Collin County, Texas Records

Collin County, Texas (Map It) was created on April 3, 1846 from Fannin County. This county was named for Collin McKinney (1766–1861), an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence .

Collin County is bordered by Grayson County (north), Fannin County (northeast), Hunt County (east), Rockwall County (southeast), Dallas County (south), Denton County (west).

Collin County Cities and Towns include Allen, Anna, Blue Ridge, Carrollton, Celina, Dallas, Fairview, Farmersville, Frisco, Garland, Lavon, Lowry Crossing, Lucas, McKinney, Melissa, Murphy, Nevada, New Hope, Parker, Plano, Princeton, Prosper, Richardson, Royse City, Sachse, St. Paul, Van Alstyne, Weston, Wylie..

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

Collin County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Collin County Courthouse is located in McKinney, 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 Collin 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.

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

Collin 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

Collin 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

Collin County, Texas Resources

• Collin County Genealogical Society
• Collin County Historical Commission
• North Texas History Center and the Collin County Farm Museum
• Plano Heritage Association, 1900 West 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075
• Genealogy Friends of Plano [Texas] Libraries, Inc.
• Collin County Health Department
• Collin Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Collin County, Texas Message Boards

Collin County, Texas External Links

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