{"id":5655,"date":"2016-05-26T00:02:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T00:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=5655"},"modified":"2016-05-26T00:02:52","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T00:02:52","slug":"hamilton-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/texas\/hamilton-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton County, Texas Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--Hamilton County, Texas Begin-->\n\n<!--CONTENT Area Begin-->\n\n<h1>Hamilton County, Texas Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hamilton County, Texas<\/strong> <em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Hamilton+County,+TX\/\" title=\"Hamilton County Map\">Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on <strong>June 22, 1858<\/strong> from <a href=\"\/texas\/comanche-county\/\" title=\"Comanche County, Texas\">Comanche County<\/a>, <a href=\"\/texas\/bosque-county\/\" title=\"Bosque County, Texas\">Bosque County<\/a> and <a href=\"\/texas\/lampasas-county\/\" title=\"Lampasas County, Texas\">Lampasas County<\/a>. This county was named for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Hamilton_Jr.\" title=\"James Hamilton Jr.\">James Hamilton Jr.<\/a>,\u00a0governor of South Carolina\u00a0(1830\u20131832)\u00a0who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas .<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Hamilton County<\/strong> is bordered by <a href=\"\/texas\/erath-county\/\" title=\"Erath County, Texas\">Erath County<\/a> (north), <a href=\"\/texas\/bosque-county\/\" title=\"Bosque County, Texas\">Bosque County<\/a> (northeast), <a href=\"\/texas\/coryell-county\/\" title=\"Coryell County, Texas\">Coryell County<\/a> (southeast), <a href=\"\/texas\/lampasas-county\/\" title=\"Lampasas County, Texas\">Lampasas County<\/a> (south), <a href=\"\/texas\/mills-county\/\" title=\"Mills County, Texas\">Mills County<\/a> (southwest), <a href=\"\/texas\/comanche-county\/\" title=\"Comanche County, Texas\">Comanche County<\/a> (northwest).<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Hamilton County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Evant, Hamilton, Hico.. <\/p>\n\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/texas\/#Texas_County_Maps_of_Road_and_Highways\" title=\"Map of  Hamilton County, Texas\">Map of  Hamilton County, Texas<\/a> contains  detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Texas Courthouse Records<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"secimgrt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/states\/_images\/states\/tx\/Hamilton-County-Texas-Courthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Hamilton County, Texas Courthouse\" title=\"Hamilton County, Texas Courthouse\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/><em>Hamilton County, TX Courthouse<br><\/em><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/hamiltoncountytx.org\/\" title=\"Hamilton County Courthouse\">Hamilton County Courthouse<\/a> is located in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.ci.hamilton.tx.us\/\" title=\"Hamilton, Texas\">Hamilton, Texas<\/a>.  Learn More About State of Texas <a href=\"\/court-records\/texas\/\" title=\"State of Texas Court Records\">Court<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/texas\/#tax\" title=\"State of Texas Tax Records\">Tax<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/texas\/#land\" title=\"State of Texas Land Records\">Land<\/a> and <a href=\"\/court-records\/texas\/#probate\" title=\"State of Texas Probate Records\">Probate<\/a> Records.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Clerk's Office <strong>DOES NOT DO RESEARCH<\/strong>.\u00a0Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. <\/p>\n\n<p>The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in\u00a0Hamilton\u00a0county. 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.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fires in September 1863, March 1877, and February 1886. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.hamiltoncountytx.org\/Offices.htm#County_Clerk\" title=\"Hamilton County Clerk\">Hamilton County Clerk<\/a> has Birth &amp; Death Records from <strong>1872  for Birth; 1903 for death<\/strong>, Marriage Records from <strong>1876<\/strong>, Land Records from <strong>1869<\/strong>, Probate Records from <strong>1870<\/strong> and Court Records from <strong>1871<\/strong>. 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.<\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tacaoftexas.org\/default.aspx?name=co.hamilton\" title=\"Hamilton County Tax Assessor-Collector Office\">Hamilton County Tax Assessor-Collector Office<\/a> is responsible for the the assessment  of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Census Records Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Texas Census Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/texas\/\" title=\"State of Texas Census Records\">State of Texas Census Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/1860-census\/\" title=\"1860 U.S. Federal Census\">1860<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1870-census\/\" title=\"1870 U.S. Federal Census\">1870<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1880-census\/\" title=\"1880 U.S. Federal Census\">1880<\/a> <em>(free index)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1890-census\/\" title=\"1890 U.S. Federal Census\">1890<\/a> <em>(fragmented)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1900-census\/\" title=\"1900 U.S. Federal Census\">1900<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1910-census\/\" title=\"1910 U.S. Federal Census\">1910<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1920-census\/\" title=\"1920 U.S. Federal Census\">1920<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1930-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1930<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1940-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1940<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Texas Census Substitute Records:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/3575\" title=\"Texas Compiled Census and Census Substitute Index, 1820-1890\">1820-1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census  Slave Schedules:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/1860slavecensus\/\" title=\"1860 U.S. Federal Census  Slave Census\">1860<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/mortality-schedule\/\" title=\"1850 - 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules\">1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/agricultural-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Agriculture Census\">1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/manufacturer-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Industry Census\">1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Union Veterans Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/veterans-schedule\/\" title=\"1890 Union Veterans Census\">1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Census Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Vital Records Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Texas Vital Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n        <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/vital-records\/texas\/\" title=\"State of Texas Vital Records\">State of Texas Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Birth and Death Records:<\/strong> from  1903\u00a0to present.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Marriage Records:<\/strong> available from the County Clerk<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Divorce Records:<\/strong> available from the Clerk of District Court <\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Locations:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.dshs.state.tx.us\/vs\/\" title=\"Texas Office of Vital Statistics\">Texas Department of State Health Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records Online:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/texas-vitalrecords\/\" title=\"USAVital.com\">USAVital<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/ssdi\/\" title=\"Social Security Death Index\">Social Security Death Index<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records by Mail:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.dshs.state.tx.us\/vs\/docs\/VS142.3REV9-2015.pdf\" title=\"Texas Birth and Death Certificate Application\" >Birth and Death Certificate<\/a> Applications.<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>In Person:<\/strong>\u00a0 Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111<\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Vital Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/p3101kjspjr6EE9ECDA688C7BA87\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/oq68g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKKOJNMKJ\" alt=\"Discover you family history through historical newspapers at Newspapers.com\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<!--Resources Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Texas   Resources<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/users.htcomp.net\/hcgs\/\" title=\"Hamilton County Genealogy Society\">Hamilton County Genealogy Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.tsl.state.tx.us\/arc\/local\/hamilton.html\" title=\"Hamilton Co.  Records Available on Microfilm\">Hamilton Co.  Records Available on Microfilm<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=MessageBoards&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/boards\/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.hamilton\/mb.ashx\" title=\"Hamilton County, Texas Message Boards\">Hamilton County, Texas Message Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Resources Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n\n<!--Links Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Hamilton County, Texas External Links<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/texas-newspaper\/\" title=\"Texas Historical Newspapers\">Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/texasnewspapers\/\" title=\"Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)\">Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search?ie=UTF8&tag=raogk-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c055cc73635c0d39cc8048ee9d427558&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=Hamilton+County+Texas\" title=\"Hamilton County, Texas Books - Amazon\">Hamilton County, Texas Books - Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/www.findagrave.com\/\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=2616\" title=\"Hamilton Co., Texas - FindaGrave\">Hamilton Co., Texas - FindaGrave<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com\/~gazetteer2000\/\" title=\"People and Places: Gazetter of Hamilton County Texas\">People and Places: Gazetter of Hamilton County Texas<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1918470\" title=\"Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection\">Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.texasalmanac.com\/topics\/government\/hamilton-county\/\" title=\"Hamilton Co., Texas Almanac\">Hamilton Co., Texas Almanac<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=TX-Text&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/27569\" title=\"Texas county histories : a bibliography\">Texas county histories : a bibliography<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/online\/articles\/hch03\" title=\"Hamilton County History\">Hamilton County History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.cyndislist.com\/us\/tx\/counties\/hamilton\/\" title=\"Hamilton County Links - Cyndi's List\">Hamilton County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.texasgenweb.org\/hamilton\/\" title=\"Hamilton Co.- TXGenweb\">Hamilton Co. TXGenweb<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=TX-County&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/places\/usa\/Texas\/Hamilton\/\" title=\"Hamilton County, Texas Data Collections\">Hamilton County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n            <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.glo.texas.gov\/cf\/ArcMaps\/ArcMapsLookup.cfm?Customer=87280131-12210\" title=\"Texas General Land Office Map Collection\">Texas General Land Office Map Collection<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7727563-10934994?sid=Fold3Text&url=https:\/\/www.fold3.com\/search-results\/state\/texas?&xid=1114&keywords=Hamilton+County\" title=\"Hamilton County, Texas Military Records\">Hamilton County, Texas Military Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Links Area End-->\n\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\" align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2923883526\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CONTENT Area End-->\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/affiliates.genealogybank.com\/b.aspx?id=9070&mm=13\" alt=\"genealogybank\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=0 width=1 height=1 src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=c5t0VAKPnsA\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/m7122p59y31NVVQVTURNPPTVOVSU\" alt=\"fold3\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/ag106g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKLNPMLJR\" alt=\"newspaper\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=raogk-20&l=ur2&o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Amazon Books\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n\n<script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101215284);<\/script>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/static.getclicky.com\/js\"><\/script>\r\n<noscript><p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clicky\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"\/\/in.getclicky.com\/101215284ns.gif\" \/><\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<!--Hamilton County, Texas End-->\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3396,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5655\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}