Childress County, Texas Records

Childress County, Texas (Map It) was created on November 19, 1876 from Hardeman County and Young Territory . This county was named for George Campbell Childress (1804–1841), one of the authors of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Childress County is bordered by Colingsworth County (north), Harmon County, Oklahoma (northeast), Hardeman County (east), Cottle County (south), Hall County (west).

Childress County Cities and Towns include Childress..

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

Childress County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Childress County Courthouse is located in Childress, 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 Childress 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 April 11, 1887 may be located in Clay County, Wheeler County and Donley County

• Childress County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1887, Land Records from 1887, Probate Records from 1888 and Court Records from 1887. 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.
• Childress County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Childress County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Childress 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

Childress County, Texas Resources

• Childress County Genealogical Society, 117 Ave B Ne, Childress 79201
• Childress Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Childress County, Texas Message Boards

Childress County, Texas External Links

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