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Cemeteries

Cemetery Index

Red River County Cemetery and Death Database

Census Transcriptions

1850 Census
1860 Census
1870 Census
(Now complete)
1880 Census - Free on familysearch.org
1900 Census
1930 Census Index

1890 Union Veterans Census

1850 Mortality Schedule
1870 Mortality Schedule

Courthouse Records

1838 Tax List

Index to Will Book A

Index to Will Book B

History

History of Clarksville and old Red River County
by Pat B. Clark, 1937
Transcribed and contributed by David Maxey

Fugitives from Justice - 1878
Fugitives from Justice - 1891
Lists of Persons wanted by Texas Rangers

Automobile Owners in 1912

Old Miller County Arkansas Links

Miller County, Hempstead County & Wavell Colony Links

Red River County Postoffices, Postmasters and Communities
Map Showing Post Office Locations

Email List- Red River

If you have an interest in Red River County genealogy and local history you are invited to join our EMail list. This is a group of friendly, helpful people, some of whom are experts in different areas of the county. To join, send an Email to new Red River GoogleGroups

Military

Charter Members of United Confederate Veterans
(John C Burks Camp)

Red River War Dead

Volunteer Civil War Units formed in Red River County

Red River World War II Veterans - a tribute to the men and women who served in World War II.

Texas soldiers who served in the US-Mexican War -This database was graciously provided by Karen Weaver, a National Park Service park range. Karen works at the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park which preserves the site of the first battle of the U.S.-Mexican War. (Roster)

Obituaries of Red River County

Pictures

Red River County Deeds

Historical Photo Album

Red River County Landmarks

Jim Ferguson Family Pictures

Old Newspaper Section

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Newspapers in Texas on Microfilm--Where it list the paper out to the side are dates, click on the date and it will take you to the actual paper.

PPublications, Etc.

Johnie Lee -- It Happened in Post Oak - Red River County TX in 1890

Eugene Bowers -- Red River Dust -- surname index with pages listed.

Queries

Archived Queries
(Look at Archived Queries and Surnames posted prior to July, 1999)

2016-2017-2018 -2019 Queries

2022-2020 Queries --

Related Links

TXGenWeb Project - All counties index

Clarksville Funeral Home

Links to Neighboring Counties

Links - additional resources to check

Top 100 Genealogy Sites
Resources for Military Families
How to Travel to Find Your Roots
Genealogy and the Law
Billiongraves
A Beginner's Guide to Starting a Family Tree Online
Military Indexes

Research Helps

Red River County Published Sources

County Map

Neighboring Counties of Red River

Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Titus, Choctaw, McCurtain

Lookup Volunteers

Personal Websites with Red River Connections

Red River County Genealogical Society

Red River County Library

School History

Union Grove School Register - 1926-29

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