Franklin County Genealogical Society

Franklin County Links

• Franklin County TXGenWeb Project - Part of the TXGenWeb and USGenWeb projects.
• Franklin County Historical Association - Online resources from the FCHA, to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of Franklin County
• Franklin County, Handbook of Texas Online - Brief history and bibliography of Franklin County
• Mt. Vernon, Handbook of Texas Online - Brief history and bibliography of Mt. Vernon
• Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald - Home page of Franklin County's premier newspaper
• Franklin County Texas - County information, public notices, jobs, and local area links
• Franklin County Library - Home page and library catalog
• Franklin County Births - Index of folders labeled by year (1926-1995), each containing a text file of births for that year.
• Postmasters and Post Offices of Franklin County - From Jim Wheat's Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846 - 1930
• Combs Families of Franklin County - A page for anyone researching Combs families in Franklin County

Neighboring Counties

• Camp County - TXGenWeb site
• Delta County - TXGenWeb site
• Hopkins County - TXGenWeb site
• Hopkins County Genealogical Society - including Texas Heritage Bookshop
• Red River County, Texas, Genealogical Society
• Titus County - TXGenWeb site
• Wood County - TXGenWeb site
• All TXGenWeb Counties A to Z

Texas Links

• Texas State Genealogical Society - Resources to "promote, assist, develop, and conserve the genealogical and historical resources of Texas and to cooperate with local, regional, and statewide groups in promoting an awareness of the need to preserve family heritage"
• Genealogical Seminars and Events in Texas - TXGenWeb bulletin board of events, including family reunions
• Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas - Published in 1889 with 944 pages of biographical info, with a full name index. Note: Mostly east/north and much of central Texas, not a lot from west or far south Texas.
• Texas Birth Database - Begin search of Texas Birth Records, 1926-1995, at Vital Search
• Texas Deaths Database - Begin search of Texas Death Records, 1964-1998, at Vital Search
• Texas Marriages Database - Begin search of Texas Marriage Records, 1967-2007, at Vital Search
• Texas Divorces Database - Begin search of Texas Divorce Records, 1968-2007 at Vital Search
• Texas County Formation Maps - County formation and Census maps of Texas

Other Genealogical Links

• Surname Locator Map Page - Type in a surname and choose the year (all years is best) to view a US map showing where those names were located during various census years
• Genealogy Links.net - Over 4,500 links to ships passenger lists, cemeteries, censuses & military records for UK & Ireland, USA, Europe, Canada, Australia & New Zealand
• The Freedmen's Bureau Online - Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, including sections on murders, labor records, and marriage records
• FREE Genealogy Forms and Charts - Links to freely available genealogy forms and charts, from GenealogySearch.org