Shackelford County, Texas Records
Shackelford County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 1, 1858 from the Young Territory and Non-County Area . This county was named for Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution.
Shackelford County is bordered by Throckmorton County (north), Stephens County (east), Eastland County (southeast), Callahan County (south), Jones County (west), Haskell County (northwest).
Shackelford County Cities and Towns include Albany, Lueders, Moran..
A Map of Shackelford County, Texas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Shackelford County, Texas Courthouse Records
Shackelford County, TX Courthouse
The Shackelford County Courthouse is located in Albany, 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 Shackelford 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 October 12, 1874 may be located in Bosque County, Palo Pinto County and Jack County
- Shackelford County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1903, Marriage Records from 1903, Land Records from 1874, Probate Records from 1874 and Court Records from 1875. 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.
- Shackelford County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax
Shackelford County, Texas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Shackelford County, Texas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Texas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from 1903Â to present.
- Marriage Records: available from the County Clerk
- Divorce Records: available from the Clerk of District Court
- Locations:Â Texas Department of State Health Services
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:Â Birth and Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756; (888) 963-7111 or (512) 458-7111
Shackelford County, Texas Resources
Shackelford County, Texas External Links
- Texas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Historical Newspapers from Texas (1813 - 1993)
- Shackelford County, Texas Books - Amazon
- Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
- Shackelford Co., Texas - FindaGrave
- Texas, Gonzalez de la Garza Genealogy Collection
- Shackelford Co., Texas Almanac
- Texas county histories : a bibliography
- Shackelford County History
- Shackelford County, Texas Links - Cyndi's List
- Shackelford Co. TXGenweb
- Shackelford County, Texas Ancestry Database Collections
- Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989
- Texas General Land Office Map Collection
- Shackelford County, Texas Military Records
