Orange County, Texas Genealogy

∣ Societies and Family History Resources ∣ Government Records ∣ Genealogy Links ∣ Publications ∣ Census Records ∣
∣ Court, Probate, Land and Tax Records ∣ Birth Records, Marriage Records, Divorce Records and Death Records ∣
∣ Cemeteries & Graveyards ∣ Church & Bible Records ∣ County History ∣ Military Records ∣ Schools & Directories ∣

Orange County, Texas genealogy and family tree research page. Find links to record collections, history, and genealogy sources that can help you track your Orange Co., ancestors. Get going by constructing a Free Family Tree. Orange County Quick Facts:

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Orange County Societies and Family History Resources

A list of Orange County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives. See Also Texas Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies for statewide Addresses and links.

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Orange County Courthouse and Government Records

Researchers typically overlook the great importance of Orange County court, probate, and land documents as a source of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Texas courthouses and archives everywhere are the aspirations and worries of many Texas citizens.

The chances are excellent that your particular forefathers have left a detailed record of at least a number of elements of their lives in the Orange County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other methods that could have lead to her or him to appear in court records.

I highly recommend you get in touch with the clerk's office to validate hours, mailing address, fees and other facts prior to visiting or asking for information because of sometimes changing contact info. The Department Offices DO NOT DO RESEARCH. The data files are accessible to interested parties, barring confidential issues. A good number of workers will aid persons in obtaining the resources, however it's up to the man or women to do the research.

The following facts denotes exactly what death, marriage, birth, land, probate, and legal records will be in Orange County. The dates pointed out listed below tend to be the first recognized records with this county. Courthouse, built in 1884, destroyed by fire, April 14, 1898.  All county records were stored in a vault and were not harmed by the fire.

  • Orange County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
    • Address: 123 South 6th Street, Orange 77630
  • Orange County Clerk is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
    • Phone: (409) 882-7055
    • Birth & Death Records: 1903
    • Marriage Records: 1852
    • Land Records: 1852
    • Probate Records: 1852 
    • Court Records: 1852
  • Orange County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
  • Texas Office of Vital Records has copies of birth and death records reported from 1903. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Texas for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events. They are prime sources for genealogical information.
Texas Historical Records - Databases include Texas Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Texas Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Texas Voter Lists & Census Records; Texas Immigration & Emigration Records; Texas Obituary Records; Texas Military Records; Texas Family Tree Records; Texas Pictures; Texas Stories, Memories & Histories; Texas Directories & Member Lists and much more....
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Orange County Genealogy Links

Publications  •  Census Records  •  Court, Probate, Land and Tax Records  •   Cemeteries & Graveyards
Church & Bible Records  •  County History  •  Military Records  •  Schools & Directories  •  Vital Records

The following are links to Genealogy and family history, Records and Resources relating to Orange County. A lot of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a payment. This is basically a collection that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site over another. Feel free to present your own most liked Orange County genealogy or family history associated sites.

Orange Co. TX Books, Newspapers & Publications

Orange Co. TX Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Orange Co. TX Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Orange Co. TX Census Records

Orange Co. TX Cemeteries & Graveyards

Orange Co. TX Church & Bible Records

Orange Co. TX Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Orange Co. TX General and History Websites

Orange Co. TX Immigration & Naturalization

Orange Co. TX Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Orange Co. TX Military Records

Orange Co. TX Schools & Directories

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