Texas County, Missouri Genealogy


 * This article is about a southern county of Missouri. For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation).

United States Missouri  Texas County

County Courthouse
Texas County Courthouse 210 N Grand Avenue; Houston, MO 65483-1226 Phone: 417.967.2112 Recorder Deeds has marriage records from 1855 and land records from 1845; Clerk ciruit Court has divorce and court recordsc from 1855; Associate Circuit Court has probate records from 1850

Parent County
1843--Texas County was created 17 February 1843 from Shannon and Wright Counties. County seat: Houston. Texas County went by the name of Ashley County from 1843 to 1845.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Texas County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dent
 * Douglas
 * Howell
 * Laclede
 * Phelps
 * Pulaski
 * Shannon
 * Wright

Maps

 * Map of Texas County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Texas County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Houston Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

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