Dallas County, TXGenWeb

Explore Your Dallas Family Roots

This is a website devoted to genealogy and history in the Dallas County area of Texas. Dallas County is located in the northeastern part of Texas and contains much of the Dallas-Ft Worth metroplex, which is home to about 1/4 of the citizens of Texas. Dallas is the county seat and largest city.

The town of Dallas dates back to about 1842 and quickly became an important transportation hub. The county was created and named for it in 1846 from parts of Nacogdoches and Robertson counties.

 

Old Dallas Court House 
Old Dallas County Courthouse



 

Texas became the 28th state on December 29, 1845
Capital - Austin
Motto - Friendship
Nickname - Lone Star State
Song - Texas, Our Texas
Flower - Bluebonnet
Tree - Pecan
Bird - Mockingbird