If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as there are specific categories and resources that have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
- Abilene Christian University Digital Collections
- Access Genealogy – Texas
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Texas
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Angelo State University Digital Collections
- Baylor University Digital Collections
- Briscoe Center for American History
- Chronicling America – Texas
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research
- Cyndi’s List – Texas
- Dallas Public Central Library
- Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Texas
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America
- Digital Public Library of America – Texas
- Documenting the American South
- East Texas Digital Archives
- East Texas Research Center
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Texas Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Texas
- FindAGrave
- Fort Worth History Center
- Freedmen’s Bureau Online – Texas
- Galveston and Texas History Center
- Genealogy Trails – Texas
- Google Books – Texas
- Harrison County Historical Museum
- HathiTrust – Texas
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Texas
- Internet Archive – Texas
- Lamar University Digital Collections
- LDS Genealogy – Texas
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Texas
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Fort Worth
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Texas
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Prairie View A&M University Digital Collections
- Preservation Houston: Museum of Houston
- Rice University Digital Collections
- RootsWeb.com
- Saint Mary’s University of San Antonio Digital Collections
- Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center
- Sam Houston State University Digital Collections
- San Antonio Public Library
- Sanborn Maps – Texas
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- South Texas College of Law Special Collections
- Southern Methodist University Digital Collections
- Southwestern University Digital Collections
- Stephen F Austin State University Digital Collections
- Sul Ross State University Digital Collections
- Tarleton State University Digital Collections
- Texas A&M International University Digital Collections
- Texas A&M University – College Station Digital Collections
- Texas A&M University – Commerce Digital Collections
- Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Digital Collections
- Texas A&M University – Galveston Digital Collections
- Texas A&M University – San Antonio Digital Collections
- Texas Christian University Digital Collections
- Texas Southern University Digital Collections
- Texas State Genealogical Society
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Texas State University Digital Collections
- Texas Tech University Digital Collections
- Texas Wesleyan University Digital Collections
- Texas Woman’s University Digital Collections
- The Handbook of Texas Online
- The Official Land Records Site
- The Portal to Texas History
- University of Houston – Houston Digital Collections
- University of North Texas Digital Collections
- University of Texas – Arlington Digital Collections
- University of Texas – Austin Digital Collections
- University of Texas – Dallas Digital Collections
- University of Texas – El Paso Digital Collections
- University of Texas – Health Science Center-San Antonio Digital Collections
- University of Texas – Permian Basin Digital Collections
- University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley Digital Collections
- University of Texas – San Antonio Digital Collections
- University of Texas – Tyler Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Texas
- US GenWeb Archives – Texas
Here is the list of over 9,640 curated Texas genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- BMD Records
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
