Jeff Davis County, Texas Records
Jeff Davis County, Texas (Map It) was created on March 15, 1887 from Presidio County. This county was named for Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865) .
Jeff Davis County is bordered by Reeves County (northeast), Pecos County (east), Brewster County (southeast), Presidio County (south), Hudspeth County (west), Culberson County (northwest) .
Jeff Davis County Cities and Towns include Fort Davis, Valentine..
A Map of Jeff Davis County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Jeff Davis County, Texas Courthouse Records
Jeff Davis County, TX Courthouse
The Jeff Davis County Courthouse is located in Fort Davis, 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 Jeff Davis 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.
- Jeff Davis County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903 for Birth; 1931 for death, Marriage Records from 1931, 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.
- Jeff Davis County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Jeff Davis County, Texas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Jeff Davis 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
Jeff Davis County, Texas Resources
Jeff Davis County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Jeff Davis County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Jeff Davis Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Jeff Davis Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Jeff Davis County History
- Jeff Davis County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Jeff Davis Co. TXGenweb
- Jeff Davis County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Jeff Davis County, Texas Military Records