Coryell County, Texas Genealogy
Guide to Coryell County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Coryell County, Texas | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Texas | |||||||||
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| Founded | 4 February, 1854 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Gatesville | ||||||||
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| Address | Coryell County Courthouse PO Box 237 Gatesville, TX 76528 | ||||||||
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 History
- 3 Places/Localities
- 4 Resources
- 5 Societies and Libraries
- 6 Websites
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named for James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Comanche Indians while protecting settlers. The County is located in the central area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Coryell County Courthouse
PO Box 237
Gatesville, TX 76528
Phone: 254.865.5016
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903,
marriage, probate and court and land records from 1854[2]
County Clerk
P.O. Box 237
Gatesville 76528
Phone: 254-865-5911
Fax: 254-865-8631
District Clerk
P.O. Box 4
Gatesville 76528
Phone: 254-865-5911 ext. 291
Fax: 254-865-5064
Coryell County, Texas Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1903 | 1854 | 1903 | 1854 | 1854 | 1854 | 1829 |
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1854--Coryell County was created 4 February 1854 from Bell and McLennan Counties.
- County seat: Gatesville [4]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog
- Ater
- Copperas Cove
- Coryell
- Fort Hood
- Gatesville
- Jonesboro
- King
- Levita
- Mound
- Oglesby
- Pearl
- Pidcoke
- Purmela
- Topsey
- Turnersville
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Former Communities
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Henson's Creek | Spring Hill | Station Creek | Turnover | Lincolnville
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Bell • Bosque • Hamilton • Lampasas • McLennan
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| FindAGrave | Family History Library | FindAGrave |
| TX Gravestones | WorldCat | Tombstone Project |
| BillionGraves (name) | Cemeteries of TX | |
| GenWeb Archives | Texas Cemeteries | |
| BillionGraves | Linkpendium | |
| TXGenWeb | Interment | |
| Names in Stone | ||
| See Texas Cemeteries for more information. | ||
Census[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 2,666 | ||
| 1870 | 4,124 | 54.7% | |
| 1880 | 10,924 | 164.9% | |
| 1890 | 16,873 | 54.5% | |
| 1900 | 21,308 | 26.3% | |
| 1910 | 21,703 | 1.9% | |
| 1920 | 20,601 | −5.1% | |
| 1930 | 19,999 | −2.9% | |
| 1940 | 20,226 | 1.1% | |
| 1950 | 16,284 | −19.5% | |
| 1960 | 23,961 | 47.1% | |
| 1970 | 35,311 | 47.4% | |
| 1980 | 56,767 | 60.8% | |
| 1990 | 64,213 | 13.1% | |
| 2000 | 74,978 | 16.8% | |
| 2010 | 75,388 | 0.5% | |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | |||
Church[edit | edit source]
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court[edit | edit source]
- 1861, 1868-1870 Court Dockets from the Coryell County TXGenWeb site
Land[edit | edit source]
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, have been recorded by the county. You can obtain copies of these land records by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse. For more information, see Texas Land and Property.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists microfilm copies of deeds, trust deeds, and mortgages of many counties.
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1906 - 1989 Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989 — index and images
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Coryell County, Texas Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Texas Local Histories.
- History of Coryell County, 1965 by Zelma Scott.
- Coryell County, Texas, Families, 1854–1985, published 1986, by the Coryell County Genealogical Society.
- Copperas Cove, City of Five Hills: A Centennial History, 1980, by Jerry K. Smith and Patrick D. McLaughlin.
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Gatesville 1884 Panoramic Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
- Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
Military[edit | edit source]
- 1838 - 1900 - Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Mexican-American War[edit | edit source]
- 1845 - 1848 - US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
Fort Gates originally Camp Gates, established in 1849 to protect the settlers.
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1861 - 1865 - Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861 - 1865 - Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
World War I[edit | edit source]
- 1917 - 1920 - Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — index and images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Coryell County, Texas Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- TX Newspaper Abstracts (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Census Diggins 1830-1930
- Do a Coryell County, Texas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Probate[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Records
- 1800 – 1990 Texas Probate Records 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — images
- 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Texas tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Texas Taxation.
- 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at findmypast ($) — index and images
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.
Certified birth and death certificates or birth and death verifications can be ordered online or by mail at the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health. Copies can also be obtained from the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred and are often less expensive. You can also order them online through a third party company.
Marriages records can be obtained from the county the marriage occurred. Only marriage verifications can be obtained from the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health.
See Texas Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Texas.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Online Birth Indexes and Records
- 1840 - 1981 Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch
- 1903 - 1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
- 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index) - FamilySearch
- 1926 - 1934 Coryell County Births 1926-1934
- 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
- 1802-2010 - Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
- 1837 - 1965 Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1837 - 1973 Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
- 1837 - 1977 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
- 1932 - 1977 Coryell County Marriages 1932-1977 performed by Bro. Dick Derrick
- 1966 - 2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 FamilySearch record collection
- 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
Death[edit | edit source]
Online Death Indexes and Records
- 1890 - 1976 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]
Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. Few certificates are available prior to 1903 - 1903 - 1909 First Book of Death Records 1903-1909 from the Coryell County TXGenWeb site.
- 1903 - 1917 Coryell County Deaths 1903-1917
- 1903 - 1973 Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index) FamilySearch
- 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1926 - 1931 Earliest Funeral Home Records 1926-1931 from the Coryell County TXGenWeb site.
- 1932 - 1936 Funeral Home Records 1932-1936 from the Coryell County TXGenWeb site.
- Coryell County Deaths 1964-1984
- 1964 - 1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
- 1977 - 1986 Texas Deaths 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1968-2010 Texas Divorce Index 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
- 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Central Texas Genealogical Society, Inc.
c/o Waco-McLennan County Library
1717 Austin Avenue
Waco, Texas 76701
Website
Coryell County Genealogical Society
811 Main Street
Gatesville 76528
Gatesville Public Library
111 N 8th St
Gatesville, TX 76528-1461
Telephone Number: 254-865-5367
Website
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.
- For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Coryell County TXGenWeb site
- Coryell County, Texas Old Photos
- FamilySearch Catalog The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Coryell County, Texas," in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coryell_County,_Texas. accessed 07/30/2019
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Coryell County, Texas. Page 661 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Coryell County, Texas . Page 658-677 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 655-665.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Coryell County, Texas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coryell_County,_Texas, accessed 31 March 2019.
