Hemphill County, Texas Records

Hemphill County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for John Hemphill (1803–1862), U.S. Senator and Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court .

Hemphill County is bordered by Lipscomb County (north), Ellis County, Oklahoma (northeast), Roger Mills County, Oklahoma (southeast), Wheeler County (south), Roberts County (west).

Hemphill County Cities and Towns include Canadian..

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

Hemphill County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Hemphill County Courthouse is located in Canadian, 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 Hemphill 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 July 1887 may be located in Clay County and Wheeler County

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

Hemphill 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

Hemphill 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

Hemphill County, Texas Resources

• Hemphill County Historical and Genealogical Society, Rt 2, Canadian 79014
• Hemphill Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Hemphill County, Texas Message Boards

Hemphill County, Texas External Links

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