Terry County, Texas Records

Terry County, Texas (Map It) was created on August 21, 1876 from the Young Territory. This county was named for Frank Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of Terry's Texas Rangers.

Terry County is bordered by Hockley County (north), Lynn County (east), Dawson County (southeast), Gaines County (south), Yoakum County (west).

Terry County Cities and Towns include Brownfield, Meadow, Wellman..

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

Terry County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Terry County Courthouse is located in Brownfield, 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 Terry 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, 1904 may be located in Young County, Throckmorton County, Howard County and Martin County

• Terry County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1904, Marriage Records from 1904, Land Records from 1904, Probate Records from 1904 and Court Records from 1905. 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.
• Terry County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Terry 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

Terry 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

Terry County, Texas Resources

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

Terry County, Texas External Links

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