Baylor County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Baylor County

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

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County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1879, divorce records from 1881, probate and court records from 1880

History

 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Early Photos and drawing of Baylor County, Texas ~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * History of Baylor County, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

Parent County
1858--Baylor County was created 1 February 1858 from Fannin Land District. County seat: Seymour

The county was named for Henry W. Baylor, a doctor serving with the Texas Rangers.

Populated Places
County Seat: | |

Cities and Towns:

Round Timber- Established 1874, Population in 2000 was 2. 

Seaborn - A post office operated at Seaborn from January 1907 to September 1910 before changing its name to Westover. 

Westover - Created in 1910 when the name of the town of Seaborn was changed to Westover.

Neighboring Counties

 * Archer
 * Foard
 * Haskell
 * Knox
 * Throckmorton
 * Wichita
 * Wilbarger
 * Young

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Woodmen Cemetery ~Complete Transcription of Woodmen Cemetery~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * Martin County Cemeteries maps, transcriptions and information
 * 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

 * Baylor Banner transcriptions by Dianna Bryan Quinn, 1902-1920 ~ Hosted by Ancestry.com
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Early Photos and drawing of Baylor County, Texas ~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * History of Bayor County, Texas ~ Texas State Historical Association
 * History of Baylor County from cityofseymour.org

Maps
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

 * 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
 * Baylor County Veterans &amp; Memorials ~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb

Obituaries

 * 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)

Vital Records

 * Baylor County Marriages 1879 - 1920 ~ Complete List ~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * 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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

 * Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * Baylor County Free Library 101 S. Washington St. Seymour, Texas 76380 940-889-2007


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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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 ~ Texas
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas