Texas County, Missouri Records

Texas County, Missouri (Map It) was created on February 14, 1845 from Shannon County and Wright County. The county was named in honor of the Republic of Texas.

Texas County is bordered by Pulaski County (north), Phelps County (north), Dent County (northeast), Shannon County (east), Howell County (south), Douglas County (southwest), Wright County (west), Laclede County (northwest).

Texas County Cities and Towns include Bendavis, Bucyrus, Cabool, Clara, Elk Creek, Ellis Prairie, Eunice, Hartshorn, Houston, Huggins, Kimble, Licking, Maples, Mountain Grove, Plato, Raymondville, Roby, Sherrill, Solo, Success, Summersville, Upton, Yukon.

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

Texas County, Missouri Courthouse Records

The Texas County Courthouse is located in Houston, Missouri. Courthouse was destroyed during the Civil War. February 12, 1881, fire damaged the courthouse. On December 14, 1930, fire destroyed the Courthouse. 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 indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Texas 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.

• Texas County Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1855 and Land Records from 1843. 
• Texas County Circuit Court Clerk / Probate Court Clerk has Probate Records from 1870  and Court & Divorce Records from 1858.
• Texas County Clerk of the Court has Birth & Death Records from 1883–90 . 
• Texas County Tax Assessor Office is responsible for appraising and assessing real estate property and person property for the purpose of taxation as well as transferring ownership of real estate, and keeping real estate maps up to date.
• Local Records Inventory Database, produced by the Missouri Local Records Preservation Program, is a compilation of inventories of local government records identified as having permanent or enduring value and housed primarily in county and municipal offices, but includes some libraries, museums, and historical and genealogical societies that maintain government records. Not all Missouri offices have been inventoried.
• Texas County Health Department has Birth Certificates since 1920 and Death Certificates since 1980

Texas County, Missouri Census Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: 1844-1881
• 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

Texas County, Missouri Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1910 to present
• Marriage Records: from July 1948 to present
• Divorce Records: from July 1948 to present
• Locations: Missouri Office of Vital Statistics
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate, Marriage and Divorce Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone: 573-751-6387

Texas County, Missouri Resources

• RAOGK Volunteers for Missouri
• South Central Missouri Genealogical Society , 9 Court Square, West Plains, MO 65775
• Texas County Genealogical, and Historical Society, P.O. Box 12 , 300 South Grand, Avenue, Houston, MO 65483, Phone: (417) 967-3126
• Ozarks Genealogical Society
• Texas County, Missouri Message Boards
• Texas County, Missouri Genealogy Boards

Texas County, Missouri External Links

• Missouri Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Texas County, Missouri Books - Amazon
• Texas Co., Missouri - FindaGrave
• Guide to Texas County and Municipal Records on Microfilm - Missouri State Archives
• Missouri Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Texas County, Missouri Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Missouri (1808 - 1922)
• Texas Co. MOGenweb
• Texas County, Missouri Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas County, Missouri Military Records