Hunt County, Texas
Genealogy, History & Facts

County Vital Records ∣ County Census Records ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣
County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links

Hunt County, Texas Facts

When was Hunt County, TX Created?
Allen County was created on April 11, 1846  from Fannin County and Nacogdoches County.

What is the County Seat of Hunt County, TX?
The County Seat is located in Greenville also, the county government website is www.huntcounty.net/.

What counties are adjacent to Hunt County, TX?
Bordering Counties are Fannin County, Delta County, Hopkins County, Rains County, Van Zandt County, Kaufman County, Rockwall County, Collin County.

Hunt County, TX Vital Records

Where can find Hunt County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Hunt County vital records can be found at the Texas Office of Vital Records has copies of birth and death records reported from 1903. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Texas for current fees and application process.

You can search online for Hunt County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Texas Birth and Death Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Verification Application to mail.

• Texas, Hunt County Birth Records 1846 – 1926
• Texas, Hunt County Death Records 1903 – 1985
• Texas, Hunt County Marriage Records 1846 – 2010
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• Social Security Death Index
• Texas Birth Records 1927-2010
• Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
• Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
• Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
• Texas Marriage Records 1966 to 2008
• Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973
• Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010
• Texas Divorce Records 1968 to 2008
• Texas Death Records 1964-2010
• Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973
• Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
• Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986

Hunt County, TX Census Records

What Hunt County, TX census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Hunt County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Hunt Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Hunt Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Hunt Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. The Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860.

Another census resource is the Texas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index from 1820-1890. One can find free online and printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Texas Census Records Research Guide.

• Search The U.S. Federal Census Collection
• Hunt County, TX Census Records Links
• Hunt County, TX Census QuickFacts

Hunt County, TX Courthouse and Government Records

Hunt County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Hunt County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Hunt County. The years listed below are the first noted records with this county. See Also Texas Courthouse Records Research Guide.

• Hunt County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
  • Address: P.O. Box 1316, Greenville 75403
• Hunt County Clerk
  • Phone: (903) 408-4130
  • Birth & Death Records: 1903
  • Marriage Records: 1858
  • Land Records: 1846
  • Probate Records: 1847
  • Court Records: 1851
• Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
• Texas Land Title Abstracts
• BLM Land Records

Hunt County, TX Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Hunt County, TX?
A list of Hunt County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Texas Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.

• Hunt County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 398, Greenville 75401
• Hunt County Historical Commission, Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum, Greenville, Texas
• Walworth Harrison Public Library, Genealogy Room, 3716 Lee St., Greenville, TX 75401
• Pacer-Hunt County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2306, Quinlan 75474
• Hunt Co. Records Available on Microfilm (tsl.state.tx.us)
• Texas State Library and Archives Commission, P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927
• Texas Genealogical Society, 2505 Beluche Drive, Galveston 77551

Where can I connect with other Hunt County, TX Researchers through message boards and forums?

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• Texas Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
• Texas State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Hunt County, Texas Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
• Hunt County, Texas Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)

What other genealogical resources are available in Hunt County, TX?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Hunt County.

Hunt Co. TX Books,Newspapers & Publications

• Texas Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
• Texas historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 – 1993) (genealogybank.com)
• The Commerce Journal (Commerce, Texas)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Herald Banner (Greenville, Texas)  (search.ancestry.com)
• The Daily Journal (Commerce, Texas)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Commerce Weekly Farm Journal (Commerce, Texas)  (search.ancestry.com)
• Hunt County, Texas Books (amazon.com)
• Hunt County Texas Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
•  Search Texas Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)

Hunt Co. TX Cemeteries & Church Records

• Hunt Co., Texas Graves (findagrave.com)
• Hunt County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Hunt Co., Texas Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Hunt Co., Texas Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Hunt County, Texas Church Books (amazon.com)

Hunt Co. TX Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

• Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
• Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection  (familysearch.org)
• The Texas Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)

Hunt Co. TX General and History Websites

• See Also State History for Texas
• Hunt County, Texas Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Hunt Co., Texas Almanac (texasalmanac.com)
• Texas county histories : a bibliography  (search.ancestry.com)
• Hunt County History (tshaonline.org)
• Hunt County, Texas Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Hunt Co. TX Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Hunt County, Texas (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Texas – Counties – Hunt (cyndislist.com)
• Hunt County Texas (genealogytrails.com)
• Hunt Co. TXGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
• Hunt County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Hunt Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Hunt Co. TX Immigration & Naturalization

• See Also Statewide Immigration and Naturalization Links for Texas
• Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989  (familysearch.org)

Hunt Co. TX Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Texas Links and Information
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection (glo.texas.gov)
• 1895 Hunt County Map (livgenmi.com)

Hunt Co. TX Military Records

• Texas Military Records Research Guide
• Texas Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Texas both women and men who served. Suitable for Hunt County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.