Limestone County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties L  Limestone County

Guide to Limestone County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Limestone County Courthouse 200 West State Street PO Box 350 Groesbeck, Texas 76642 Phone: 254.729.5504 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1873, probate records from 1880’s, land records from late 1800’s, court records from 1900’s and military records from 1920’s; Distric Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1846--Limestone County was created 11 April 1846 from Robertson County. County seat: Springfield 1846-1873; Groesbeck 1873-present.

Record Loss
1873--Limestone County Courthouse at Springfield and most county records were destroyed by fire in October 1873.

1891--Limestone County Courthouse at Groesbeck destroyed by fire on February 1, 1891. Records were stored in vaults and were not lost.

1954--The Old Limestone County Courthouse, built in 1891, was destroyed by fire in May 1954. It had not been used as a courthouse since 1924, when the current courthouse was built.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Groesbeck | Mexia | | Fair Oaks |  |  | Thornton

Neighboring Counties
Falls • Freestone • Hill • Leon • McLennan • Navarro • Robertson

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


 * Cemetery Index from TXGenWeb Limestone Co., TX
 * Rootsweb.ancestry cemetery project.
 * Gloria B. Mayfield Cemetery Project for Limestone County, Texas

Local Histories

 * A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1883. Digital book on line from the Portal to Texas History.

Maps



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

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * 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.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Hill County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 636 Hillsboro, Texas 76645 Website Limestone County Genealogical Society 350 East Rusk Street, P.O. Box 1437 Mexia 76667 [ http://www.genealogyinc.com/texas/limestone-county/#sthash.uItQYuhN.dpuf Website] Gibbs Memorial Library 305 E Rusk St Mexia, TX 76667 Maffett Memorial Library 601 W Yeagua St Groesbeck, TX 76642

Web Sites

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