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Welcome to the TXGenWeb Rockwall County page!

Rockwall County is the smallest county in Texas, but there is a lot of information here.

Where is Rockwall County?

Rockwall County was formed in 1873 from Kaufman County.
If you do not find what you are looking for prior to that year on this website, please check the following:
Kaufman County TXGenWeb Project Website



Rockwall County Resources


Suggested Helpful Links

BirthDate CalculatorUnique Genealogy Help FilesGuide to Rockwall Published Information
Rockwall County Genealogical SocietyRockwall County Historical FoundationTexas Handbook OnlineRockwall Herald Banner

Post and View Queries Here

Rockwall County Message BoardView Archived Queries (Before 1998)

Rockwall's Neighboring Counties
Collin County
Hunt County
Kaufman County
Dallas County
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Website Modified: 31 January 2026

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This website would not exist without volunteers and contributors.
If you have any material (records, documents, newspapers, photos, etc.) on Rockwall County or pertaining to persons and places of the region before it became a county, please consider offering a scan for this site.

All submissions will be gratefully recognized. A special thanks to major contributors Kathey Kelly Hunt, Cynthia Samples, Holli Boone Kees, and Shirley Webb Cullum.

If you have anything to contribute, please contact: Jeff Lowe

This is the TXGenWeb Project, a part of the larger USGenWeb Project, a group of volunteers who are trying to make all public records and public domain materials freely available to the public.

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