Burleson County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1846--Burleson County was created 15 January 1842 from Milam and Washington Counties. County seat: Caldwell

The county was named for Gen. Edward Burleson, 1798-1851). Edward Burleson, soldier and statesman, son of Capt. James and Elizabeth (Shipman) Burleson, was born at Buncombe County, North Carolina, on December 15, 1798. He served as a private in the War of 1812 in his father's company, part of Perkin's Regiment, Alabama.

Populated Places
Towns and cities: | Caldwell | Deanville | Snook | Somerville |

Neighboring Counties

 * Brazos
 * Lee
 * Milam
 * Robertson
 * Washington

Maps
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

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * TEXAS Genweb Project