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Naturalization records for [[Texas]] have generally been filed with the clerk of the district court in each county. You can obtain copies of the declarations, affidavits, orders of admission, and other documents by contacting the clerk's office. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some county records. For example, from Harris County the library has naturalization records from 1891 to 1906 and an index from 1855 to 1906.
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== Post-1906 Records ==


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In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services)&nbsp;was created, forms were standardized, and duplicate records were created in the court and sent to the INS.&nbsp; To access these records, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov], fill it out and send it to the address listed on the form.&nbsp;You may also&nbsp;contact the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]] for naturalization records.
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=== Online Resources ===
== Web Sites  ==


*'''1795-1925''' {{RecordSearch|2185145|United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
[http://www.archives.gov/southwest/ The National Archives at Fort Worth]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2509 Texas, Naturalization Records, 1881-1992] ($)
*'''1906-1989''' {{RecordSearch|1389983|Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989}} at FamilySearch - [[Texas, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images. Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60189 Ancestry.com], ($), index
*'''1918''' {{RecordSearch|1858291|United States Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers, 1918}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Index to Naturalizations of World War I Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1841-1985''' {{RecordSearch|1837923|Texas, Mills County Clerk Records, 1841-1985}} at FamilySearch - [[Texas, Mills County Clerk Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1879-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2103490|Texas, Swisher County Records, 1879-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[Texas, Swisher County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index ($)


== Availability ==
== References ==


Naturalization records for [[Texas Genealogy|Texas]] have generally been filed with the clerk of the district court in each county. You can obtain copies of the declarations, affidavits, orders of admission, and other documents by contacting the clerk's office. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of some county records. For example, from Harris County the library has naturalization records from 1891 to 1906 and an index from 1855 to 1906.  
''[[Texas]] Research Outline''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  


== Post-1906 Records  ==
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into the FamilySearch Wiki and is being updated as time permits.


In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized, and duplicate records were created in the court and sent to the INS.  To access these records, use the [https://www.uscis.gov/genealogy Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov], fill it out and send it to the address listed on the form. You may also contact the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]] for naturalization records.
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections&nbsp; ===


== Websites  ==
An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1911179 FamilySearch.org.]


[https://www.archives.gov/fort-worth The National Archives at Fort Worth]
A wiki article describing this collection is found at:


== References ==
[[Texas, Eastland County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


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Availability[edit | edit source]

Naturalization records for Texas have generally been filed with the clerk of the district court in each county. You can obtain copies of the declarations, affidavits, orders of admission, and other documents by contacting the clerk's office. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some county records. For example, from Harris County the library has naturalization records from 1891 to 1906 and an index from 1855 to 1906.

Post-1906 Records[edit | edit source]

In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized, and duplicate records were created in the court and sent to the INS.  To access these records, use the Genealogy Program at www.uscis.gov, fill it out and send it to the address listed on the form. You may also contact the National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth) for naturalization records.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

The National Archives at Fort Worth

References[edit | edit source]

Texas Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into the FamilySearch Wiki and is being updated as time permits.

FamilySearch Historical Record Collections [edit | edit source]

An online collection containing this record is located in FamilySearch.org.

A wiki article describing this collection is found at:

Texas, Eastland County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)