Extinct Texas Counties:: Please click on graphic below, " " (if present) for the entire GHLL county "package"
County Name
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Buchanan -
Buchel -
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Cibilo -
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Davis -
Dawson -
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Encinal -
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Greer -
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Navasota -
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Factual information
Created in January 1858 from Bosque County. Named for President James Buchanan, the name was changed to Stephens County in 1861.
Along with Foley, & Jeff Davis County were formed out of Presidio County on 15-March-1887. In March of 1889, a legislative act passed attaching the county to Brewster County. Although the then governor did not sign it into law, in 1897, Buchel County was abolished.
A county from 1869 through 1874. Changed back to Wilson County.
Created in 1846, and named in honor of Jefferson Davis, existed between 1861 & 1871. Originally it was named Cass County (for a Michigan Senator), & changed back to it's original name in may 1871.
Created 01 February 1858 from Bexar Land District; abolished and absorbed by Kinney in 1866.
Created sometime prior to 1860, and dissolved at some point after 1870 at which time, it was absorbed by Webb County.
A county in Texas from 08-Feb-1860 to 16-Mar-1896. Became three Oklahoma Counties in 1906 (Greer, Jackson, Harmon) and portions of Beckham, Lipscomb, Hemphill, Wheeler, Collingsworth & Childress Counties of Texas.
Formed in 1841; renamed Brazos in 1842.
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Genealogical/Historical Commissions, Societies and Museums: Please click on graphic below, " " (if present) for the entire GHLL county "package"
(To list a local society, please contact us.)
County Name
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Angelina -
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Aransas -
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Archer -
Atascosa -
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Bandera -
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Bastrop -
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Bastrop -
Baylor -
Bell -
Bell -
Bexar -
Bexar -
Bexar -
Blanco -
Bosque -
Bosque -
Bosque -
Bosque -
Bowie -
Brazoria -
Brazos -
Brazos -
Brown -
Brown -
Brown -
Brown -
Burleson -
Burleson -
Burnet -
Burnet -
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Calhoun -
Castro -
Cherokee -
Collin -
Collin -
Comal -
Cooke -
Coryell -
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Dallas -
Dallas -
Dallas -
Deaf Smith -
Denton -
Denton -
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Eastland -
Ellis -
Ellis -
Ellis -
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Fannin -
Fort Bend -
Fort Bend -
Franklin -
Freestone -
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Galveston -
Galveston -
Gillespie -
Grayson -
Grayson -
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Hamilton -
Hamilton -
Hardin -
Harris -
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Harrison -
Hays -
Hays -
Hays -
Henderson -
Henderson -
Hidalgo -
Hill -
Hood -
Hunt -
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Jack -
Johnson -
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Karnes -
Kent -
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Lamar -
Lamar -
Leon -
Liberty -
Llano -
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Matagorda -
McDade -
McLennan -
McLennan -
McLennan -
McLennan -
Midland -
Mills -
Moore -
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Nacogdoches -
P ——
Palo Pinto -
Polk -
Presidio -
Presidio -
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Red River -
Refugio -
Rockwall -
Rockwall -
Rusk -
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San Jacinto -
Shelby -
Stephens -
Sutton -
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Tarrent -
Taylor -
Titus -
Tom Green -
Travis -
Trinity -
Trinity -
Trinity -
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Uvalde -
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Val Verde -
Van Zandt -
Victoria -
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Waller -
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Wharton -
Wichita -
Williamson -
Wise -
Wood -
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Zapata -
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Society Name and Location
East Texas Genealogical Society (Tyler, TX) 
Angelina County Genealogical Society (Lufkin, TX) 
Angelina County Historical Commission (Lufkin, TX) 
Genealogical Society of Aransas County (Fulton, TX) 
Aransas County Historical Society (Rockport, TX) 
Archer County Historical Society (Archer City, TX) 
Atascosa County Genealogical Society Library (Poteet, TX) 
Lakehills Genealogy Society & Library (Lakehills, TX) 
Medina Genealogical and Historical Society (Medina, TX) 
Bandera County Historical Commission (Bandera, TX) 
Bastrop County Historical Society & Museum (Bastrop, TX) 
Smithville Genealogy Society (Smithville, TX) 
The Pioneer Rockne Historical Association (Bastrop, TX) 
Baylor County Historical Society (Seymour, TX) 
East Bell County Genealogical Society (Temple, TX) 
Salado Historical Society (Salado, TX) 
Czech Heritage Society of Texas (La Grange, TX) 
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society (San Antonio, TX) 
Bexar County Organizations (San Antonio, TX) 
Blanco County Historical Commission (Johnson City, TX) 
Bosque County Genealogical Database (Meridian, TX) 
Bosque County Historical Commission (Clifton, TX) 
Bosque Museum (Clifton, TX) 
Bosque County Genealogical Society (Clifton, TX) 
Texarkana Genealogy Society (Texarkana, TX)
Brazoria County Historical Museum (Angleton, TX) 
Brazos County Genealogical Association (Bryan, TX) 
Brazos County Historical Commission (Bryan, TX) 
Brown County Historical Commission (Brownwood, TX) 
Brown County Historical Society (Brownwood, TX) 
Brown County Museum of History (Brownwood, TX) 
Blanket Historical Museum (Blanket, TX) 
Burleson County Historical Commission (Caldwell, TX) 
Burleson County Historical Society & Museum (Caldwell, TX) 
Burnet County Genealogical Society (Facebook) (Burnet, TX) 
Burnet County Historical Commission (Facebook) (Burnet, TX) 
Genealogical Society (Port Lavaca, TX)
Castro Colonies Heritage Association (Castroville, TX) 
Cherokee County Genealogical Society (Jacksonville, TX)
Collin County Genealogical Society (Plano, TX) 
Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries (Plano, TX) 
Comal County Genealogy Society (New Braunfels, TX) 
Cross Timbers Genealogical Society (Gainesville, TX) 
Five Hills Genealogical Society (Cooperas Cove, TX)
Dallas Genealogical Society (Dallas, TX) 
Historical Society (Dallas, TX) 
Peters Colony Historical Society (Carrollton, TX) 
Deaf Smith County Genealogical Society (Hereford, TX) 
Denton County Genealogical Society (Denton, TX) 
Denton County Historical Commission (Denton, TX) 
Eastland County Museum & Historical Society (Eastland, TX) 
Ellis County Genealogical Society (Waxahachie, TX) 
Ellis County Historical Society Blog (Waxahachie, TX) 
Ellis County Museum (Waxahachie, TX) 
Fannin County Genealogical Society (Bonham, TX) 
Fort Bend County Museum Association (Richmond, TX) 
Fort Bend County Genealogical Society (Richmond, TX) 
Franklin County, Texas Genealogical Society (Mt. Vernon, TX) 
Freestone County Genealogical Society (Fairfield, TX) 
Czech Heritage Society of Texas (La Grange, TX) 
Galveston Historical Foundation (Galveston, TX) 
Gillespie Co. Historical Society & Museum (Fredericksburg, TX) 
Denison Texas Genealogical Society (Denison, TX) 
Grayson County Genealogical Society (Sherman, TX) 
Five Hills Genealogical Discussion Group (Copperas Cove, TX) 
Hamilton County Genealogical Society (Hamilton, TX) 
SouthEast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society (Beaumont, TX) 
Hispanic Genealogical Society (Houston, TX) 
Houston Genealogical Forum (Houston, TX) 
Humble area Genealogical Society (Humble, TX) 
Harrison County Genealogical Society (Marshall, TX)
Hays County Historical Commission (San Marcos, TX) 
Hays County Genealogical Society (San Marcos, TX) 
San Marcos/Hays County Genealogy Society (San Marcos, TX) 
Henderson County Historical Society & Museum (Athens, TX) 
Henderson County Historical Commission (Athens, TX) 
Hidalgo County Genealogical Society (McAllen, TX) 
Hill County Crossroads, Hill County Genealogical Society (Hillsboro, TX) 
Hood County Genealogical Society (Granbury, TX) 
Hunt County Genealogical Society (Greenville, TX) 
Jack County Historical Society (Jacksboro, TX) 
Johnson County Genealogical Society (Cleburne, TX) 
Karnes County Historical Society & Museum (Karnes City, TX) 
Kent County Genealogical and Historical Society (Jayton, TX) 
Lamar County Genealogical Society (Paris, TX) 
Lamar County Historical Society (Paris, TX) 
Leon County Genealogical Society (Centerville, TX) 
Liberty County Genealogical Society (Liberty, TX) 
Kingsland Genealogical Society (Kingsland, TX) 
Matagorda County Genealogical Society (Bay City, TX) 
McDade Historical Society
Central Texas Genealogical Society (Waco, TX) 
Computer Interest Group (Waco, TX) 
McLennan County Cemetery Interest Group (Waco, TX) 
West Waco Library and Genealogy Center Blog (Waco, TX) 
Midland Genealogical Society (Midland, TX) 
Mills County Historical Commission (Goldthwaite, TX)
Moore Co. Historical Museum / Window on the Plains Museum (Dumas, TX) 
Nacogdoches Genealogical Society - disbanded, 2007 (Nacogdoches, TX) 
Mineral Wells Genealogy Club (Mineral Wells, TX) 
SouthEast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society (Beaumont, TX) 
Big Bend Genealogy Society (Alpine, TX) 
Presidio County Marfa Museum "Humphries House" (Marfa, TX) 
Red River County Genealogical Society (Clarksville, TX) 
Bayside Historical Society (Bayside, TX) 
Rockwall County Genealogical Society (Rockwall, TX) 
Rockwall County Historical Foundation (Rockwall, TX) 
East Texas Genealogical Society (Tyler, TX) 
SouthEast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society (Beaumont, TX) 
Shelby County Historical Society Museum & Library (Center, TX)
Stephens County Historical Association (Breckenridge, TX) 
Sutton County Historical Society (Sonora, TX) 
Arlington Genealogical Society (Arlington, TX)
Taylor County Historical Societ (Abilene, TX) 
Titus County Genealogical Society (Mt. Pleasant, TX) 
Tom Green County Historical Society (San Angelo, TX) 
Austin Genealogical Society (Austin, TX) 
Trinity County Genealogical Society (Groveton, TX) 
Trinity County Historical Commission (Groveton, TX) 
Trinity County Museum (Groveton, TX) 
Southwest Texas Genealogical Society (Uvalde, TX) 
Val Verde County Genealogy Society (Del Rio, TX) 
Van Zandt County Genealogical Society (Canton, TX) 
Czech Heritage Society of Texas (La Grange, TX) 
Victoria County Genealogical Society (Victoria, TX) 
Walker County Genealogical Society (Huntsville, TX) 
Waller County Historical Commission and Society (Waller, TX) 
Ward County Genealogical Society (Monahans, TX) 
Washington County Genealogy (Brenham, TX) 
Wharton County Historical Museum (Wharton, TX) 
Wichita County Heritage Society (Wichita Falls, TX) 
Williamson County Genealogical Society (Round Rock, TX) 
Wise County Historical Society & Museum (Decatur, TX) 
Wood County Genealogical Society Bulletin (Quitman, TX) 
Zapata County Historical Society (Zapata, TX) 
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— Serving multiple areas —
Czech Heritage Society of Texas - (La Grange, TX) Chapters representing Bexar, Brazos Valley, Burleson, Concho Valley, Ellis, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Gonzales, Harris, La Vaca, McLennan-Hill, Travis-Williamson, Victoria and Wharton counties.
East Texas Genealogical Society - (Tyler, TX) Chapters representing Anderson, Gregg, Henderson, Panola, Rusk and Smith Counties.
SouthEast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society - (Beaumont, TX) Chapters representing Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Jasper, Polk, Orange, Liberty, Newton, San Jacinto and Tyler Counties.

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