Culberson County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Culberson County

Guide to Culberson County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Culberson County Courthouse PO Box 158 Van Horn, TX 79855-0158 Phone: 915.283.2058 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, burial, land, probate military and court records from 1911

Culberson County has had three courthouses. The county offices were first located in the Clark Hotel, the only permanent structure in Van Horn when the county was created in 1911. This temporary courthouse served the county until 1912, when a grand two-story brick courthouse was erected. The brick courthouse was torn down in the 1960s after the opening of the 1964 courthouse.

Culberson County Courthouse P. O. Box 158 Van Horn, TX 79855 Culberson County Government Website

History
The first settlers arrived in 1882.

Parent County
1911--Culberson County was created 10 March 1911 from El Paso County. County seat: Van Horn

Populated Places
Kent | Pine Springs | Van Horn

Ghost Towns
Grisham Pumping Station | Levinson | Lobo | Old Christian Place | Ort | Pezuna del Caballo

Neighboring Counties
Eddy County, New Mexico •  Hudspeth  •  Jeff Davis  •  Otero County, New Mexico  •  Reeves

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

Church
Churches in Van Horn, Texas


 * Assembly of God Church 605 La Caverna, P.O. Box 579 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2736
 * Church of Christ Maple Street, P.O. Box 26 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2163
 * First Baptist Church 2nd &amp; Houston, P.O. Box 777 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2010 website
 * First United Methodist Church 206 W. 4th, P.O. Box 67 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2181
 * Freeway Church of Christ 607 Desert, P.O. Box 25 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2925
 * Highway 54 Church of Christ Highway 54 &amp; 6th Street, P.O. Box 733 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-9016
 * Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church P.O. Box 398 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2042
 * Primera Iglesia Bautista W. 2nd &amp; Crockett, P.O. Box 1417 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2850
 * Seventh Day Adventist Church West Desert &amp; Elm Van Horn, TX 79855

Local Histories

 * History of Van Horn and Culberson County, 1973, by Rosa Lee Wylie.
 * Culberson County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Historic Photographs of Culberson County from the Clark Hotel Museum and the Portal to Texas History.
 * Culberson County Pioneers from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site

Maps



 * El Paso County, 1881 (shows the portion that later became Culberson County), from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site
 * El Paso County, 1900 (shows the portion that later became Culberson County), from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site

Newspapers

 * VanHorn Advocate Newspaper
 * VanHorn Advocate Newspaper

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 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


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

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 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * 1900 Census for Van Horn for Culberson County TXGenWeb site.

Web Sites

 * Culberson County TXGenWeb site. History, vital records and other information.
 * Lobo, Texas website