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Guide to El Paso County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for "El Paso del Norte", which is Spanish for "The Pass of the North". It is named for the pass the Rio Grande creates through the mountains on either side of the river. The County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
El Paso County Courthouse 500 E San Antonio Street El Paso, TX 79901-2421 500 E San Antonio Street El Paso, TX 79901-2421 Phone: 915.546.2071 County Clerk has birth, death, and burial records from 1903, marriage records from 1880, military discharge records from 1919, probate and land records El Paso County Courthouse El Paso County Courthouse County Clerk's Office 500 E. San Antonio, Suite 105 El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 546-2071 Fax (915) 546-2012 Main Office Fax (915) 543-3806 Vital Records Department Website  District Clerk 500 E. San Antonio St. Rm. 103 El Paso 79901-2489 Phone: 915-546-2021 El Paso County Government Website

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline

 * 1850-1866- San Elizario
 * 1866-1868- Ysleta
 * 1868-1873- San Elizario
 * 1873-1883- Ysleta
 * 1883-present- El Paso  
 * County Seat: El Paso
 * Parent County(s): 1912 Culberson County created from eastern portion of El Paso County.

1917 Hudspeth County created from eastern portion of El Paso County.

Census Records

 * 1860 Census images - El Paso County at: Internet Archive
 * 1870 Census images - El Paso County at: Internet Archive
 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * El Paso
 * El Paso Dist
 * Emery

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Directories

 * 1947 El Paso, Texas, City Directory, 1947 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1909-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1924-2954 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1945-1952 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Local Histories
El Paso County is located in the far south western corner of Texas where the states of New Mexico and Texas, and the country of Mexico meet. El Paso is presently its largest city. Across the Rio Grande is Chihuahua's largest city, Ciudad Juarez. Today it is a major international port of entry, and from its earliest days has been a significant customs and immigrations checkpoint between the United States and Mexico.


 * The City and county of El Paso, Texas : containing useful and reliable information concerning the future great metropolis of the Southwest ... 1886, El Paso Bureau of Information. Digital book online from archive.org.
 * The Land Where We Live: El Paso del Norte, 1973, by Conrey Bryson.
 * Pass of the North: Four Centuries on the Rio Grande, 2 vols., 1968, 1980, by Charles Leland Sonnichsen.
 * El Paso: A Borderlands History, 1990, by W. H. Timmons.
 * Souvenir of the city of El Paso, Texas. Photo-gravures. Digital book online at archive.org.
 * San Elizario, 1973, by Eugene O. Porter.
 * The El Paso Salt War, 1877, published in 1957 by Charles Leland Sonnichsen. Digital book on line at archive.org.
 * Forty years at El Paso, 1858-1898; recollections of war, politics, adventure, events, narratives, sketches, etc., 1901by W. W. Mills Digital book online at The Portal to Texas History.
 * El Paso County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1865 Best Route for the Movements of Troops from San Antonio to El Paso, Texas 1865 from the A.R. Roessler Collection, Texas State Archives.
 * 1891-1939 El Paso - Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District, 1891-1939 from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * 1897 El Paso County, 1897 with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
 * 1908 El Paso Quadrangle 1908 Shows contour lines, elevations, rivers, creeks, towns, cities, roads, buildings, schools, and railroads. Covers part of El Paso County.
 *  1920 El Paso 1920 Automobile Blue Book Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * 1940 El Paso County General Highway Map 1940
 * 1940 El Paso General Highway Map 1940 shows detail of the City of El Paso and vicinity.
 * 1961 El Paso County General Highway Map 1961
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry — index and images ($)

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry — index ($)

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * El Paso Herald, selected issues on line 1910-1914 from the Portal to Texas History.
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906-1989 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry — ($) index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast — ($) index and images

Birth

 * El Paso County Birth Records Search from EPCounty.com, the official county government website.
 * 1840-1981 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriage

 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * El Paso County Marriage Records Search from EPCounty.com, the official county government website
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

Death

 * El Paso County Death Records Search from EPCounty.com, the official county government website.
 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry — index ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Deming New Mexico FamilySearch Center
 * El Paso Texas FamilySearch Center
 * El Paso Texas 1st & 3rd FamilySearch Center
 * El Paso Texas Mount Franklin FamilySearch Center
 * Hondo Pass Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Las Cruces New Mexico FamilySearch Center
 * Mission Trail/Socorro Texas FamilySearch Center

Libraries
El Paso Genealogical Society 501 North Oregon El Paso, Texas 79902 Phone: 915-543-5440 Website El Paso County Historical Society 603 Yandell Drive El Paso, TX 79940 Phone: 915-533-3603 website San Elizario Gen. And Historical Society 1521 San Elizario Rd. San Elizario, Texas Phone: 915-851-1682 website

Museums
El Paso Museum of History 510 N. Santa Fe El Paso, TX 79901 Phone: 915-351-3588 website

Societies
El Paso Genealogical Society 501 North Oregon El Paso, Texas 79902 Phone: 915-543-5440 Website El Paso County Historical Society 603 Yandell Drive El Paso, TX 79940 Phone: 915-533-3603 website San Elizario Gen. And Historical Society 1521 San Elizario Rd. San Elizario, Texas Phone: 915-851-1682 website

Websites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Counties
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.