McLennan County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  McLennan County

County Courthouse
McLennan County Courthouse 501 Washington Avenue Waco, Texas 76701 Phone: 254.757.5078 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1929, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1850; District Clerk has divorce records

History
The area was originally part of the Robertson Colony but was occupied exclusively by Waco Indians in the 1802's and 1830's. A trading post was set up near the present site of Waco in 1842.

Parent County
1850--McLennan County was created 22 January 1850 from Milam, Limestone, and Navarro Counties. County seat: Waco

Populated Places
Cities and Towns:


 * Axtell (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
 * Bellmead - Wikipedia
 * Beverly Hills - Wikipedia
 * Bruceville-Eddy - Wikipedia
 * Downsville (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
 * China Spring (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
 * Crawford - Wikipedia
 * Elm Mott (unincorporated) - Wikipedia
 * Gholson - Wikipedia
 * Golinda - Wikipedia
 * Hallsburg - Wikipedia
 * Hewitt - Wikipedia
 * Lacy Lakeview - Wikipedia
 * Leroy - Wikipedia
 * Lorena - Wikipedia
 * Mart - Wikipedia
 * McGregor - Wikipedia
 * Moody - Wikipedia
 * Riesel - Wikipedia
 * Robinson - Wikipedia
 * Ross - Wikipedia
 * Speegleville - Wikipedia
 * Valley Mills - Wikipedia
 * Waco - Wikipedia
 * West - Wikipedia
 * Woodway - Wikipedia

Neighboring Counties

 * Bell
 * Bosque
 * Coryell
 * Falls
 * Hill
 * Limestone

Cemeteries

 * Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. (CTGS) - Click on Archives at top.
 * Find A Grave - McLennan.
 * TXGenWeb - McLennan- Click on the cemeteries to go to the list. ( left side of page )
 * US Gen Net - Click on cemeteries top of page.

Individual Cemeteries:


 * Rosemound Cemetery, Waco BillionGraves

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

Obituaries

 * Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. (CTGS) - Click on Archives at top.
 * TXGenWeb - McLennan - Click on the Obituaries to go to the list. ( left side of page )
 * US Gen Net - Click on obituaries top of page.

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 https://www.familysearch.org Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] https://familysearch.org undefined 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

 * Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc. (CTGS) - Established 1958

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Waco Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

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


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 * US Gen Net