Denton County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1846--Denton County was created 11 April 1846 from Fannin County. County seat: Denton

Record Loss
1875--Courthouse and almost all county records were destroyed by fire in December 1875.

Local History

http://dentoncounty.com/history.asp

Neighboring Counties

 * Collin
 * Cooke
 * Dallas
 * Grayson
 * Tarrant
 * Wise

Populated Places
• Argyle • Aubrey • Bartonville • Bolivar • Carrollton † • Coppell † • Copper Canyon • Corinth • Corral City • Cross Roads • Dallas † • Denton • DISH • Double Oak • Elizabethtown • Flower Mound • Fort Worth † • Frisco † • Hackberry • Haslet † • Hebron • Hickory Creek • Highland Village • Justin • Krugerville • Krum • Lake Dallas • Lakewood Village • Lewisville • Lincoln Park • Little Elm • Northlake • Oak Point • Pilot Point • Plano † • Ponder • Prosper † • Roanoke • Sanger • Shady Shores • Southlake † • The Colony • Trophy Club • Westlake †

† only a small part of the city extends into Denton County

Cemeteries


 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Local Histories

 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Probate Court

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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

 * Libraries in Denton County, Texas

dentoncounty.com/other/libraries.asp

Genealogy Society In formation and Activities of Denton County, Texas

www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txdcgs/

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * Family History Library Catalog