Crosby County, Texas Records

Crosby County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory . This county was named for Stephen Crosby, a Texas Land Commissioner.

Crosby County is bordered by Floyd County (north), Dickens County (east), Garza County (south), Lubbock County (west) .

Crosby County Cities and Towns include Crosbyton, Lorenzo, Ralls..

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

Crosby County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Crosby County Courthouse is located in Crosbyton, 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 Crosby 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 November 20, 1886 may be located in Young County and Baylor County. Crosby County Courthouse in Estacado caught fire on October 9, 1889 and destroyed the judges', treasurer's and county clerk's offices.

• Crosby County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1886, Land Records from 1887, Probate Records from 1887 and Court Records from 1887. 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.
• Crosby County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Crosby 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

Crosby 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

Crosby County, Texas Resources

• Crosby County Museum
• Crosby County Historical Society
• Crosby Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Crosby County, Texas Message Boards

Crosby County, Texas External Links

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