Pecos County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Pecos County

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

County Courthouse
Pecos County Courthouse 103 W Callaghan Street; Fort Stockton, TX 79735-7101 Phone: 915.336.7555 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate and land records

County Clerk

200 S. Nelson Fort Stockton 79735 Phone: 432-336-7555

District Clerk

400 S. Nelson Fort Stockton 79735 Phone: 432-336-3503

Parent County
1871--Pecos County was created 3 May 1871 from Presidio County. County seat: Fort Stockton

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Brewster •  Crane  •  Crockett  •  Jeff Davis  •  Reeves  •  Terrell  •  Ward

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

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 *  1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840 - 1981 Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1935 https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803956 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935] (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index) - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1973 Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 FamilySearch record collection
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 FamilySearch records collection
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890 - 1976 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976.
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1964 - 1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [[Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986  at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index) Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968 - 2010  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Fort Stockton Historical Society 301 South Main Fort Stockton, Texas 79735 432-336-2167 Website

Web Sites

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.