Cottle County, Texas Records

Cottle County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from Hardeman County and Young Territory. This county was named for George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo .

Cottle County is bordered by Childress County (north), Hardeman County (northeast), Foard County (east), King County (south), Motley County (west), Hall County (northwest).

Cottle County Cities and Towns include Narcisso, Paducah..

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

Cottle County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Cottle County Courthouse is located in Paducah, 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 Cottle 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 January 11, 1892 may be located in Jack County, Baylor County, Wilbarger County, Hardeman County and Childress County

• Cottle County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1892, Land Records from 1892, Probate Records from 1892 and Court Records from 1892. 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.
• Cottle County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Cottle 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

Cottle 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

Cottle County, Texas Resources

• Cottle County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1005, Paducah 79248
• Cottle Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Cottle County, Texas Message Boards

Cottle County, Texas External Links

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