Young County, Texas Records

Young County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 2, 1856 from Bosque County. This county was named for William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, and United States Marshal.

Young County is bordered by Archer County (north), Jack County (east), Palo Pinto County (southeast), Stephens County (south), Throckmorton County (west).

Young County Cities and Towns include Graham, Newcastle, Olney..

A Map of Young County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Young County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Young County Courthouse is located in Graham, 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 Young 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 November 3, 1874 may be located in Jack County

• Young County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1858, Land Records from 1858, Probate Records from 1858 and Court Records from 1858. 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.
• Young County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Young 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

Young County, Texas Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from 1903 to present.
• Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
• Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
• Locations: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111

Young County, Texas Resources

• Fort Belknap Archives
• Young County HIstorical Commission, P.O. Box 218, Graham 76450
• Young Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Young County, Texas Message Boards

Young County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Young County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
• Young Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Young Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Young County History
• Young County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Young Co. TXGenWeb
• Young County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Young County, Texas Military Records