Coryell County, Texas Records
Coryell County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 4, 1854 from Bell County and McLennan County. This county was named for James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Native Americans.
Coryell County is bordered by Bosque County (north), McLennan County (northeast), Bell County (southeast), Lampasas County (southwest), Hamilton County (northwest).
Coryell County Cities and Towns include Copperas Cove, Evant, Fort Hood, Gatesville, Oglesby, South Mountain..
A Map of Coryell County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Coryell County, Texas Courthouse Records

Coryell County, TX Courthouse
The Coryell County Courthouse is located in Gatesville, 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 Coryell 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.
- Coryell County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1867 for Birth; 1884 for death, Marriage Records from 1854, Land Records from 1854, Probate Records from 1854 and Court Records from 1856. 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.
- Coryell County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Coryell County, Texas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Coryell 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
Coryell County, Texas Resources
- Coryell County Genealogical Society
- Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc.
- Coryell Co. Records Available on Microfilm
- Coryell County, Texas Message Boards
Coryell County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Coryell County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Coryell Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- A Memorial and biographical history of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas : containing a history of this importa
- History of Coryell County
- Coryell Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Coryell County History
- Coryell County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Coryell Co. TXGenweb
- Coryell County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Coryell County, Texas Military Records