Borden County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Borden County

Guide to Borden County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, divorce and court records from 1891, land records from 1880 and probate records from 1894

Parent County
1876--Borden County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Gail

The county was named for Gail Borden Jr., newspaper publisher and founder of the Borden Company.

Populated Places
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Neighboring Counties

 * Dawson
 * Garza
 * Howard
 * Lynn
 * Martin
 * Mitchell
 * Scurry

Resources

 * Local Borden County Resources ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Border County Volunteer Look-ups ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Durham Cemetery of Borden County ~ Complete Transcription~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Gail Cemetery of Borden County ~ Complete Transcription~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * York Cemetery of Borden County ~ Complete Transcription~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Local Histories

 * Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Historical Markers of Borden County ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * History of Borden County ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb

Maps



 * Borden County Map ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications- Complete List of Borden County ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * [http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/muster.html Texas Muster Rolls and Military
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~  Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Obituaries

 * Obituaries of Borden County ~Partial Listing ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Borden County Birth Records 1929-1949 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Borden County Marriage Records 1966-1997 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Borden County Death Records 1964-1998 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Borden County Divorce Records 1968-1997 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb


 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors


 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * Cyndi's List - List of state and county resources
 * Cyndi's List - List of state and county resources