Presidio County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Presidio County

County Courthouse
Built in 1886, the courthouse at Marfa, Texas is the only courthouse building that has ever served Presidio County. The Second Empire Style stone and brick building was designed by Alfred Giles and built for a cost of $60,000. The courthouse dome was restored in 2004.

Presidio County Courthouse 320 N. Highland St. Marfa, TX 79843 432-729-4670 County Clerk's office County of Presidio government website

Inventory of records of Presidio County housed in the Presidio County courthouse in Marfa, 1981, describes the records of the County Clerk, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, County Judge, County Treasurer, and County Surveyor that are available at the courthouse. Read the book on line from the Portal to Texas History.

Parent County
1850--Presidio County was created 3 January 1850 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Marfa

Populated Places
Chinati | Marfa | Plata | Presidio | Redford | Ruidosa | Shafter

Neighboring Counties

 * Brewster
 * Jeff Davis

Cemeteries
Presidio County Cemetery List from the Presidio County TXGenWeb site.

Local Histories
Presidio County History from the "Handbook of Texas Online"

History of Marfa and Presidio County, 1535–1946, 2 vols., Austin: Nortex, 1985. Written by Cecilia Thompson.

Gray Ghosts of far west Texas : a history of Confederate veterans and their families who settled in the Texas counties of: Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, 2 volumes. Written by Verna A. Bonner.

Maps
Presidio County, Texas Maps 1862-1932 from the Presidio County TXGenWeb site

Military
Presidio County, Texas World War II Dead, soldiers killed in action or died while serving, from the Presidio County TXGenWeb site

Newspapers
The Big Bend Sentinel Newspaper, Marfa, Texas

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Marfa City Municipal Library 115 E Oak St Marfa, TX 79843 432-729-4631
 * Presidio Library Oreilly St Presidio, TX 79845 432-229-3317
 * Big Bend Genealogical Society, Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties
 * Marfa and Presidio County Museum 110 W. San Antonio St Marfa, TX 79843 432-729-4140

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Presidio County TXGenWeb site maps, history, cemetery information, and more.
 * Presidio County Texas Old Photos