Poetry, TX Public Records
Poetry is an incorporated town in Hunt County, Texas, with an estimated population of 1,559 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 4.0 square miles of land. That is up about 174 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Poetry Town Hall
Poetry's own town government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the town secretary or clerk under the Texas Public Information Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the town; see the offices below.
Poetry has no entry with a contact address in the 2022 Census of Governments listing, our source for local government offices, so we do not list a contact for its own office. Use the county offices below.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Poetry
Poetry is in Hunt County (with parts in Kaufman County). In Texas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. Divorce cases in Texas are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Texas are handled by the county court or statutory probate court in each county.
📍 Hunt County at a Glance
| County | Hunt County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 118,729 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
| County seat | Greenville |
| Also partly in | Kaufman County |
⚖️ Hunt County District Clerk (District Courts of Hunt County)
| Address | P O Box 1437, Greenville, TX 75403-1437 (mailing address; street address not stated) |
| Phone | (903) 408-4172 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | District court case files |
| Official website | huntcounty.net |
| Sources | txcourts.gov/…/2025-district-clerk-offices.pdf ↗ txcourts.gov/…/judicial-directory ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Hunt County Clerk
| Address | P O Box 1316, Greenville, TX 75403-1316 (mailing address; street address not stated) |
| Phone | (903) 408-4130 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Real property records (deeds, liens and other recorded documents), marriage licenses, and county court records. In many counties birth and death records are also kept here; confirm with the office. |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | txcourts.gov/…/district-county-and-justice-court-judges ↗ txcourts.gov/…/county-clerk-manual-2023-edition.pdf ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Hunt County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Poetry
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Poetry, TX:
📋 Poetry Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Texas Department of State Health Services – Vital StatisticsIn Texas, certified birth and death certificates can also be ordered from many local registrars and county clerks. |
| Deeds & property records | In Texas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. |
| Court cases & divorce | Hunt County courthouse. Divorce cases in Texas are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Texas are handled by the county court or statutory probate court in each county. |
| State court system | Texas Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | Texas Public Sex Offender Registry (Texas DPS) |