Palo Pinto County, Texas Records

Palo Pinto County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 26, 1856 from Bosque County and Navarro County. This county was named for the Palo Pinto Creek (Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick").

Palo Pinto County is bordered by Jack County (north), Parker County (east), Hood County (southeast), Erath County (south), Eastland County (southwest), Stephens County (west), Young County (northwest).

Palo Pinto County Cities and Towns include Gordon, Graford, Mineral Wells, Mingus, Strawn..

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

Palo Pinto County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Palo Pinto County Courthouse is located in Palo Pinto, 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 Palo Pinto 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 May 13, 1857 may be located in Bosque County and Parker County

• Palo Pinto County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1858, Land Records from 1858, Probate Records from 1858 and Court Records from 1858. 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.
• Palo Pinto County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Palo Pinto County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Palo Pinto 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

Palo Pinto County, Texas Resources

• Palo Pinto County Historical Association, Box 42, Palo Pinto, TX 76072
• Palo Pinto Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Palo Pinto County, Texas Message Boards

Palo Pinto County, Texas External Links

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