Parker County, Texas Records

Parker County, Texas (Map It) was created on December 12, 1855 from Bosque County and Navarro County. This county was named for Isaac Parker, legislator for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas .

Parker County is bordered by Wise County (north), Tarrant County (east), Johnson County (southeast), Hood County (south), Palo Pinto County (west), Jack County (northwest).

Parker County Cities and Towns include Agnes, Aledo, Annetta, Annetta North, Annetta South, Azle, Cool, Cresson, Hudson Oaks, Millsap, Mineral Wells, Reno, Sanctuary, Springtown, Weatherford, Willow Park..

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

Parker County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Parker County Courthouse is located in Weatherford, 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 Parker 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.

Courthouse and almost all county records were destroyed by fire in May 1874.

• Parker County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1874, Land Records from 1874, Probate Records from 1874 and Court Records from 1874. 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.
• Parker County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Parker 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

Parker 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

Parker County, Texas Resources

• Parker County Genealogical Society
• Parker Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Parker County, Texas Message Boards

Parker County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Parker County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Parker Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Historical sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas
• History of Parker County and the Double Log Cabin : being a brief symposium of the early history of Parker County, together wit
• Parker Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Parker County History
• Parker County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Parker Co. TXGenweb
• Parker County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Parker County, Texas Military Records