Cooke County, Texas Records
Cooke County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 20, 1848 from Fannin County. It was and was organized on March 10, 1849. This county was named for William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution .
Cooke County is bordered by Love County, Oklahoma (north), Grayson County (east), Denton County (south), Wise County (southwest), Montague County (west).
Cooke County Cities and Towns include Callisburg, Gainesville, Lindsay, Muenster, Oak Ridge, Valley View, Whitesboro..
A Map of Cooke County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Cooke County, Texas Courthouse Records
Cooke County, TX Courthouse
The Cooke County Courthouse is located in Gainesville, 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 Cooke 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.
Some early records  prior to organization on March 10, 1849 may be located in Collin County and Grayson County
- Cooke County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1870 for Birth; 1903 for death, Marriage Records from 1854, Land Records from 1830, Probate Records from 1849 and Court Records from 1849. 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.
- Cooke County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Cooke 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 1846Â
- 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
Cooke County, Texas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from 1903Â to present.
- Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
- Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
- Locations:Â Texas Department of State Health Services
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:Â Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111
Cooke County, Texas Resources
- Cooke County Heritage Society, P.O. Box 150, Gainesville 76240
- Crosstimbers Genealogical Society
- Gainesville Genealogical Group, Cooke County College, Gainesville 76200
- Cooke Co. Records Available on Microfilm
- Cooke County, Texas Message Boards
Cooke County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Cooke County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Cooke Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Cooke Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Cooke County History
- Cooke County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Cooke Co. TXGenweb
- Cooke County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Cooke County, Texas Military Records
