Jones County, Texas Genealogy

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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. County seat: Anson

Neighboring Counties

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

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

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.

Web Sites

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


 * Family History Library Catalog