One of the most requested items is early newspapers. There are microfilms available of what early
papers exist. These can be found at the address:
University of Texas Library
scroll down and look for Texas Newspapers, when you get the search engine type in Coryell County.
Texas County Records Guide to Microfilm Holdings-Most of these records are
available in the Gatesville Library. They can all be ordered by Interlibrary
loan from Austin Archives or the Texas Room at Baylor.
CORYELL COUNTY RECORDS
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK--BIRTH CERTIFICATES, 1934-1940
Reel 1902004 1934-1937 #1401 to 2600
Reel 1902005 1937 to 1940 #2600 to 2763
BIRTH RECORD, 1903-1928
Index: For an index to the Birth Record, 1903-1954,
request Reel 1455440.
Reel 1455440 1903-1912 Vol. 1
Reel 14555441 1913-1918 Vol. 2
1917-1928 Vol. A
BIRTH RECORD (DELAYED), 1928-1934; 1941-1993
Index: For indexes to the Delayed Birth Record request the
following reels:
Reel 1902085 1939-1993
Reel 1455442 1941-1986
Notes: (a) Beginning in 1960, rather than recording them, duplicate
delayed birth certificates were bound and served as the form of record.
(b) Dates lister are file dates; actual event dates are ca. 1860-1942.
Reel 1455441 1928-1931 (to page 650)
Reel 1455442 1931-1934 (from page 651)
Reel 1455443 1941 Vol. 1 (from page 298)
1941-1942 Vol. 2
1942 Vo. 3 (to page 475)
Reel 1455444 1942 Vol. 3 (from page 476)
1942 Vol. 4
1942 Vol. 5
1942 Vol. 6 (to page 35)
Reel 1455445 1942 Vol. 6 (from page 36)
1942 Vol. 7
1942 Vol. 8 (to page 301)
Reel 1455566 1942 Vol. 8 (from page 302)
1942-1943 Vol. 9
Reel 1455567 1943 Vol. 10
1943-1944 VOL. 11
1944 vOL. 12 (TO PAGE 205)
Reel 1455568 1944 Vol. 12 (from page 206)
1944-1945 Vol. 13
1945-1946 Vol. 14 (to page 395)
Reel 1455569 1946-1947 Vol. 14 (from page 396)
1947-1949 Vol. 15
1949-1951 Vol. 16 (to page 165)
Reel 1455570 1951 Vol. 16 (from page 602)
1951-1953 Vol. 17
1953-1954 Vol. 18
1954-1955 Vol. 19 (to page 165)
Reel 1455571 1955-1956 Vol. 19 (from page 166)
1956-1957 Vol. 20
1957-1959 Vol. 21
Reel 1455572 1960-1971 Vol. 1
1962-1973 Vol. 2
1961-1974 Vol. 3 (to page 440)
Reel 1455573 1961-1974 Vol. 3 (from page 441)
1974-1986 Vol. 4
Reel 1902085 1962-1989 Vol. 4 #2405 to 2461
1962-1993 Vol. 5 #2462 to 2496
BIRTH RECORDS, 1921-1936
Reel 1455441 1921-1936
COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES, 1854-1870
Note: the 1854-1870 volume was titled Police Record.
Reel 1901626 1854-`870
COUNTY COURT MINUTES, 1876-1914
Index: For an index to the County Court Minutes, 1876-1914, request
Reel 1901626. Each volume also individually indexed.
Notes: (a) This series contained civil and criminal minutes.
(b) Volume A contained Pensions and other ExParte's but not every
item was indexed.
Reel 1901626 1876-1894 Vol. A (to page 423)
Reel 1901960 1894-1897 Vol. A (from page 422)
1897-1914 Vol. B
DEATH CERTIFICATES, 1918-1968
Index: Use index to the death Record on Reel 1455573
Reel 1455574 1918-1934
Reel 1902005 1935-1938 #626 to 1150
Reel 1902083 1938 to 1951 #1150 to 2891
Reel 1902084 1951 to 1965 #2891 to 4684
Reel 1902085 1965-1968 #4685 to 5100
DEATH RECORD, 1903-1928
Index: For an index to the Death Record, 1917-1986, request
Reel 1455573. Volume 1 was indexed in volume.
Reel 1455573 1903-1917 Vol. 1
1917-1928 Vol. B
Reel 1455574 1928-1940
DEED OF TRUST RECORD, 1854-1901
Index: For an index to the Deed of Trust Record, 1854-1909 request
Reel 1455587.
Reel 1455587 1854-1871 Vol. A
Reel 984723 1871-1876 Vol. B
1875-1884 Vol. C
Reel 1455588 1884-1887 Vol. D
1887-1888 Vol. E
1888-1889 Vol. F (to page 475)
Reel 1455589 1888-1889 Vol. F (from page 476)
1889-1895 Vol. G
1890-1894 Vol. H
1895-1899 Vol. I (to page 325)
Reel 1455590 1895-1899 Vol. I (from page 326)
1897-1899 Vol. J
1899-1901 Vol. K
DEED RECORD, 1852-1905
Index: For indexes to the Deed Record request the following reels:
Direct:
Reel 984399 A-D
Reel 984400 E-R
Reel 984401 S-Z
Reverse:
Reel 984402 A-K
Reel 984403 L-Z
Note: There was no Volume Q in the Deed Record.
Reel 984404 Vol. A 1856-1857 Vol. B
1856-1859 Vol. C
Reel 9844405 1852-1864 Vol. D
1864-1970 Vol. E
Reel 984406 1870-1871 Vol. F
1869-1974 Vol. G
Reel 984407 1873-1875 Vol. H
Reel 984408 1874-1875 Vol. I
1875-1877 Vol. J
Reel 984409 1875-1877 Vol. K
Reel 984410 1877-1881 Vol. L
Reel 984411 1878-1879 Vol. M
Reel 984412 1879-Vol. N
1881-1882 Vol. O
Reel 984413 1881-1883 Vol. P
Reel 984414 1882 Vol. R
1882-1884 Vol. S
Reel 984415 1883-1885 Vol. T
1884 Vol. U
Reel 984416 1884-1885 Vol. V
1885 Vol. W
Reel 984417 1885-1888 Vol. X
1885-1891 Vol. Y
Reel 1455577 1886-1887 Vol. Z
1887 Vol. 1
1887-01888 Vol. 2 (to page 325)
Reel 1455578 1887-1888 Vol. 2 (from page 326)
1888-1889 Vol. 3
1888-1891 Vol. 4
Reel 1455579 1889-1890 Vol. 5
1889-1890 Vol. 6
1890-1891 Vol. 7 (to page 423)
Reel 1455580 1890-1891 Vol. 7 (from page 424)
1890-1892 Vol. 8
1891-1892 Vol. 9
1891-1893 Vol. 10 (to page 135)
Reel 1455581 1891-1893 Vol. 11
1892-1895 Vol. 12 (to page 601)
Reel 1455582 1892-1895 Vol. 12 (from page 602)
1893-1894 Vol. 13
1893-1895 Vol. 14
1895-1896 Vol. 15 (to page 425)
Reel 1455583 1895-1896 Vol. 15 (from page 426)
1894-1896 Vol. 16
1895-1898 Vol. 17
1895-1898 Vol. 18 (to page 175)
Reel 1455584 1896-1898 Vol. 18 (from page 176)
1896-1899 Vol. 19
1896-1897 Vol. 20
Reel 1455585 1897-1899 Vol. 21
1897-1900 Vol. 22
1898-1899 Vol. 23 (to page 451)
Reel 1455586 1899 Vol. 23 (from page 452)
1898-1901 Vol. 24
1899-1900 Vol. 25
Reel 1455593 1899-1905 Vol. 26
Reel 1455587 1900-1901 Vol. 27
1900-1901 Vol. 28
DISCHARGE RECORDS
INDEX: EACH VOLUME INDIVIDUALLY INDEXED.
REEL 190960 1919 Vol. 1 (to page 65)
1902004 1919-1957 Vol. 1 (from page 65)
EPILEPTIC RECORD 1904-1956
Index: Each volume individually indexed.
Reel 1901960 1904-1956
MARRIAGE AFFIDAVITS 1887- 1897
Note: The affidavits were also available by 1455576
Reel 984716
1887-1892 Vol. 1
1892-1897 Vol. 2
9MARRIAGE0 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MARRY, 1929-1933
Index: Each volume individually indexed.
Reel 1455575 1929-1932 Vol. 1 (to page 461)
Reel 1455576 1932-1933 Vol. 1 (from page 462)
1933 Vol. 2
MARRIAGE RECORD, 1854-1956
Index: For indexes to the Marriage Record request the
following reels:
Reel 984710 1909-1943
Reel 1901625 1943-1980
Volumes A-C, D1-D2, and 4-7 were also individually indexed.
Reel 984710 1854-1865 Vol. A
1863-1871 Vol. B
1871-1874 Vol. C
Reel 984711 1874-1879 Vol. D 1
1879-1885 Vol. D 2
Reel 984512 1885-1892 Vol. 4
Reel 984713 1892-1898 Vol. 5
1899-1906 Vol. 6
Reel 984714 1904-1909 Vol. 7
1909-1915 Vol. 8
Reel 984715 1915-1923 Vol. 9
Reel 1344476 1922-1930 Vol. 10
1930-1936 Vol. 11 (to page 575)
Reel 1455577 1936-1937 Vol. 11 (from page 576)
Reel 1901625 1937-1943 Vol. 12
1943-1947 Vol. 13
1947-1948 Vol. 14 (to page 81)
Reel 1901626 1948-1956 Vol. 14 (from page 80)
MEDICAL REGISTER, 1907-1969
Index: Each volume individually indexed.
Reel 1901960 1907-1969
MORTGAGE RECORD, 1853-1871
Index; Each volume individually indexed.
Note: This record contained aslave sales and other early information
about the county and persons prior to 1860 census.
Reel 1901626 1853-1871 Vol A
NATURALIZATION DECLARATIONS OF INTENTIONS, 1867-1926
Index: Each volume individually indexed.
Reel 1455593 1887-1910 Vol. 11
Reel 1455594 1910-1926
NATURALIZATION RECORD, 1905-1906; 1910-1926
Note: The 1910=1924 volume was indexed in volume; the remaining volumes were not indexed.
Reel 1344493 1905-1906 Vol. 1
1906 Vol. 1
Reel 1455594 1910-1926
PROBATE MINUTES, 1854-1934
Index: For an index to Volumes K-26 of the Probate Minutes request Reel 984724.
Volumes A-J were individually indexed.
Reel 984717 1854-1866 Vol. A
1866-1870 Vol. B1
1870-1877 Vol. B2
Reel 984518 1877-1881 Vol. C
1881-1889 Vol. D
Reel 984719 1889-1894 Vol. E
1894-1899 Vol. F
Reel 984720 1899-1903 Vol. G
1903-1906 Vol. H
Reel 984721 1906-1909 Vol. I
1909-1912 Vol. J
Reel 984722 1912-1917 Vol. K
Reel 1455590 1917- Vol. L (to page 51)
Real 1455591 1917-1920 (from page 51)
1920-1924 Vol. M
1924-1925 Vol. N (to page 425)
Reel 1455592 1925-1926 Vol. N (from page 426)
1926-1928 Vol. O
1929-1931 Vol. P
1931-1932 Vol. Q (to page 125)
Reel 1455593 1932-1934 Vol. Q (from page 126)
984717 1854-1866 Vol. A
1866-1870 Vol. B1
1870-1877 Vol. B2
Reel 984718 1877-1881 Vol. C
1881-1889 Vol. D
Reel 984719 1889-1894 Vol. E
1894-`899 Vol. F
Reel 984720 1899-1903 Vol. G
1903-1906 Vol. H
Reek 984721 1906-1909 Vol. I
1909-1912 Vol. J
Reel 984722 1912-1917 Vol. K
Reel 1455590 1917 Vol. L (to page 51)
Reel 1455591 1917-1920 Vol. L (from page 51)
1920-1924 Vol. M
1924-1925 Vol. N (to page 425)
Reel 1455592 1925-1926 Vol. N (from page 426)
1926-1928 Vol. O
1929-1931 Vol. P
1931-1932 Vol. Q (to page 125)
Reel 1455593 1932-1934 Vol. Q (from page (126)
(PROBATE) WILL RECORD, 1867-1930
Index: Each volume individually indexed.
Reel 1901626 1867-1930 Vol. A
TUBERCULOSIS RECORD, 1916-1940
Index: Each volume individually indexed.
Reel 1901960 1916-1940
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT CLERK
DISTRICT COURT CIVIL CASE PAPERS, 1869-1932
Note: For an index to the Civil Case Papers, 1885-1930, request Reel
1477475.
Reel 1468359 1869-1890 #214-1597
Reel 1468360 1890-1915 #1603-2429
Reel 1468361 1899-1909 #2327-2929
Reel 1468362 1909-1915 #2940-3309
Reel 1468363 1916-1926 #3318-4027
Reel 1477474 1885-1932 #121304341
Reel 1477475 1922-1930 #3782-4327
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
SCHOLASTIC CENSUS, 1926-1946
Notes: (a) Arranged alphabetically by student surname.
(b) Records were incomplete, especially in the early years.
Reel 1877928 1926-1930 A-Z
1931 A-Z
1932 A-L
Reel 1877988 1932 F-Z
1933 A-P
Reel 1877989 1933 Q-Z
1934 A-N
Reel 1877990 1934 O-Z
1935 A-J
Reel 1877991 1935 K-Z
1936 A-K
Reel 1877992 1936 L-Z
1937 A-Ho
Reel 1892179 1937 Ho-Z
1938 A-H
Reel 1892181 1938 I-Z
1939 A-F
Reel 1892182 1940 G-Z
1942 A-G
Reel 1892205 1942 H-Z
1943 A-F
Reel 1892206 1943 G-Z
1944 A-H
Reel 1892369 1944 I-Z
1945 A-L
Reel 1892371 1946 M-Z
OFFICE OF THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
TAX ROLLS, 1855-1910
Reel 105001 1855-1888
Reel 105002 1888-1898
Reel 105003 1898-1906
Reel 105004 1906-1910
DISTRICT COURT CIVIL MINUTES, 1856-1934
Index: For an index to the District Court Civil Minutes, 1856-1978,
request Reel 1455594.
Reel 1455594 1856-1869 Vol. A (to page 676)
Reel 1455595 1869-1870 Vol. A (from page 677)
1871-1876 Vol. B
Reel 1468355 1871-1879 Vol. C
1879-1880 Vol. D (to page 245)
Reel 1468356 1880-1883 Vol. D (from page 246)
1884-1889 Vol. E
1889-1894 Vol. F (to page 505)
Reel 1468357 1894 Vol. F (from page 506)
1895-1901 Vol. G
1901-1908 Vol. H
1909-1910 Vol. I (to page 175)
Reel 1468358 1910-1914 Vol. 1 (from page 176)
1914-1919 Vol. J
1916-1925 Vol. K
1925-1930 Vol. L (to page 375)
Reel 146859 1930-1934 Vol. L (from page 376)
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF
JAIL REGISTER, 1891-1943
Note: Arranged chronologically.
Reel 1901960 1891-1943
COUNTY CLERK
RECORD DATE REEL #
Deeds, Index to (Grantee) 1854- 1946/Vol. A-D 984402
1854-1946/Vol. E-K
1854-1946/Vol. L-R 984403
1854-1946/Vol. S-Z
Deeds, Index to (Grantor) 1854-1946/Vol. A-D 984339
1854-1946/Vol. E-K 984400
1954-1946/Vol. L-R
1854-1946/Vol. S-Z 984401
From 1947/Vol. A-D 984402
Deed Record 1854-1855/Vol. A 984403
1856-1857/Vol. B
1856-1859/Vol. C 984404
1852-1864/Vol. D 984405
1864-1870/Vol. E
1870-1871/Vol. F 984406
1869-1874/Vol. G
1873-1875/Vol. H 984407
1874-1875/Vol. I 984408
1875-1877/Vol. J
1877-1877/Vol. K 984409
1877-1881/Vol. L 984410
1878-1879/Vol. M 984411
1879-1879/Vol. N 984412
1881-1882/Vol. O
1881-1883/Vol. P 984414
1883-1884/Vol. R 984414
1883-1884/Vol. S
1883-1885/Vol. T 984415
1884-1884/Vol. U
1885-1888/Vol. X 984417
1885-1891/Vol. Y
MARRIAGE AFFADAVIT RECORD
1887-1892/Vol. 1 984716
1892-1897/Vol. 2
MARRIAGE RECORD, INDEX TO:
1909-1943/Vol. 1 984710
MARRIAGE RECORD
1854-1865/Vol. A 984710
1863-1871/Vol. B
1871-1874/Vol. C
1874-1879/Vol. D-1 984711
1879-1885/Vol. D-2
1885-1892/Vol. 4 984712
1892-1898/Vol. 5 985713
1899-1906/Vol. 6
1904-1904/Vol. 7 984714
1910-1915/Vol. 8
1915-1923/Vol. 9 934715
Probate minutes, Index to: Volume 1 984724
Probate minutes 1854-1866/Vol. A 984717
1866-1870/Vol. B-1
1870-1877/Vol. B-2
1877-1881/Vol. C 984718
1881-1889/Vol. D
1889-1894/Vol. E 984719
1894-1899/Vol. F
1899-1903/Vol. G 984720
1903-1906/Vol. H
1906-1909/Vol. I 985721
1909-1912/Vol. J
1912-1917/Vol. K 984722
Trust & Mortgate Record 1871-1876/Vol. B 984723
1875-1884/Vol. C
