Lamb County, Texas Records

Lamb County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto.

Lamb County is bordered by Castro County (north), Hale County (east), Hockley County (south), Bailey County (west), Parmer County (northwest).

Lamb County Cities and Towns include Amherst, Earth, Littlefield, Olton, Spade, Springlake, Sudan..

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

Lamb County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Lamb County Courthouse is located in Littlefield, 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 Lamb 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 20, 1908 may be located in Jack County, Baylor County, Crosby County, Hale County and Castro County

• Lamb County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1909, Land Records from 1909, Probate Records from 1909 and Court Records from 1909. 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.
• Lamb County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Lamb 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

Lamb 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

Lamb County, Texas Resources

• Llano Estacado Genealogical Society, 1313 W. 9th St., Littlefield 79339
• Lamb Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Lamb County, Texas Message Boards

Lamb County, Texas External Links

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