Jones County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties IJ  Jones County 

County Courthouse
Jones County Courthouse PO Box 552 Anson, TX 79501 Phone: 915.823.3762 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage and land records from 1881 and probate records from 1882; District Clerk has divorce and court records

History
The earliest settlement occurred in 1851 with the establishment of Fort Phantom hill, which was abandoned in 1854 and re-established in 1872.

Parent County
1858--Jones County was created 1 February 1858 from Bexar Land District and Bosque County, but was not organized until 1881.

County seat: Originally, Jones City. The town's name was changed to Anson in 1882.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Jones County boundary changes.

Populated Places
Abilene (mostly in Taylor county) | Anson | Avoca | Hamlin (partly in Fisher county) | Hawley | Lueders (partly in Shackelford county) | Nugent | Stamford (partly in Haskell county)

Neighboring Counties

 * Callahan
 * Fisher
 * Haskell
 * Nolan
 * Shackelford
 * Stonewall
 * Taylor

Cemeteries

 * Jones County Cemeteries ~  TXGenWeb
 * Mount Hope Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * North Hamlin Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Census
1880 County Census ~  TXGenWeb

Church

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

Land
Land Survey Abstract Indices Original Land Owners of TX ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * The First 100 Years of Jones County, 1978, by Hooper Shelton and Homer Hutto.
 * Jones County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * People and Events in Jones County History ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * CSA Military Pension List ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Indigent Families List ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1940 Texas National Guard Unit from Jones County ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has digitized Abilene newspapers that may include residents from Jones County.
 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Jones County Obituary Index ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Anson Public Library 1137 12th St Anson, TX 79501 Phone: (325) 823-2711

Stamford Carnegie Library 600 E Mcharg St Stamford, TX 79553 Phone: (325) 773-2532

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Jones County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Jones County ~ TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.*