Nacogdoches County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties N,O  Nacogdoches County

Guide to Nacogdoches County Texas genealogy. 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.

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

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

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 Texas Genweb site

1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

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.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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