Morris County, Texas Records

Morris County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 6, 1875 from Titus County. This county was named for William Wright Morris, a planter and state legislator .

Morris County is bordered by Bowie County (north), Cass County (east), Marion County (southeast), Upshur County (south), Camp County (southwest), Titus County (west), Red River County (northwest).

Morris County Cities and Towns include Daingerfield, Lone Star, Hughes Springs, Naples, Omaha..

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

Morris County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Morris County Courthouse is located in Daingerfield, 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 Morris 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.

• Morris County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1875, Land Records from 1846, Probate Records from 1876 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.
• Morris County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Morris 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

Morris 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

Morris County, Texas Resources

• Morris Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Morris County, Texas Message Boards

Morris County, Texas External Links

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