Pecos County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The county was named for the Pecos River. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

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



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:

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

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

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 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 — index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Online Newspapers
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800–1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1833–1974 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 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

Taxation

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840 - 1981 - FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1935 - FamilySearch (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 - FamilySearch (index only) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926-1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1824-2014 Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2014 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1965 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1965 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 - FamilySearch with images - How to Use this Collection 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 — index and images $
 * 1964-1998 (index) - FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2014 Texas Divorces 1968-2014 at Ancestry — index $

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

Pecos County Genealogy Resources Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Big Spring Texas FamilySearch Center
 * El Paso Texas 1st & 3rd FamilySearch Center
 * El Paso Texas FamilySearch Center
 * El Paso Texas Mount Franklin FamilySearch Center
 * Midland Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Mission Trail/Socorro Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Odessa Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Angelo Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library - an affiliate library
 * Midland Centennial Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Tom Green County Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Pecos County TXGenWeb
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.