Howard County, Texas Records

Howard County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from Tom Green County and Young Territory. This county was named for Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas (1849–1853) .

Howard County is bordered by Borden County (north), Mitchell County (east), Sterling County (southeast), Glasscock County (south), Martin County (west).

Howard County Cities and Towns include Big Spring, Coahoma, Forsan..

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

Howard County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Howard County Courthouse is located in Big Spring, 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 Howard 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 June 15, 1882 may be located in Shackelford County and Mitchell County

• Howard County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1882, Land Records from 1882, Probate Records from 1882 and Court Records from 1882. 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.
• Howard County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Howard 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

Howard 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

Howard County, Texas Resources

• Genealogical Society of the Big Spring, c/o Howard County Library, Big Spring, TX 79720
• Howard Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Howard County, Texas Message Boards

Howard County, Texas External Links

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