Sutton County, Texas Records

Sutton County, Texas (Map It) was created on April 1, 1877 from Crockett County. This county was named for John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War.

Sutton County is bordered by Schleicher County (north), Kimble County (east), Edwards County (south), Val Verde County (southwest), Crockett County (west).

Sutton County Cities and Towns include Fort Terrett, Owenville, Sonora..

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

Sutton County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Sutton County Courthouse is located in Sonora, 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 Sutton 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 November 4, 1890 may be located in Kimble County

• Sutton County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1890, Land Records from 1890, Probate Records from 1890 and Court Records from 1891. 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.
• Sutton County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Sutton 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

Sutton 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

Sutton County, Texas Resources

• Sutton Co Historical Society
• Sutton County Library, Mulberry Street, Sonora, TX 76950
• Sutton Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Sutton County, Texas Message Boards

Sutton County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Sutton County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
• Sutton Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Sutton Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Sutton County History
• Sutton County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Sutton Co. TXGenweb
• Sutton County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Sutton County, Texas Military Records