Wilbarger County, Texas Records

Wilbarger County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 1, 1858 from Cooke County. This county was named for Josiah P. (1801–1845) and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers and early settlers; Josiah became a mythical figure for living 11 years after being scalped .

Wilbarger County is bordered by Tillman County, Oklahoma (north), Wichita County (east), Baylor County (south), Foard County (west), Hardeman County (west), Jackson County, Oklahoma (northwest).

Wilbarger County Cities and Towns include Vernon..

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

Wilbarger County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Wilbarger County Courthouse is located in Vernon, 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 Wilbarger 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 October 10, 1881 may be located in Montague County, Clay County and Baylor County

• Wilbarger County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1882, Land Records from 1881, Probate Records from 1882 and Court Records from 1886. 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.
• Wilbarger County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Wilbarger 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

Wilbarger 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

Wilbarger County, Texas Resources

• North Texas Genealogical Association
• Wilbarger Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Wilbarger County, Texas Message Boards

Wilbarger County, Texas External Links

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