Martin County, Texas Records

Martin County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory . This county was named for Wylie Martin, a Texas Revolutionary soldier and legislative representative for the Republic of Texas .

Martin County is bordered by Dawson County (north), Howard County (east), Glasscock County (southeast), Midland County (south), Andrews County (west), Gaines County (northwest).

Martin County Cities and Towns include Ackerly , Midland, Stanton..

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

Martin County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Martin County Courthouse is located in Stanton, 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 Martin 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 November 1884 may be located in Shackelford County, Mitchell County and Howard County

• Martin County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1885, Land Records from 1885, Probate Records from 1885 and Court Records from 1885. 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.
• Martin County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Martin 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

Martin 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

Martin County, Texas Resources

• Martin Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Martin County, Texas Message Boards

Martin County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Martin County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Dawson, Deaf Smith, Denton and Martin, Texas Census, 1900
• Martin Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Morgan-Knighton Kith 'n Kin Where Shared Genealogy Research Brings a Family Together
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Martin Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Martin County History
• Martin County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Martin Co. TXGenweb
• Martin County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Martin County, Texas Military Records