Franklin County, Texas Records

Franklin County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 6, 1875 from Titus County. This county was named for Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (1805–1873), a judge and Texas State Senator.

Franklin County is bordered by Red River County (north), Titus County (east), Camp County (southeast), Wood County (south), Hopkins County (west), Delta County (northwest).

Franklin County Cities and Towns include Mount Vernon , Winnsboro ..

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

Franklin County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Franklin County Courthouse is located in Mount Vernon, 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 Franklin 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.

• Franklin County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1875, Land Records from 1841, Probate Records from 1875 and Court Records from 1875. 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.
• Franklin County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Franklin County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Franklin 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

Franklin County, Texas Resources

• Franklin County Genealogical Society
• Franklin Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Franklin County, Texas Message Boards

Franklin County, Texas External Links

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