Angelina County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties A  Angelina County

County Courthouse
Angelina County Courthouse PO Box 908 Lufkin, TX 75902-0908 Phone: 936.634.8339 County Clerk has some birth records from 1875, death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1846; District Clerk has divorce records; County Clerk and District Court have court records from 1920

Parent County
1846--Angelina County was created April 22, 1846 from Nacogdoches County.

County seats: Marion 1846-1854; Jonesville 1854-1858; Homer 1858-1892; Lufkin 1892-present.

According to tradition, Angelina county was named for an Indian girl who helped missionaries in the area.

Record Loss
1891--Angelina County Courthouse at Homer burned on November 19, 1891. Many of the county records - including those in the assessor's office and the justice of the peace office were destroyed.

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Burke | Diboll | Hudson | Huntington | |  | Zavalla

Neighboring Counties

 * Cherokee
 * Houston
 * Jasper
 * Nacogdoches
 * Polk
 * San Augustine
 * Trinity
 * Tyler

African American

 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~  Access Genealogy

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

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.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Cyndi's List- Links to state and county resources
 * Cyndi's List- Links to state and county resources