Hood County is positioned in the state of Texas. Hood County was organized in the year of 1866. A census in 2020 established that Hood County had a total of 61,598 people. Hood County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Granbury Micropolitan Area.
Its county seat is Granbury.
The county is named for John Bell Hood, a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood’s Texas Brigade.
Hood County Arrest Records
Statistics for Hood County in 2021 show there were 53 total violent crimes and 379 total property crimes. Records for arrests can be obtained at:
Hood County Sheriff’s Office
400 Deputy Larry Miller Dr.
Granbury, TX, 76048
Phone: (817) 579-3316
Fax: (817) 408-2794
Hood County Criminal Records
In Hood County, as with any county across America, Police are required to keep an up-to-date registry of all sex-offenders residing under their jurisdiction. This can include offenders who are working, living, incarcerated, or attending school in the location. This list is also made available to the general public. People can employ the online tools to look for any nearby offenders.
Hood County Court Records
All criminal, family, and civil cases in Hood County lie beneath the jurisdiction of the County Clerk. The County Clerk retains all records regarding these cases in Hood County. A person can request access to these records using one of the following:
Katie Lang, County Clerk
1200 W. Pearl St.
Granbury, TX, 76048
Phone: (817) 579-3222
Note - Official or certified data files can only be directed via mail.
Hood County Public Records
Vital records in Hood County are managed by the County Clerk. An individual's important life events are all found within these vital files. The vital records in question can refer to someone's marriage, divorce, birth, death, and others. The life event files normally include birth, death, and marriage certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, divorce details, plus much more. One key registry contains all vital files.
Members of the public have the legal right to request access to these files. A citizen must acquire access online, or in person at:
Katie Lang, County Clerk
201 W. Bridge St.
Granbury, TX, 76048
Phone: (817) 579-3222
Note- Office opening hours are between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and photo ID is essential.
A citizen must pay $23 for the first birth certificate. The first death certificate copy costs $21, with each other subsequent duplicate costing $4.
