Van Zandt County, Texas Records

Van Zandt County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 20, 1848 from Henderson County. This county was named for Isaac Van Zandt (1813–1847), attorney, Texas state representative, and diplomat .

Van Zandt County is bordered by Rains County (north), Wood County (northeast), Smith County (east), Henderson County (south), Kaufman County (west), Hunt County (northwest).

Van Zandt County Cities and Towns include Canton, Edgewood, Edom, Fruitvale, Grand Saline, Van, Wills Point..

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

Van Zandt County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Van Zandt County Courthouse is located in Canton, 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 Van Zandt 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.

• Van Zandt County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1848, Land Records from 1848, Probate Records from 1848 and Court Records from 1848. 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.
• Van Zandt County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Van Zandt 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

Van Zandt 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

Van Zandt County, Texas Resources

• Van Zandt County Genealogical Society
• Van Zandt County Library of Genealogy & Local History, Van Zandt County Courthouse Annex Bldg., Canton, TX 75103-0716
• Van Zandt Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Van Zandt County, Texas Message Boards

Van Zandt County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Van Zandt County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
• Van Zandt Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Some history of Van Zandt County.
• Van Zandt Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Van Zandt County History
• Van Zandt County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Van Zandt Co. TXGenweb
• Van Zandt County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Van Zandt County, Texas Military Records