Smith County, Texas Records

Smith County, Texas (Map It) was created on April 11, 1846 from Nacogdoches County. This county was named for James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution .

Smith County is bordered by Wood County (north), Upshur County (northeast), Gregg County (east), Rusk County (southeast), Cherokee County (south), Henderson County (southwest), Van Zandt County (northwest).

Smith County Cities and Towns include Arp, Bullard, Hideaway, Lindale, New Chapel Hill, Noonday, Overton, Tyler, Troup, Whitehouse, Winona..

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

Smith County, Texas Courthouse Records

Smith County, Texas Courthouse
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Smith County, TX Courthouse

The Smith County Courthouse is located in Tyler, 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 Smith 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.

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

Smith County, Texas Census Records

Smith County, Texas Vital Records

Smith County, Texas Resources

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