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== County Information == | == County Information == | ||
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The county was named for Richard Coke, the 15th governor of Texas. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Coke County, Texas," in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_County,_Texas.'' accessed 07/30/2019</ref> | |||
=== County Courthouse === | === County Courthouse === | ||
[http://www.co.coke.tx.us/ | [http://www.co.coke.tx.us/ Coke County Courthouse]<br> 13 7th Street<br> PO Box 150<br> Robert Lee, TX 76945<br> Phone: 325-453-263 | ||
<br><br>County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, <br>marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1891 <br>and land records from 1875<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Coke County, Texas. Page 661 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | <br><br>County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, <br>marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1891 <br>and land records from 1875<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Coke County, Texas. Page 661 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||