Texas Historical Records

Texas, in the South Central U.S., borders Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. It is the most populous state in the region.

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Texas directories, guides and references El Paso, Texas, City Directory, 1947 1,261 records available San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 1958 1,015 records available San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, City Directory, 1958 994 records records available San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, City Directory, 1954 938 records available Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, City Directory, 1940 932 records available Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, City Directory, 1956 895 records available Galveston, Texas, City Directory, 1906 836 records records available A Centennial History of Anderson County, Texas 590 records available Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, Volume 2 504 records available See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in Texas	Texas histories, memories and biographies Personnel of the Texas State Government 1,152 records available Memorial And Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, Volume 1 (1892) 1,054 records available Memorial And Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, Volume 2 (1892) 1,046 records records available History of Texas And Texans, Volume 4 902 records available Comprehensive History of Texas, 1685-1897, Volume 2, Part 2 (1898) 880 records available Memorial And Biographical History of Johnson And Hill Counties, Texas (1892) 783 records available Tenting on the Plains: General Custer in Kansas and Texas 721 records records available Texas And the Texans, Volume 1 681 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in Texas
Texas newspaper records Texas Newspapers, 1848-2009 1,162,237 records available See the entire collection catalog of voter registration records in Texas	Texas immigration & travel records Texas, Maverick, Eagle Pass Arrivals 421,887 records available See the entire collection catalog of land records in Texas
Texas schools and universities records Rice Institute, Yearbook (Houston, Texas) 6,612 records available Birmingham - Southern College (Birmingham, AL), 1914 - 1922 1,219 records available See the entire collection catalog of school and universities records in Texas	Texas military records Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1,663,575 records available Louisiana, Second Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1948-1959 242,072 records available Arkansas, Second Registration Draft Cards, 1948-1959 61,074 records available See the entire collection catalog of military records in Texas
Texas vital records Texas Marriages and Divorces 27,806,601 records available Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 21,518,023 records available Texas, County Marriage Licenses 7,802,528 records available Texas Deaths, 1964 - 1998 3,960,368 records available Texas, Harris County Marriages 3,783,172 records records available Texas Marriages, 1837-1965 1,291,069 records available Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 1,238,739 records available Texas, County Births 795,550 records available Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 733,427 records available Texas, County Deaths 445,549 records available Texas, Corpus Christi Obituaries 345,227 records records available Texas, Harris County Births 297,308 records available Texas, Harris County Deaths 131,165 records available Galveston Daily News, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1865-1977 91,799 records available Texas, Collin County, McKinney Obituaries (assuming it's Collin County) 59,134 records records available Houston Daily Post, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1859-1989 56,174 records available Houston Informer, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1919-1969 49,771 records available San Antonio Express, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1855-1930 41,060 records available Dallas Daily Herald, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1877-1905 21,422 records records available Houston Chronicle, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1883-1950 8,313 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in Texas

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