Moore County, Texas —
Information Updated: Jan 10, 2012
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Formed from: portions of Bexar County.
Established: xx-xxx-xxxx |
County Seat: Dumas, Texas
County history
- Moore County is named in honor of Edwin Ward Moore (July 15, 1810 - October 5, 1865), was the commodore (1839-1843) of the Second Navy for the Republic of Texas.
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Moore Courthouse
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GHLL Moore County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Moore County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Moore County Historical Museum / Window on the Plains Museum / Dumas, TX)
- US/TXGenWeb site - Moore County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Moore County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Moore County Clerk, P.O. Box 396, Dumas, TX 79029-0396.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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Motley County, Texas —
Information Updated: Sep 19, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Bexar and Young Counties, 21-Aug-1876.
Established: 05-Feb-1891 |
County Seat: Matador, Texas
County history
- Motley County is named in honor of Dr. Junius William Mottley, 1811-1836, who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence an Aide to General Rusk at the Battle of San Jacinto and who mortally wounded in that same battle. The County's name is spelled differently than his because the bill establishing the county misspelled Mottley's name.
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Motley Courthouse
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GHLL Motley County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Motley County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (None found online at the time of this update.)
- US/TXGenWeb site - Motley County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Motley County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Motley County Clerk, Court House, Matador, TX 79224.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Adjacent counties (GHLL listings):
Hall County (north), Cottle County (east), Dickens County (south), Floyd
County (west), Briscoe County (northwest).
Motley County - The Handbook of Texas Online
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Nacogdoches County, Texas —
Information Updated: April 2, 2011
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Formed from: portions of territorial lands [one of the original 23 Counties].
Established: 17-Mar-1836 |
County Seat: Nacogdoches, Texas
County history
- Nacogdoches County is named in honor of its county seat, which in turn, was named for the Nacogdoche Native American tribe.
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Nacogdoches Courthouse
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GHLL Nacogdoches County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Nacogdoches County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Nacogdoches County Genealogical Society / Nacogdoches, TX - Disbanded, 2007)
- US/TXGenWeb site - Nacogdoches County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Nacogdoches County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Nacogdoches County Clerk, 101 West Main Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5119.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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Nolan County, Texas —
Information Updated: Apr 3, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Young and Bexar Counties.
Established: xx-xxx-1881 |
County Seat: Sweetwater, Texas
County history
- Nolan County is named in honor of Philip Nolan,
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Nolan Courthouse
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Oldham County, Texas —
Information Updated: Apr 2, 2010
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Formed from: portions of Bexar County, 1876.
Established: xx-xxx-1880 |
County Seat: Vega, Texas
County history
- Oldham County is named in honor of Williamson Simpson Oldham, pioneer Texas lawyer and Confederate senator.
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Oldham Courthouse
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GHLL Oldham County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Oldham County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (None found online at the time of this update.)
- US/TXGenWeb site - Oldham County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Oldham County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Oldham County Clerk, P.O. Box 469, 105 South Main Street, Vega, TX 79092-0469.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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Palo Pinto County, Texas —
Information Updated: Dec 20, 2011
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Formed from: portions of Navarro and Bosque Counties.
Established: xx-xxx-1856 |
County Seat: Palo Pinto, Texas
County history
- Palo Pinto County is named after the Palo Pinto Creek (Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick").
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Palo Pinto Courthouse
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GHLL Palo Pinto County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Palo Pinto County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Mineral Wells Genealogy Club / Mineral Wells, TX)
- US/TXGenWeb site - Palo Pinto County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Palo Pinto County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Palo Pinto County Clerk, Courthouse, Palo Pinto, TX 76072.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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Polk County, Texas —
Information Updated: Dec 20, 2011
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Formed from: portions of Liberty County.
Established: xx-xxx-1846 |
County Seat: Livingston, Texas
County history
- Polk County is named in honor of James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 - June 15, 1849), the 11th President of the United States (1845 1849). As president, Polk expanded the Union by settling claims to Texas and the Oregon Territory and by acquiring California and the Southwest.
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Polk Courthouse
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GHLL Polk County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Polk County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (SouthEast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society / Beaumont, TX)
- US/TXGenWeb site - Polk County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Polk County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Polk County Clerk, 101 Church Street, West, Livingston, TX 77351-3201.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
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Presidio County, Texas —
Information Updated: Dec 19, 2011
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Formed from: portions of Bexar County.
Established: xx-xxx-1850 |
County Seat: Marfa, Texas
County history
- Presidio County is named in honor of Presidio del Norte, an eighteenth-century fort and settlement on the south side of the Rio Grande River.
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Presidio Courthouse
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GHLL Presidio County Package:
- American History & Genealogy Project (None found online at the time of this update.)
- Cemetery Listings - may include photos, records, name lists, etc..
- Cities/Towns/Townships - compiled by Wikipedia
- Genealogy Forum - Presidio County, TX Genealogy Forum (Genealogy.com)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Big Bend Genealogy Society / Alpine, TX)
- Society/Museum/Assn - (Presidio County Marfa Museum "Humphries House" / Marfa, TX)
- US/TXGenWeb site - Presidio County Archives
- US/TXGenWeb - Presidio County Genealogy & History
- Vital Records - Presidio County Clerk, P.O. Box 789, Marfa, TX 79843-0789.
Note: Requests for certified copies of a Marriage License should be directed to the County Clerk's Office in which the event occurred. Requests for certified copies of a Divorce Decree should be directed to the District Clerk's Office in which the event occurred.
Additional Local History/Genealogy:
Adjacent counties (GHLL listings):
Jeff Davis County (north), Brewster County (east), Manuel Benavides
Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico (south), Ojinaga Municipality, Chihuahua,
Mexico (southwest), Guadalupe Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico (west, at
northwest corner).
Presidio County - The Handbook of Texas Online
The Marfa Lights - also known as the Marfa ghost lights.
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Census Information:
1840 Census (T) - Federal Census, Presidio County, (Text: 1 page).
1860 Census (I) and (T) - Federal Census, Presidio County, (Index: 1 folder; 1 page / Text: 3 pages).
1870 Census (I) and (T) - Federal Census, Presidio County, Fort Davis, Fort Stockton, and Presidio del Norte
(Index: 3 pages / Text: 6 pages).
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