Hopkins County, Texas Records

Hopkins County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 25, 1846 from Lamar County and Nacogdoches County. This county was named for David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county.

Hopkins County is bordered by Delta County (north), Franklin County (east), Wood County (south), Rains County (southwest), Hunt County (west).

Hopkins County Cities and Towns include Como, Cumby, Sulphur Springs, Tira..

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

Hopkins County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Hopkins County Courthouse is located in Sulphur Springs, 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 Hopkins 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.

Courthouse built in 1882, was destroyed on Feb. 11, 1894 by a fire that also burned the jail and several nearby structures. Nearly all of the records were saved.  Those destroyed were in the office of Judge Morris.  The fire additionally destroyed the jail, part of the Courthouse square and the offices of the Hopkins County Echo newspaper.

• Hopkins 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.
• Hopkins County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Hopkins 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

Hopkins 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

Hopkins County, Texas Resources

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

Hopkins County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Hopkins County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Hopkins Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Early history of Hopkins County, Texas : biographical sketches and incidents of the early settled families
• Hopkins Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Hopkins County History
• Hopkins County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Hopkins Co. TXGenweb
• Hopkins County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Hopkins County, Texas Military Records