Hamilton County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hamilton County

County Courthouse
Hamilton County; County Courthouse; Hamilton, TX 76531-1859; Ph. 254.386.3518 Details: (Created 2 Feb 1842, but not organized until 1858) (Co Clk has incomplete b &amp; d rec from 1903, m rec from 1885, div rec from 1875, pro rec from 1870 &amp; land rec)

History
History

Parent County
1858--Hamilton County was created 22 June 1858 from Bosque, Comanche, Lampasas, and Coryell Counties. County seat: Hamilton

Record Loss
1863, 1877, 1886--Courthouses and many county records were destroyed by fires in September 1863, March 1877, and February 1886.

Populated Places
Carlton | Evant | Fairy (Martin's Gap) | Hamilton | Hico | Jonesboro (partly in Coryell County) | Pottsville | Shreve

Neighboring Counties

 * Bosque
 * Comanche
 * Coryell
 * Erath
 * Lampasas
 * Mills

Cemeteries
TxGenWeb Hamilton County Archives - Cemeteries

Cemeteries from the Gazetteer

Church
Hamilton County Churches

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

Newspapers
Hamilton Herald News

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 United States World War II Draft 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

 * Hamilton County TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Gazetteer of Hamilton County, Texas