Nacogdoches County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties N,O  Nacogdoches County

County Courthouse
Nacogdoches County; 101 W Main St; Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5119; Ph. 936.560.7733 Details: (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec from 1903, m rec from 1793, land rec from 1833, pro rec from 1837, ct rec from late 1800’s &amp; mil rec from 1918; Dis Clk has div rec)

History
Following the revolution the original 23 counties were created from the Nacogdoches Department; subsequently 20 other counties were created from Nacogdoches County. The Fredonia Rebellion took place in 1826-1827, the battle of Belasco (Nacogdoches) was fought on August 2, 1832, and the Cordova Rebellion occurred in 1838.

Parent County
1836--Nacogdoches County was created 17 March 1836 from the Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Nacogdoches

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

Populated Places
Appleby | Central Heights | Chireno | Cushing | Douglass | Etoile | Garrison | Kingtown | Lilbert | Martinsville | Melrose | Nacogdoches | Sacul | Trawick | Woden

Neighboring Counties

 * Angelina
 * Cherokee
 * Rusk
 * San Augustine
 * Shelby

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

Occupations
Nacogdoches &amp; Southeastern Railroad Company: These records are housed at the Stephen F. Austin State University 'Ralph W. Steen Library'. This railroad company was incorporated in 1903 surrendered it charted in 1955.

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site