Franklin County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties F  Franklin County

County Courthouse
Franklin County; PO Box 68; Mount Vernon, TX 75457; Ph. 903.537.4252 Details: (Co Clk has div rec from 1884, b &amp; d rec from 1903, m &amp; pro rec from 1875 &amp; land rec from 1846)

History
The first settlers arrived in 1836.

Parent County
1875--Franklin County was created 6 March 1875 from Titus County. County seat: Mount Vernon

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Camp
 * Delta
 * Hopkins
 * Lamar
 * Red River
 * Titus
 * Wood

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

Newspapers

 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has The Paris News from 1925 that may include residents from Franklin County.

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records) 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

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.