Fisher County, Texas Records

Fisher County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from Jones County and Young Territory . This county was named for Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794–1839), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and secretary of the Navy under the Republic of Texas .

Fisher County is bordered by Stonewall County (north), Jones County (east), Nolan County (south), Scurry County (west), Kent County (northwest).

Fisher County Cities and Towns include Hamlin, Roby, Rotan..

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

Fisher County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Fisher County Courthouse is located in Roby, 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 Fisher 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 20, 1886 may be located in Shackelford County and Nolan County

• Fisher County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1886, Land Records from 1886, Probate Records from 1886 and Court Records from 1886. 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.
• Fisher County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Fisher 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

Fisher 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

Fisher County, Texas Resources

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

Fisher County, Texas External Links

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