Gaines County, Texas Records

Gaines County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory . This county was named for James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence .

Gaines County is bordered by Yoakum County (north), Terry County (north), Dawson County (east), Martin County (southeast), Andrews County (south), Lea County, New Mexico (west) .

Gaines County Cities and Towns include Denver City, Seagraves, Seminole..

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

Gaines County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Gaines County Courthouse is located in Seminole, 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 Gaines 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 October 24, 1905 may be located in Shackelford County, Mitchell County, Howard County and Martin County

• Gaines County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1905, Marriage Records from 1906, Land Records from 1905, Probate Records from 1905 and Court Records from 1906. 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.
• Gaines County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Gaines 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

Gaines 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

Gaines County, Texas Resources

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

Gaines County, Texas External Links

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