Red River County, Texas Records

Red River County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 17, 1836 as one of the original 23 counties. The County was originally created on November 11, 1835 from Nacogdoches County, established as a municipality by Mexico. This county was named for the Red River of Texas .

Red River County is bordered by McCurtain County, Oklahoma (north), Bowie County (east), Morris County (southeast), Titus County (south), Franklin County (southwest), Lamar County (west), Choctaw County, Oklahoma (northwest).

Red River County Cities and Towns include Annona, Avery, Bogata, Clarksville, Detroit, Deport ..

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

Red River County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Red River County Courthouse is located in Clarksville, 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 Red River 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.

• Red River County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1846, Land Records from 1837, Probate Records from 1838 and Court Records from 1840. 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.
• Red River County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Red River 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

Red River 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

Red River County, Texas Resources

• Red River County Gen. Society
• Red River Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Red River County, Texas Message Boards

Red River County, Texas External Links

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