Castro County, Texas Records
Castro County, Texas (Map It) was created on November 19, 1876 from the Young Territory . This county was named for Henri Castro (1786–1865), a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas .
Castro County is bordered by Deaf Smith County (north), Randall County (northeast), Swisher County (east), Hale County (southeast), Lamb County (south), Parmer County (west) .
Castro County Cities and Towns include Dimmitt, Hart, Nazareth..
A Map of Castro County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Castro County, Texas Courthouse Records
Castro County, TX Courthouse
The Castro County Courthouse is located in Dimmitt, 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 Castro 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 December 21, 1891 may be located in Jack County, Wheeler County and Oldham County
- Castro County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1891, Land Records from 1891, Probate Records from 1891 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.
- Castro County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Castro 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
Castro County, Texas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from 1903Â to present.
- Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
- Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
- Locations:Â Texas Department of State Health Services
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:Â Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111
Castro County, Texas Resources
- Castro County Genealogical Society, PO Box 911, Dimmitt, TX 79027
- Castro Co. Records Available on Microfilm
- Castro County, Texas Message Boards
Castro County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Castro County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Castro Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Castro Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Castro County History
- Castro County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Castro Co. TXGenweb
- Castro County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Castro County, Texas Military Records
