Upton County, Texas Records

Upton County, Texas (Map It) was created on February 26, 1867 from Tom Green County. This county was named for John C. & William F. Upton, brothers and lieutenant colonels in the Confederate army during the Civil War.

Upton County is bordered by Midland County (north), Reagan County (east), Crockett County (south), Crane County (west), Ector County (northwest).

Upton County Cities and Towns include McCamey, Rankin..

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

Upton County, Texas Courthouse Records

The Upton County Courthouse is located in Rankin, 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 Upton 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, 1910 may be located in Midland County

• Upton County Clerk has Birth & Death Records from 1910, Marriage Records from 1910, Land Records from 1910, Probate Records from 1910 and Court Records from 1910. 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.
• Upton County Tax Assessor-Collector Office is responsible for the the assessment of taxes on each property in the county and collection of that tax

Upton County, Texas Census Records

• Learn More: State of Texas Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Texas Census Substitute Records: 1820-1890
• State Population Schedules: Republic of Texas Poll Lists for 1846 
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Upton 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

Upton County, Texas Resources

• Upton County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 6, Rankin 79778
• Upton Co. Records Available on Microfilm
• Upton County, Texas Message Boards

Upton County, Texas External Links

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