Cooke County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Cooke County

County Courthouse
Cooke County Courthouse 100 Dixon Street Gainesville, TX 76240 Phone: 940.668.5420  County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1850; District Clerk has divorce records

Parent County
1848--Cooke County was created 20 March 1848 and organized in 1849 from Fannin County. County seat: Gainesville

Populated Places
Cities and Towns: Callisburg | Gainesville | Lindsay | Muenster | Oak Ridge | Valley View | Whitesboro (mostly in Grayson County)

Unincorporated areas: Bulcher | Burns City | Dexter | Era | Hood | Leo | Lois | Marysville | Mountain Springs | Moss Lake | Myra | Rosston | Pioneer Valley | Prairie Point | Sivells Bend | Walnut Bend | Woodbine

Neighboring Counties

 * Denton
 * Grayson
 * Love County, Oklahoma
 * Marshall County, Oklahoma
 * Montague
 * Wise

Census

 * 1850 Federal Tax Index - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1860 Federal Census - USGenWeb Archives Project

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Cooke County Bible Records -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Historical Markers in Cooke County - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * County Commisioners 1849-1991 - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * County Officials 1849-1948 - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * County Officials 1945-1991- USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Myra High School Graduation 1913, 1914 and 1916 - USGenWebs Archive Project

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

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications Index - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Co A 2nd Texas Partisan Rangers -  USGenWeb Archives Project

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
 * Marriages 1849-1873- USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Divorces- USGenWeb Archives Project

Societies and Libraries
Cross Timbers Genealogical Society

North Central Texas College has a genealogical section in its library supported by Cross Timbers Genealogical Society.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

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