Lamar County, Texas Records

Lamar County, Texas (Map It) was created on December 17, 1840 from Red River County. This county was named for Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas (1838–1842) .

Lamar County is bordered by Choctaw County, Oklahoma (north), Red River County (east), Delta County (south), Fannin County (west), Bryan County, Oklahoma (northwest).

Lamar County Cities and Towns include Blossom, Deport, Paris, Reno, Roxton, Sun Valley, Toco..

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

Lamar County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Lamar County Courthouse is located in Paris, 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 Lamar 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.

Courthouse was destroyed in a courthouse fire in March 1916, most records of the district clerk were destroyed. Birth, death and marriage records were not lost.

• Lamar County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1841, Land Records from 1838, Probate Records from 1841 and Court Records from 1863. 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.
• Lamar County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Lamar 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 1846 
• 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

Lamar 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

Lamar County, Texas Resources

• Lamar County Genealogical Society
• Texas State Archives Regional Historical Resource Depository, Learning Resource Center, Paris Junior College, Paris, TX 75460-6298
• Lamar Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Lamar County, Texas Message Boards

Lamar County, Texas External Links

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