Tyler County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Tyler 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 John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States. The County is located in the east-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tyler County Courthouse 100 West Bluff Street Woodville, Texas 75979 Phone: 409.283.2281 County Clerk has birth records from 1838, marriage records from 1849, death and burial records from 1903, probate records from 1845 and land records from 1846; District Clerk has divorce and court records

County Clerk

116 S. Charlton Street Woodville 75979 Phone: 409-283-2281

District Clerk

100 W. Bluff Room 203 Woodville 75979 Phone: 409-283-2162 Fax: 409-283-6305

History
1841-- In 1841, Tyler County was originally organized as Menard District, a judical division; however, when the Texas Supreme Court declared these districts illegal, Congress created Tyler County.

Parent County
1846--Tyler County was created 3 April 1846 from Liberty County.
 * County seat: Woodville

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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
Angelina •  Hardin  •  Jasper  •  Polk

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

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

City Directories

 * 1996-- Woodville 1996 City Directory from Historic Map Works.

Maps

 * Colmesneil, Texas Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1904
 * Woodville, Texas Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1904 &amp; 1909 Scroll down the page until you get to Woodville.  There are several sheets to each map.
 * Tyler County 1897 Map from Historic Map Works.
 * Tyler County Maps: 1858  1863 1882 from the Portal to Texas History.
 * Tyler County General Highway Map 1940
 * Tyler County General Highway Map 1961
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Online Newspapers
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840 - 1981 - FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1935 - FamilySearch (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 - FamilySearch (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 $
 * 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 - 2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 - FamilySearch with images - How to Use this Collection Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search 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 $
 * 1964-1998 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.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Tyler County Genealogical Society PO Box 2022 Woodville, Texas 75979 Website

Tyler County Genealogical Society PO Box 888 Woodville, Texas 75979 E-mail:[mailto:falcon@imswood.com falcon@imswood.com] Website

Whitmeyer Genealogy Library Highway 190W P O Box 888 Woodville, Texas 75979 Telephone Number:409-283-2272 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Buna Texas Family History Center
 * Cleveland Texas Family History Center
 * Fred Texas Family History Center
 * Jasper Texas Family History Center
 * Silsbee Texas Family History Center
 * Woodville Texas Family History Center


 * Houston Public Library Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research - an affiliate library
 * Huntsville Texas Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

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