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Guide to Coleman 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 Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Coleman County Courthouse 100 West Live Oak Street P.O. Box 591 Coleman, TX 76834-0591 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1900, marriage records from 1878, land records from 1849, probate records from 1876, military records from 1918 and court records from 1977; District Court has divorce records Coleman County Courthouse  County Clerk 100 Live Oak St. Suite 105 Coleman, TX 76834

 District Clerk P.O. Box 512 Coleman, TX 76834 Phone: 325-625-2568

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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:

History Timeline
The county was named for Robert M. Coleman (ca. 1799-1837), Indian fighter, soldier at the battle of San Jacinto and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was born in Kentucky about 1799. He moved to Texas in 1831 and settled in what is now Bastrop County.

Cemeteries

 * Trickham Cemetery in Coleman County is included Rural Cemetery Inscriptions of Brown County Supplement updated 1970-2002. Available from the Brown County Historical Society

Census Records

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930


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

Church Records

 * Texas Christian Church Directory at ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

 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

Land and Property Records

 * Texas, Coleman County, Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Local Histories
The federal highways that cross the county follow the Jingle Bob Cattle Trail and the Van Dorn Military Road, which followed old buffalo trails.


 * A History of Coleman County and Its People, 1985, 2 volumes, published by the Coleman County Historical Commission, Anchor Pub. Co., San Angelo, Tex.
 * Coleman County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Coleman County History from colemantexas.org
 * Texas Indexes (about 20 counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

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

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

 Civil War
 * 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
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

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

Naturalization and Citizenship

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

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has digitized Abilene newspapers that may include residents from Coleman County. ($)
 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Coleman News &amp; DV 208 West Pecan Street Coleman, TX 76834 Website:
 * w3newspapers -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Recent Obituaries - Coleman Chronicle &amp; D. V. online: ColemanToday
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project at  Texas
 * Afrigeneas at African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times at Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries (Ancestry)

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records Ancestry ($)
 * Texas Land Title Abstracts at Ancestry ($)

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 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

Birth

 * 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
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * 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 ($)
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 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

Divorce

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Granbury Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Angelo Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Stephenville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library - an affiliate library
 * Comanche Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Cross Plains Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Dublin Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Tom Green County Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Coleman Public Library 402 Commercial Ave Coleman, TX 76834 Phone: 325-625-3043 Website Santa Anna City Library 606 Wallis Ave Santa Anna, TX 76878 Phone: 325-348-3395

Websites

 * Coleman County TXGenWeb site maps, name indexes, history and other information for Coleman 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.