Jones County, Texas Records
Jones County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 1, 1858 from the Young Territory. This county was named for Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas (1844–1846).
Jones County is bordered by Haskell County (north), Shackelford County (east), Callahan County (southeast), Taylor County (south), Fisher County (west), Stonewall County (northwest).
Jones County Cities and Towns include Abilene , Anson, Hamlin , Hawley, Lueders, Stamford..
A Map of Jones County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Jones County, Texas Courthouse Records
Jones County, TX Courthouse
The Jones County Courthouse is located in Anson, Texas. Learn More About State of Texas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicate what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Jones county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
Some early records  prior to organization on June 13, 1881 may be located in Bosque County, Palo Pinto County, Jack County and Shackelford County
- Jones County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1881, Land Records from 1881, Probate Records from 1881 and Court Records from 1881. The County Clerk's office is the place where all transactions having to do with land are recorded and kept on file. They take marriage license applications, issues marriage licenses, files the license after the marriage, and maintains a permanent record of the marriage, surveys and plats of subdivisions, Armed Forces discharge papers for all veterans who reside in the county. Some naturalization records have been found with the deeds.
- Jones County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Jones County, Texas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Jones County, Texas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from 1903Â to present.
- Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
- Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
- Locations:Â Texas Department of State Health Services
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:Â Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111
Jones County, Texas Resources
Jones County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Jones County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Jones Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Jones Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Jones County History
- Jones County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Jones Co. TXGenweb
- Jones County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Jones County, Texas Military Records
