Parmer County, Texas Records

Parmer County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for Martin Parmer (1778–1850), a Republic of Texas legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence .

Parmer County is bordered by Deaf Smith County (north), Castro County (east), Lamb County (southeast), Bailey County (south), Curry County, New Mexico (west).

Parmer County Cities and Towns include Bovina, Farwell, Friona..

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

Parmer County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Parmer County Courthouse is located in Farwell, 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 Parmer 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 May 7, 1907 may be located in Jack County, Wheeler County, Oldham County and Deaf Smith County

• Parmer County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903 for Birth; 1907 for death, Marriage Records from 1907, Land Records from 1907, Probate Records from 1907 and Court Records from 1907. 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.
• Parmer County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Parmer 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

Parmer 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

Parmer County, Texas Resources

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

Parmer County, Texas External Links

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