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HOW CAN I REQUEST A MAP OF PANOLA COUNTY?

Call the Panola County Rural Addressing Office 903-693-9100
Come by the Rural Addressing Office in the Carthage Post Office Building, 109 West Wellington, Carthage TX
Mail your request to the Rural Addressing Office at PO Box 576, Carthage  TX  75633

WHERE CAN I STAY IF VISITING PANOLA COUNTY?

• Campgrounds & RV Parks
      Carthage RV Campground
      903-693-6640
      Murvaul Campgrounds & RV Park
      903-693-6562
      River Ridge Campground & RV Park
      903-693-4441

• Motels
      Best Western Inn of Carthage
      903-694-2809
      Holiday Inn Express
      903-694-9075   of 1-800-465-4329
      Western Twelve Oaks Motel
      903-693-7828
   

HOW CAN I REQUEST BIRTH/DEATH/MARRIAGE RECORDS?
    

County Clerk's Office
Panola County Courthouse
Carthage TX  75633
903-693-0302
Copies from the Clerk's office are $1.00 per page;  The Clerk's Office pays the postage on copies mailed out

HOW CAN I REQUEST DIVORCE RECORDS?
    

District Clerk's Office
Panola County Courthouse
Carthage  TX  75633
 903-693-0306
Copies from the District Clerk's Office are $1.00 per page

HOW CAN I FIND PHONE NUMBERS FOR COUNTY/CITY OFFICES?

Contact info for Panola County offices:         http://www.carthagetexas.com/county.htm

Contact info for offices of City of Carthage:  http://www.carthagetexas.com/cityindex.htm

HOW CAN I FIND CEMETERY RECORDS?

Inventories of many cemeteries in the County can be found at the

Old Jail Library and Museum 

213 North Shelby

Carthage, TX 75633   903-693-3388

HOW CAN I FIND AREA FUNERAL HOMES?

• Black's Funeral Home 903-693-3611
• Hawthorn Funeral Home  903-693-3816
• Jimerson Funeral Home 903-693-7125
• Lipsey Family Funeral Home 903-694-2211
• People's Funeral Home 903-693-6316  or main office in Marshall 903-935-3513

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER & IS IT ONLINE?
    

The Panola Watchman
109 West Panola    

Carthage  TX  75633
 903-693-7888
Published twice weekly (Saturday and Wednesday) Not online

HOW DO I REQUEST A LOOKUP?

Check out our Look-up page, http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpanola/volunteers.htm . If you don't see what you are looking for listed as available for lookup, you can still email the volunteers and they can probably help you out or find someone that can.

WHAT MUSEUMS ARE IN THE IN THE COUNTY?
    

• Old Jail Library & Museum
  Early Texas artifacts and genealogical research library
  Hours:  10 am - 3 pm, Tuesday and Wednesday; 1 - 5 pm Sunday
• Texas Tea Room & Museum
  Tea Room open for lunch on weekdays only, available for private parties
  Museum on second floor available on request
• Texas Country Music Hall of Fame & Tex Ritter Museum
  The award winning museum is open weekdays during regular Chamber of Commerce business hours. For more information about the museum or for special arrangements, call 903-693-6634 or email chamber@carthagetexas.com .

HOW CAN I CONTACT THE LIBRARY?
        

• Sammy Brown Library
  Operated by the Carthage Service League
  903-693-6741
• Panola College Library
  903-693-2000
   

HOW CAN I CONTACT THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION?

Panola County Historical Commission

PO Box 576 - Carthage  TX  75633

Phone: 903-693-9100 Fax:  903-693-9618
panola911@sydcom.net

 
HOW CAN I CONTACT THE GENEALOGY SOCIETY IN PANOLA COUNTY?

 

Panola County Historical & Genealogical Assn.
213 North Shelby - Carthage  TX  75633
pchga@sbcglobal.net

phone:  903-693-3388

Open: Monday & Tuesday 10 am - 3 pm, Sunday 1-5 pm
       

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