Glasscock County, Texas Records

Glasscock County, Texas (Map It) was created on April 4, 1887 from Tom Green County. This county was named for George Washington Glasscock (1810–1868), an early Texian settler, businessman, soldier, and state representative .

Glasscock County is bordered by Howard County (north), Sterling County (east), Reagan County (south), Midland County (west), Martin County (northwest).

Glasscock County Cities and Towns include None..

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

Glasscock County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Glasscock County Courthouse is located in Garden 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 Glasscock 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 March 28, 1893 may be located in Martin County and Howard County

• Glasscock County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1883, Land Records from 1893, Probate Records from 1893 and Court Records from 1893. 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.
• Glasscock County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Glasscock County, Texas Census Records

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

Glasscock 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

Glasscock County, Texas Resources

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

Glasscock County, Texas External Links

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