Canton Genealogy (in Van Zandt County, TX)
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Canton Birth Records
1903-1932 Texas Birth Certificates Ancestry 
1903-1997 Texas Birth Index Ancestry
1926-1995 Texas Births MyHeritage
Early births, 1872-1900, Van Zandt County, Texas FamilySearch Library
Texas, Birth Records, 1903-present Texas Department of State Health Services
Van Zandt County, Texas, birth records, 1872-1929 FamilySearch Library
Canton Cemetery Records
Carter Cemetery Find a Grave
Cox Cemetery Find a Grave
Graveyards of Van Zandt County, TX Internet Archive
Haven of Memories Cemetery Find a Grave
Haven of Memories Cemetery Billion Graves
Haven of Memories Cemetery Texas Gravestones
High Cemetery Find a Grave
High Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Canton, Texas FamilySearch Library
High Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Canton, Texas WorldCat
High cemetery, Van Zandt County, Canton, Texas WorldCat
Highland Cemetery Find a Grave
Hillcrest Cemetery Find a Grave
Hillcrest Cemetery Billion Graves
Hillcrest Cemetery Texas Gravestones
Jones Cemetery Find a Grave
Mayberry Cemetery Find a Grave
Morris Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Pisgah Cemetery Find a Grave
Old Bethel Cemetery Billion Graves
Poor Farm Cemetery Find a Grave
Starr Cemetery Find a Grave
Tarver Cemetery Find a Grave
Canton Census Records
Federal Census of 1940, Canton, Texas LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Canton Death Records
1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates Ancestry
1903-2000 Texas Death Index Ancestry
Texas, Death Records, 1903-present Texas Department of State Health Services
Canton Histories and Genealogies
Every first Monday : a history of Canton, Texas, home of the world famous First Monday FamilySearch Library
Canton Land Records
Deeds, 1848-1901; indexes, 1848-1925 FamilySearch Library
Canton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1925 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1941 Library of Congress
Canton Marriage Records
1824-2014 Texas Marriage Index Ancestry
Marriage records, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1848-1950 FamilySearch Library
Marriage records, Van Zandt County, Texas, 1855-1880 FamilySearch Library
Marriages 1848-1941 and index 1927-1957 FamilySearch Library
Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 MyHeritage
Van Zandt County, Texas, marriage records, 1855-1880 FamilySearch Library
Van Zandt County, Texas, marriage records, 1855-1884 FamilySearch Library
Canton Newspapers and Obituaries
Canton Herald (Texas/United States) [Van Zandt County - Canton] 30 April 1913 to 9 August 1918 Elephind
Canton Herald, 30 April 1913 to 9 August 1918 The Portal to Texas History
Free State Enterprise 1898-1902 The Portal to Texas History
The Canton Telephone 1886-1894 The Portal to Texas History
The Texan-Telephone 1884-1886 The Portal to Texas History
Offline Newspapers for CantonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Canton Herald. (Canton, Tex.) 1882-Current |
Canton Probate Records
Canton School Records
Canton High School - Eagle Yearbook (Canton, TX), 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982 E Yearbook
Canton Tax Records
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 Ancestry
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 MyHeritage
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