Hockley County, Texas Records

Hockley County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for George Washington Hockley (1802–1854), Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas .

Hockley County is bordered by Lamb County (north), Lubbock County (east), Terry County (south), Cochran County (west).

Hockley County Cities and Towns include Anton, Levelland, Opdyke West, Ropesville, Smyer, Sundown..

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

Hockley County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Hockley County Courthouse is located in Levelland, 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 Hockley 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 Febuary 19, 1921 may be located in Young County, Baylor County, Crosby County, Hale County and Lubbock County

• Hockley County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1921, Marriage Records from 1921, Land Records from 1921, Probate Records from 1921 and Court Records from 1921. 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.
• Hockley County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Hockley 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

Hockley 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

Hockley County, Texas Resources

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

Hockley County, Texas External Links

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