Ochiltree County, Texas Records

Ochiltree County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for William Beck Ochiltree (1811–1867), secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas and legislator for the state of Texas .

Ochiltree County is bordered by Texas County, Oklahoma (north), Beaver County, Oklahoma (northeast), Lipscomb County (east), Roberts County (south), Hansford County (west).

Ochiltree County Cities and Towns include Booker, Perryton..

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

Ochiltree County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Ochiltree County Courthouse is located in Perryton, 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 Ochiltree 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 Febuary 21, 1889 may be located in Clay County and Wheeler County

• Ochiltree County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1889, Land Records from 1889, Probate Records from 1889 and Court Records from 1889. 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.
• Ochiltree County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Ochiltree 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

Ochiltree 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

Ochiltree County, Texas Resources

• Tex-Ok Panhandle Genealogical Society, 1010 So. Harvard St., Perryton, TX 79070
• Ochiltree Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Ochiltree County, Texas Message Boards

Ochiltree County, Texas External Links

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