Freestone County, Texas Records

Freestone County, Texas (Map It) was created on September 6, 1850 from Limestone County. This county was named for a type of peach grown in the area .

Freestone County is bordered by Henderson County (north), Anderson County County(northeast), Leon County (southeast), Limestone County (southwest), Navarro County (northwest).

Freestone County Cities and Towns include Fairfield, Kirvin, Oakwood, Streetman, Teague, Wortham..

A Map of Freestone County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Freestone County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Freestone County Courthouse is located in Fairfield, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Freestone county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Freestone County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1851, Land Records from 1850, Probate Records from 1851 and Court Records from 1851. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
• Freestone County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Freestone County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Freestone County, Texas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from 1903 to present.
• Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
• Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
• Locations: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111

Freestone County, Texas Resources

• Freestone County Genealogical Society
• Freestone Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Freestone County, Texas Message Boards

Freestone County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Freestone County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Freestone Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Freestone Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Freestone County History
• Freestone County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Freestone Co. TXGenweb
• Freestone County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Freestone County, Texas Military Records