO Box 5825 Texarkana, TX 75505-5825 Genealogical Society PO Box 461882 Garland 75046 Website Texarkana USA Genealogy Society P.O. Box 2323 Texarkana, TX 75504-2323 The New Boston Genealogical Society P.O. Box 104 New Boston, Texas, 75570 Website The NBGS is located at the New Boston Public Library. Red River County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 516 Clarksville, TX 75426 ,

Websites

 * Bowie County TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Counties
 * – 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.