Records that survive
These are the record series from Navarro County that were microfilmed for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years filmed. A span can include gaps. Not every county, or every record in a county, was filmed.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage Record · County Clerk1846–1942
- Marriage Record (Freedmen) · County Clerk1865–1870
- Death Record · County Clerk1903–1988
- Divorce Minutes · District Clerk1905–1937
- Death Record (Corsicana) · County Clerk1910–1965
- Birth Record (Corsicana) · County Clerk1918–1940
- Birth Record (Justice of the Peace, Precinct #1) · County Clerk1927–1935
- Birth and Death Record (Justice of the Peace, Precinct #3) · County Clerk1928–1935
- Death Record (Justice of the Peace, Precinct #1) · County Clerk1928–1938
- Birth Record (Justice of the Peace, Precinct #3) · County Clerk1930–1937
Deeds and land
- Survey Record · County Surveyor1837–1926
- Deed Record (Transcribed From Robertson County) · County Clerk1838–1851
- Deed Record · County Clerk1846–1912
- Maps & Plats · County Surveyor1894
- Scholastic Census (Richland Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1932
Wills and estates
- Probate Abstracts · County Clerk1847–1937
- Probate Minutes · County Clerk1848–1934
- (Probate) Will Record · County Clerk1874–1877
- Probate Record · County Clerk1895–1916
Naturalization
- (Naturalization) Declarations of Intention · District Clerk1871–1913
- Naturalization Record · District Clerk1894–1914
Tax records
- Tax Rolls · Tax Assessor-Collector1846–1910
Court records
- District Court Civil Minutes · District Clerk1855–1931
- Inquest Case Papers · District Clerk1880–1930
- District Court Civil Case Papers · District Clerk1890–1930
Schools
- Scholastic Census (Barry Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1947
- Scholastic Census (Blooming Grove Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1947
- Scholastic Census (Corsicana Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1947
- Scholastic Census (Dawson Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1947
- Scholastic Census (Frost Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1947
- Scholastic Census (Ioof Orphan's Home Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1946
- Scholastic Census (Kerens Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1946
- Scholastic Census (Roane Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1946
- Scholastic Census (State Orphan's Home Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1928–1946
- Scholastic Census (Rural Shade Isd) · Superintendent of Schools1929–1945
Other records
- Miscellaneous Record · County Clerk1846–1874
See every reel at the Texas State Library
Source: Texas State Library and Archives Commission, County Records on Microfilm. Texas began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1903, though many went unrecorded until the 1920s.
Where to find the records
- Navarro County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk, the district clerk and the Texas General Land Office, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county clerk
Deeds, marriage licenses and probate records (wills and estates), plus copies of births and deaths for many counties.
- The district clerk
District court cases, including divorces, and in many counties naturalizations.
- The Texas General Land Office
In Austin: the original files for nearly all land granted from the public domain, from Spanish and Mexican grants through the Republic and the state, since Texas kept its public land.
- Texas State Library: Navarro County records on microfilmfree
Every filmed series with its reel numbers. The film can be used in Austin or borrowed through interlibrary loan at many libraries.
- Texas General Land Office: Search Our Collectionsfree
The Land Grant Database and surname index: search original Texas land grants by name and county.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Texas, Navarro" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Land not yet in any county
Later formed partly from Navarro County: Ellis County, Hill County, McLennan County, Tarrant County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1846, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Texas land was granted by the state, not the federal government, so an ancestor who received land directly from the government will usually have a file at the General Land Office as well as deeds in the county.