Bailey County, Texas Records

Bailey County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for Peter James Bailey, a soldier and defender of theAlamo.

Bailey County is bordered by Parmer County (north), Lamb County (east), Cochran County (south), Roosevelt County, New Mexico (west), Curry County, New Mexico (northwest) .

Bailey County Cities and Towns include Bula, Enochs, Maple, Muleshoe, Needmore, Virginia City..

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

Bailey County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Bailey County Courthouse is located in Muleshoe, 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 Bailey 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 March 17, 1919 may be located in Jack County, Crosby County, Hale County and Castro County

• Bailey County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1919, Marriage Records from 1919, Land Records from 1919, Probate Records from 1919 and Court Records from 1919. 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.
• Bailey County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Bailey 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

Bailey 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

Bailey County, Texas Resources

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

Bailey County, Texas External Links

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