Nacogdoches County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties N,O  Nacogdoches County

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

County Courthouse
Nacogdoches County Courthouse 101 W Main Street Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5119 Phone: 936.560.7733 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1793, land records from 1833, probate records from 1837, court records from late 1800’s and military records 1918; District Clerk has divorce records

History
Following the revolution the original 23 counties were created from the Nacogdoches Department; subsequently 20 other counties were created from Nacogdoches County. The Fredonia Rebellion took place in 1826-1827, the battle of Belasco (Nacogdoches) was fought on August 2, 1832, and the Cordova Rebellion occurred in 1838.

Parent County
1836--Nacogdoches County was created 17 March 1836 from the Old Mexican Municipality. County seat: Nacogdoches

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Appleby | Central Heights | Chireno | Cushing | Douglass | Etoile | Garrison | Kingtown | Lilbert | Martinsville | Melrose | Nacogdoches | Sacul | Trawick | Woden

Neighboring Counties
Angelina • Cherokee • Rusk • San Augustine • Shelby

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site
 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * 1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

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 $

Occupations
Nacogdoches &amp; Southeastern Railroad Company: These records are housed at the Stephen F. Austin State University 'Ralph W. Steen Library'. This railroad company was incorporated in 1903 surrendered it charted in 1955.

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

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * 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 $

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
Nacogdoches Genealogical Society P.O. Box 4634 Nacogdoches 75962 Website

Web Sites

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