Archer County, Texas Records

Archer County, Texas (Map It) was created on January 22, 1858 from Unorganized Territory. This county was named for Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas .

Archer County is bordered by Wichita County (north), Clay County (east), Jack County (southeast), Young County (south), Baylor County (west).

Archer County Cities and Towns include Archer City, Holliday, Scotland, Lakeside City, Megargel, Windthorst..

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

Archer County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Archer County Courthouse is located in Archer 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 Archer 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 July 27, 1880 may be located in Young County, Clay County, Jack County and Montague County

• Archer County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1881, Land Records from 1830, Probate Records from 1875 and Court Records from 1880. 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.
• Archer County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Archer 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

Archer 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

Archer County, Texas Resources

• Archer County Historical Society, P.O. Box 815, Archer City 76351
• Archer Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Archer County, Texas Message Boards

Archer County, Texas External Links

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