Baylor County, Texas Records

Baylor County, Texas (Map It) was created on Febuary 1, 1858 from the Young Territory . This county was named for Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican-American War.

Baylor County is bordered by Wilbarger County (north), Archer County (east), Throckmorton County (south), Knox County (west), Foard County (northwest) .

Baylor County Cities and Towns include Seymour..

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

Baylor County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Baylor County Courthouse is located in Seymour, 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 Baylor 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.

• Baylor County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1879, Land Records from 1879, Probate Records from 1879 and Court Records from 1881. 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.
• Baylor County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Baylor 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

Baylor 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

Baylor County, Texas Resources

• Baylor County Historical Society, P.O. Box 689, Seymour 76380
• Baylor Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Baylor County, Texas Message Boards

Baylor County, Texas External Links

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