Welcome:

With thanks to Rhonda Darnell for her years of dedication and expertise in maintaining this County.

County Coordinator Needed

If you have a local connection to Texas County or an interest in Missouri in general,
Please consider joining the MOGenWeb as a
County Coordinator.
Requirements are simple, peruse them here
.
MOGenWeb Policies and Procedures
Contact Bob Jenkins if you are interested.
In addition, we would appreciate any contribution that you would like to make.

Texas County Neighbors

Shannon  ~ Dent  ~ Phelps  ~ Pulaski

 Laclede ~ Wright ~ Douglas ~ Howell

County History and Resources

Historical Information

Missouri Maps
Maps from the MO Historical Society
The American Civil War in Missouri
Digitized Newspapers from the Civil War Era

Plat Maps ~ Digital Library of Missour
iInteractive Atlas ~ David Rumsey Collection

Note: The Rumsey Collection now has a 'Text Search for Maps
Missouri State & Regional Maps ~ "Route 66"
"Map Geeks" State & Township Maps ~ Getty Geographical Thesaurus

Bureau of Land Management ~ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps [Scroll Down]
USGS Maps for Missouri ~ Missouri State & Regional Maps
Historical Maps ~ Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles ~ Surveyor's Base Maps
Library of Congress: Miscellaneous Maps
MapGoose [Interactive Mapping]
Family Search: Land Records
Missouri Property Records Search
And... Google Earth Pro [Download Link]
"The History of Plat Books"

Military ~ Newspapers

Until a new County Coordinator adopts Texas County,
Military Resources have been gleaned from Family Search and formatted into Searchable PDf files:
There are two sets of pages:Link 1 
~ Link 2

Here is the link for the National Archives: A Great Resource

Newspapers, Miscellaneous Historical Resources: 

History Hub
Magazines, Books-Fiction & Non Fiction, Articles
History, Newspapers, Biographies, Collections, And More

Digital Newspaper Project [MO Digital newspapers]
Free Digital Newspapers:
Chronicling America ~ Google Archives 
California Digital Newspapers [There are Articles for MO]

MO Digital Heritage: Genealogical Collections

Lookups

                                                                                       Until a new County Coordinator takes over, there are no Lookup Volunteers.

                                                                        If, in the meantime, you wish to become a Volunteer, Please Contact Bob for particulars

'History Hub' = New Lookup Service ~ Search for Living People: Zaba Search ~ RAOGK
Local Historical, Museum, and Genealogical Agencies and [Research Requests]
The above list has local resources, web pages and information that may help with research.

"The Fine Print"
The MOGenWeb Admin Team
Texas County CC:
SC: Martha A C Graham
ASC: Bob Jenkins
ASC-TechAdvisor:Lynda Peach
Site Updated: 17 December 2025
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