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

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Neighboring Counties

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

Cemeteries
Denton County Cemeteries Online

Church
Denton County Texas Churcheswww.dentoncountytexas.us/Churches/churches_index.htm

Court

 * Court Records Search

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

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

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.

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

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog