Lubbock County, Texas Records

Lubbock County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock (1817–1862), a Texas Ranger and Confederate colonel during the Civil War .

Lubbock County is bordered by Hale County (north), Crosby County (east), Lynn County (south), Hockley County (west).

Lubbock County Cities and Towns include Abernathy, Buffalo Springs, Idalou, Lubbock, New Deal, Ransom Canyon, Shallowater, Slaton, Wolfforth..

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

Lubbock County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Lubbock County Courthouse is located in Lubbock, 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 Lubbock 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 March 10, 1891 may be located in Young County, Baylor County and Crosby County

• Lubbock County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1891, Land Records from 1891, Probate Records from 1891 and Court Records from 1891. 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.
• Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Lubbock 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

Lubbock 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

Lubbock County, Texas Resources

• Lubbock Heritage Society, P.O. Box 5443, Lubbock 79417
• South Plains Genealogical Society
• Texas State Archives Regional Historical Resource Depository, Special Collections Dept., Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-0002
• Lubbock City-County Library
• High Plains Gen. Society, West Texas State Univer., Canyon 79015
• Panhandle-plains Historical Society
• Lubbock Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Lubbock County, Texas Message Boards

Lubbock County, Texas External Links

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