Hunt County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hunt County

Guide to Hunt County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Hunt County Courthouse PO Box 1316; Greenville, TX 75401 Phone:903.408.4130 County Clerk has birth, death and burial from 1903, marriag and land records from 1846, probate records from 1800’s, military records form early 1900’s and court records from 1967; District Clerk has divorce records. County Clerk

P.O. Box 1316 Greensville 75403-1316 Phone: 903-408-4130

District Clerk

P.O. Box 1437 Greensville 75403 Phone: 903-408-4172

Parent County
1846--Hunt County was created 11 April 1846 from Fannin and Nacogdoches Counties. County seat: Greenville

Record Loss
1884 -- Hunt County Courthouse, built in 1883, destroyed by fire August 17, 1884. Some early records destroyed.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Collin •  Delta  •  Fannin  •  Hopkins  •  Kaufman  •  Rains  •  Rockwall  •  Van Zandt

Maps



 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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 Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Hunt County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 398 Greenville 75401 Pacer-Hunt County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 2306 Quinlan 75474 Website

Family History Centers

 * Greenville Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

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