Wise County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The first white settler arrived in 1854 and the first public school opened in 1855.

Parent County
1856--Wise County was created 23 January 1856 from Cooke County. County seat: Decatur

Record Loss
1881--Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cooke
 * Denton
 * Jack
 * Montague
 * Parker
 * Tarrant

Wise County Genealogy Research Resources
= Cemeteries -  =

Alphabetical listing of all headstones with pictures - http://www.wisecountytexas.info/cemeteries/headstone%20info.htm

Maps and information about all 101 Wise County cemeteries - http://www.wisecountytexas.info/cemeteries/cem_info.htm

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

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

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

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.

Societies and Libraries

Websites

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

Family History Library Catalog

References