Hood County, Texas Records

Hood County, Texas (Map It) was created on November 3, 1865 from Erath County, Johnson County and Palo Pinto County. This county was named for John Bell Hood (1831–1879), a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade.

Hood County is bordered by Parker County (north), Johnson County (east), Somervell County (south), Erath County (west), Palo Pinto County (northwest) .

Hood County Cities and Towns include Brazos Bend, Cresson, DeCordova, Granbury, Lipan, Tolar..

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

Hood County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Hood County Courthouse is located in Granbury, 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 Hood 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.

Courthouse and most of the county records, if not all, were destroyed by fire in March 1875.

• Hood County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1875, Land Records from 1875, Probate Records from 1875 and Court Records from 1875. 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.
• Hood County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Hood 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
• State Population Schedules: Republic of Texas Poll Lists for 1846 
• 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

Hood 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

Hood County, Texas Resources

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

Hood County, Texas External Links

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