About FCGS

This section includes information about the Franklin County Genealogical Society. Click on the links to learn more about:

Society & Services

Charter Members

Society Officers

Franklin County Genealogical Society sign

Research Room on the Square

Phyllis K. Brown shows her Texas First Families certificate 2016

The Franklin County Genealogical Society is open! Come on in!

Franklin County Genealogical Society Research Room

Standing next to the afghan she crocheted of the FCGS Officers at that time, is FCGS member Rhonda Morton, daughter of Nell Crowston.

FCGS Christmas window, 2015

Mt. Vernon Band plays in Christmas Parade 2015

Franklin County Genealogical Society sign and window display

Franklin County Genealogical Society sign and window display

Displays at the Franklin County Genealogical Society

Displays at the Franklin County Genealogical Society

Franklin County Genealogical Society sign

Closer outside view of the Franklin County Genealogical Society, on the Mt. Vernon Square

Outside view of the Franklin County Genealogical Society, on the Mt. Vernon Square

Another view of businesses on the Mt. Vernon Square

Franklin County Genealogical Society Research Room

Franklin County Genealogical Society Research Room

Franklin County Genealogical Society Research Room

Register of visitors, Franklin County Genealogical Society Research Room

Publications available in the Society Research Room

A tree, with plaques honoring generous donors to the Franklin County Genealogical Society

T-shirts and other merchandise available in the Society Research Room

Newsletters available from the Society

Mt. Vernon Courthouse

Gazebo on the Square, Mt. Vernon

Franklin County Courthouse just after its restoration in Sept. 2014

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Open Hours:

The Research Room is back open! Face masks are encouraged.

Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, by appointment only

Our volunteers to call for Saturday appointments are:

Don Easterling, 903-573-2222
Veronica Jordan, 469-595-6767
Gina Speaks, 469-261-8892
Teri and Clyde Siddens, 903-293-8322 or 903-701-2181
Jana Capps, 903-285-4426

Physical Address:

110 E. Main St.

Mt. Vernon, TX 75457

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1563

Mt. Vernon, TX 75457

Contact:

Email: fcgenealogy21@gmail.com

Phone: (903) 537-3931

Google maps location

This is the official website for the Franklin County Genealogical Society.

The Society is a Texas State Genealogical Society Partner Society.

The website's background is from the Texas General Land Office's 1879 Map of Franklin County (public domain). The full map is available to view from the Library of Congress Geography & Map Division.