El Paso County, Texas Records
El Paso County, Texas (Map It) was created on January 3, 1850 from Non-County Area . This county was named for neighboring Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, formerly called El Paso del Norte as it served as the pass north from central Mexico to the settlements of New Mexico.
El Paso County is bordered by Otero County, New Mexico (north), Hudspeth County (east), Doña Ana County, New Mexico (northwest), Chihuahua, Mexico (south).
El Paso County Cities and Towns include El Paso, Horizon City, Socorro, Anthony, Clint..
A Map of El Paso County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
El Paso County, Texas Courthouse Records
El Paso County, TX Courthouse
The El Paso County Courthouse is located in El Paso, 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 El Paso 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.
- El Paso County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1866, Land Records from 1856, Probate Records from 1866 and Court Records from 1861. 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.
- El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
El Paso County, Texas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
- State Population Schedules: Republic of Texas Poll Lists for 1846Â
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
El Paso 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
El Paso County, Texas Resources
- El Paso Genealogical Society
- San Elizario Gen. And Historical Society
- El Paso Co. Records Available on Microfilm
- El Paso County, Texas Message Boards
El Paso County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- El Paso Herald-Post (El Paso, Texas)
- El Paso County, Texas Books - Amazon
- El Paso Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- El Paso, Texas, illustrated : embracing the manufacturing, jobbing and retail interests, public and commercial buildings, busin
- El Paso Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- El Paso County History
- El Paso County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- El Paso Co. TXGenweb
- El Paso County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- U.S. Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- El Paso County, Texas Military Records
