Sterling County, Texas Records

Sterling County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 4, 1891 from Tom Green County. This county was named for W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter .

Sterling County is bordered by Mitchell County (north), Coke County (east), Tom Green County (south), Reagan County (southwest), Glasscock County (west), Howard County (northwest).

Sterling County Cities and Towns include Broome, Sterling City..

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

Sterling County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Sterling County Courthouse is located in Sterling City, 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 Sterling 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.

• Sterling County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1891, Land Records from 1891, Probate Records from 1891 and Court Records from 1891. 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.
• Sterling County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Sterling County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940

Sterling 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

Sterling County, Texas Resources

• Sterling Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Sterling County, Texas Message Boards

Sterling County, Texas External Links

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