Scurry County, Texas Records

Scurry County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for William Read Scurry (1821–1864), a Texas state legislator and Confederate general .

Scurry County is bordered by Kent County (north), Fisher County (east), Mitchell County (south), Borden County (west), Garza County (northwest).

Scurry County Cities and Towns include Snyder..

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

Scurry County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Scurry County Courthouse is located in Snyder, 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 Scurry 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 28, 1884 may be located in Shackelford County and Mitchell County

• Scurry County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1884, Land Records from 1884, Probate Records from 1884 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.
• Scurry County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Scurry 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

Scurry 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

Scurry County, Texas Resources

• Scurry County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 195, Snyder, TX 79550
• Learning Resource Center, Western Texas College
• Scurry County Library
• Scurry Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Scurry County, Texas Message Boards

Scurry County, Texas External Links

• Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
• Scurry County, Texas Books - Amazon
• Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
• Scurry Co., Texas - FindaGrave
• Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
• Scurry Co., Texas Almanac
• Texas county histories : a bibliography
• Scurry County History
• Scurry County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
• Scurry Co. TXGenweb
• Scurry County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
• Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989
• Texas General Land Office Map Collection
• Scurry County, Texas Military Records