It was named for early statesman jose antonio navarro 17951871, a signer of. The magnificent 92 indiana courthouses is a splendid tour through indiana history. Navarro county court in corsicana, tx court information. Navarro county is named for jose antonio navarro, who was a leading tejano participant in the texas revolution and a signer of the texas declaration of independence. Prior to 1943, the community chest committe of the corsicana chamber of commerce performed activities similar to the traditonal united way collaborative efforts to meet the social service needs of navarro county.
Texasfile land and real estate records include deeds, oil and gas leases, mineral deeds, liens, right of ways, plat maps and probates. It is the inmates responsibility to contact a reliable individual to obtain hisher personal property if the inmate chooses to do so. The new county included all the portion of robertson county within the east bank of the brazos river to the northwest corner of limestone county. A very informative book about each indiana county courthouse. Percentage of foreign born population in the county. The courthouse served as seat of county from 19001964. Sit was designed in the beaux arts style by architect james e. The second courthouse was a two story frame structure built by thomas j haynes in 1853 and which burned in 1855. Thereafter early in 1861, some 450 navarro county men enlisted in the new confederate states army. Navarro county historical commission home facebook. Some records are made confidential in accordance with.
Interior view of an unidentified office located in the old 1914 nueces county courthouse in corpus christi, texas. Navarro county historical commission, corsicana, texas. The organization was done according to the county s settlement and geographical ties, the sole alphabetical arrangement in this volume is by family biographies. The courthouse is an excellent example of colonial revival architecture with four prominent roman doric. The navarro county historical commission strives to protect and preserve the historic resources of navarro. Navarro county, texas in the spring of 1839 more families moved in and settled around the trading post. The bexar county courthouse is the largest and oldest continuously operated historic courthouse in texas. Ruffini designed a fourth courthouse for navarro county. You can search for any account whose property taxes are collected by the navarro county tax office. After locating the account, you can also register to receive certified statements by email. Court records contain detailed transcriptions of the legal proceedings that take place in navarro county courtrooms.
Behind them is a partition wall with an open doorway. In 2017, chesterfield county celebrated the 100th anniversary of the historic 1917 courthouse. A map of the location of cemeteries and landmarks of navarro county has been compiled as a helpful tool for your research. It was named navarro county in honor of jose antonio navarro, a texas patriot. No family desirous of placing a permanent record in this tome was denied. Our historic court house ellis county, tx official website. The current hamilton county courthouse was built to withstand fires, riots and more. After locating the account, you can pay online by credit card or echeck.
There is 1 court per 5,359 people, and 1 court per 112 square miles in texas, navarro county is ranked 192nd of 254 counties in courts per capita, and 112nd of 254 counties in. Read about up to date current events and what is occurring in any city of navarro county. Education and background history of navarro county residents. San mateo county has built four courthouses on the block of land originally donated by simon mezes and the arguello family, owners of rancho las pulgas. Percentage of residents 5 years of age and older that speak languages other than english at home.
It was printed about the time it was writtenseptember, 1922in the corsicana daily sun and repeated in the corsicana semiweekly light. Vimeo is an amazing video service for original creative work, but its also a company with real human employees. Navarro county texas genealogy, free genealogy, ancestry. It served as the citrus county courthouse until 1978, when a more modern facility. Find out about the background of residents and recorded statistics.
This short history of navarro county and corsicana, texas, is written by c. Navarro county, tx court records find navarro courthouses. The first permanent courthouse for navarro county was a log cabin located on the corner of west avenue and twelfth street. Apr 02, 2020 navarro county the county of navarro is located in texas and was founded in april 25, 1846. There are 9 courts in navarro county, texas, serving a population of 48,239 people in an area of 1,010 square miles. Corsicana county commissioners got an update monday on the status of the texas historical commissions grant offer to restore the navarro county courthouse. The following two paragraphs are dated november 30, 1943 and appear as an introduction to the pamphlet. Two growing settlements were porters bluff and dresden. Two men and a woman, all in business attire, stand in the center of a room with a high ceiling. Navarro county courthouse corsicana, texas courthouses on.
A second courthouse, built at this site in 1853, burned in 1855. The corsicana public library is a servicebased division of the city of corsicana, designed to provide library materials, programs, and services to enhance the educational, informational, recreational, and civic life of residents of the larger community. Jury duty, district and county clerk of court, phone number, and other navarro county info. Navarro county the handbook of texas online texas state. It was originally chinked, clapboard sided, and whitewashed. Navarro county public records are any documents that are available for public inspection and retrieval in navarro county, tx. American memory from the library of congress navarro county, navarro america from the great depression to world war ii source. The parker county courthouse is an historic building located at courthouse square in weatherford, texas, the seat of parker county. Renovations and refurbishment in 1964 installed ac and central heat costing double the amount of the original building construction.
Its always free to search our indexed real property records. Precinct 3 in corsicana, tx court information countycourthouse. The courthouse is crowned by a dome with a bronze plated iron balustrade and several iron eagles. Navarro county was formed from robertson county in 1846. Navarro county courthouse for instagram texas historical commission. Lc land ownership maps, 1058 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. From staff reports corsicana daily sun march 27, 2012. The third courthouse was also a two story frame structure built in 1857. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone.
Inmates booked into the navarro county detention center, will have all their personal effects inventoried and stored. Courthouse restoration navarro county historical commission. Courthouse history san mateo county historical association. There is a charge to view or print the documents online. The texas courthouse navarro county, corsicana america from the great depression to world war ii source. Albion skyline, viewed north from river road, circa 1900.
All of the legal work for the two sites was conducted at franklin, the county seat of robertson. The courthouse is an excellent example of renaissance revival, beaux art and classical architecture. Visible are atwood buggy factory near railroad tracks, united brethren church, presbyterian church steeple, old jail, courthouse, methodist episcopalian church and albion school. Old courthouseharrison county historical museum resources. Navarro county court in corsicana, tx court information countycourthouse. Jose antonio navarro chose the name corsicana in honor of the isle of corsica, his fathers birthplace.
This group is intended for the discussion and sharing of navarro county history. The judge of the court is elected by the citizens of corsicana to preserve, protect, and defend the united states constitution, the texas constitution. Unidentified office in the old 1914 nueces county courthouse description. The magnificent 92 indiana courthouses, revised edition. Navarro county was created in 1846 by an act of the first texas legislature. Two a temporary county seat was established at the home of w. Unidentified office in the old 1914 nueces county courthouse. It has soaring, rounded ceilings, granite columns, and at least one book thats very important.
In 1848, the site for corsicana was selected as the permanent county seat. Space for this website provided by genealogy village. If you are interested in an employment opportunity with the navarro county sheriffs office, y ou can click on the link below and download the application or come by and fill out an application application for employment 10417. Michener, in his book, texas, best described the ellis county courthouse as a fairy tale palacereplete with battlements and. Navarro county courthouses, corsicana texas, history. Fellow society members, our upcoming regularly scheduled meeting is 10am, saturday, november 10, 2018 in the nancy roberts room of the corsicana public library. The center of the county lies forty miles south of dallas at 3205 north longitude and 9630 west latitude. The congregation initially met in a tent near the present location of the courthouse until they constructed a permanent building at the present site of the church at the corner of east collin and north fourth streets. The navarro county map books from marketmaps are valuable business tools that are available in several formats wall maps for your office, conference room or classroom, easytouse map books and convenient digital maps for use on your computer. Courthouse history bexar county, tx official website.
Navarro county texas genealogy and history presented by. County courthouse book, 3rd edition bentley, elizabeth petty on. A school was in operation there by the early 1900s, and in 1906 it. If you are interested in an employment opportunity with the navarro county sheriffs office, y ou can click on the link below and download the application or come by and fill out an application. Click here for a map to the navarro county courthouse. Ins september, 1972, the name was changed to navarro county united fund, texas, inc. The navarro county courthouse is a historic courthouse in corsicana, texas, u.
It was named for early statesman jose antonio navarro 17951871, a signer of the texas declaration of independence. Highway 287 three miles west of eureka in south central navarro county, was probably established before 1900 and was named for an early local church. There are 47,735 residents in navarro who have access to courthouses in blooming grove, corsicana, dawson, frost, kerens, rice. Navarro county is in north central texas and is bordered by henderson, freestone, limestone, hill, and ellis counties. Providence, tx navarro county the handbook of texas. Search navarro county clerk records and official public records. Home most wanted press releases sex offenders contact us. Navarro county courthouse corsicana, texas courthouses. This group is intended for the disscussion and sharing of navarro county history. As of march 19, 2020, the navarro county txgenweb site contains over 58,830 files with 356,006 entries in the obituary database. This includes history books, information on churches, communities, cemeteries, marriages and some special interest books. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Genealogy department corsicana, tx official website.
Many public records are available at local navarro county clerks, recorders, and assessors offices. The museum store offers hardtofind books about florida history, ecology. Old courthouse heritage museum citrus county historical society. S it was designed in the beaux arts style by architect james e. Lovington, built 1937 with additions in 1948 and 1957, arch george r. The organization was done according to the countys settlement and geographical ties, the sole alphabetical arrangement in this volume is by family biographies. Municipal court mission the court and all support personnel shall provide equal and impartial justice under the law, and process each case efficiently and without delay or unnecessary expense. We have an extensive collection on navarro county genealogy and local history. Public records navarro county, tx business, criminal. Lc land ownership maps, 1058 available also through the library of congress web site as a. Welcome to navarro countys real property official records search. United way of navarro county currently supports 20 social service organizations. Request navarro county criminal records from law enforcement departments with access to the states repository with official background check of arrests and convicted felonies.
There are many different types of records, including navarro county birth records, criminal records, and business records. Almost all of these court documents can be accessed provided that you follow the countys law and retrieve information from the court in a legal manner. A school was in operation there by the early 1900s, and in 1906 it had an enrollment of fortythree. Welcome to the navarro county real property official records. In 1943, the community chest was constitued as a separate organization for the following purposes. The building has been listed on the national register of historic places since september 10, 2004. In 1860, after the election of abraham lincoln to the american presidency, navarro county lowered the american flag at the courthouse in protest and instead hoisted the texas flag. Old courthouse history the superior court of california, county of. Navarro county, tx free public records criminal arrests. It also extended to the trinity river and north to dallas county. In his definitive book on san jose, the history of san jose, clyde arbuckle describes a park activity in the 1930s. Precinct 3 in corsicana, tx dickenson county courthouse. Nov 05, 2009 the first permanent courthouse for navarro county was a log cabin located on the corner of west avenue and twelfth street.
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