Freestone County, Texas Archives

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Freestone County is located in: Senate District 5, House District 8, and Congressional District 5

The earliest land surveys by the Spanish in 1833 and 1835
The land was considered part of Robertson County after December 14, 1837.
Then the land was considered part of Limestone County in 1846
Freestone County was created from Limestone County on Sept 6, 1850.
Freestone County was organized January 6, 1851.

County Clerk at Freestone County Courthouse
103 E Main in Fairfield, TX 75840
Phone: 903-389-2635

County Clerk has:
1) court records like Civil Records, Criminal Records, Commissioner's Court, Execution Docket, Lis Pendens, and Probate Minutes from 1851+.
2) all types of land records such as Deed Records, Abstracts of Lands,
Assessor's Abstracts of Town Lots and Surveyor Records from 1851+.
3) personal records like Birth and Death records from 1903+; Marriage records from 1853+;
4) sale records like State Tax Lien, Federal Tax Lien, Bill of Sale and Deed of Trust from 1851+.
and finally 5) miscellaneous records like Military Discharge, Road Minutes, Mechanic's Lein, and Assumed Name from 1851+.

Old County and Town Maps:

Old Maps

Old Photos:

Old Photos

Vitals:

Births/Adoptions | Guardianships

Marriages | Divorces | Anniversaries

Obituaries | Death Records | Wills/Estates | Funerals

Census:

Census

History:

1830-1839 | 1840-1849 | 1850-1859

1860-1869 | 1870-1879 | 1880-1889 | 1890-1899

1900-1909 | 1910-1919 | 1920-1929 | 1930-1939 | 1940-1949

1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1999 | 2000-

Communities:

Ghost (no post office) | Ghost (post office) | Current Towns

Place Indexes to Books

Cemeteries:

Cemeteries | Cemetery Photos | In/Near

Government Sphere - Voting & Military:

Gov't | Poll Taxes (Voting) | Election Officials | Voting Precincts | Military

Academic Sphere:

School | Students

Business Sphere:

Railroad | Trinity River | Automobiles | Energy (Oil & Coal)

Government Sphere - Taxes:

Property | Tax Assessments (Property) | Pauper Payments | Tokens

Legal Sphere:

Court | Jury Lists | Public Notaries | County Bar | Sheriffs

Social and Religon Spheres:

Biographies | Church | Arts | Social | Medical | Slave Records

Paper Records:

Autograph Books | Bibles | Ledgers | Letters | Pickup Letters
Papers | Newspapers | Subscribers | Local Newspapers | Phone Books

History Books:

Freestone Past and Present | Outsiders Looking In

Gatherings:

Reunions | Centennials | Moody Campground

Misc:

Reflections | Historical Markers and Museums | Bibliography
Freestone Frontiers 1980s | 1990s | 2000s

To make this project grow, please submit your information to the Archives.
We are looking for all kinds of records: anything that pertains to Freestone County.

Neighboring Counties - Archives:
North - Navarro County
West - Limestone County | Here - Freestone County | East - Anderson County
South - Leon County

Neighboring Counties - Gen Web:
North - Navarro County
West - Limestone County | Freestone County | East - Anderson County
South - Leon County

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