Briscoe County, Texas Records

Briscoe County, Texas (Map It) was created on November 19, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for Andrew Briscoe (1810–1849), a signatory of the Texan Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texan Revolution .

Briscoe County is bordered by Armstrong County (north), Donley County (northeast), Hall County (east), Motley County (southeast), Floyd County (south), Swisher County (west).

Briscoe County Cities and Towns include Quitaque, Silverton..

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

Briscoe County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Briscoe County Courthouse is located in Silverton, 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 Briscoe 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.

• Briscoe County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1892, Land Records from 1892, Probate Records from 1892 and Court Records from 1892. 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.
• Briscoe County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Briscoe 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

Briscoe 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

Briscoe County, Texas Resources

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

Briscoe County, Texas External Links

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