Cooke County, Texas Genealogy

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

Neighboring Counties

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cross Timbers Genealogical Society

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

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

Cross Timbers Genealogical Society has a website which may be useful