Winkler County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties W  Winkler County

Quick Dates
Winkler County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse
Winkler County Courthouse 110 Winkler Street Kermit, TX

History
The first post office was established at Hay Flat in 1908.

Parent County
1887--Winkler County was created 26 February 1887 from Tom Green County. County seat: Kermit

It was named for Confederate Col. Clinton M. Winkler

Populated Places
Kermit (named after Theodore Roosevelt's son)

Wink

Monahans (most in Ward County)

Neighboring Counties

 * Andrews
 * Ector
 * Lea County, New Mexico
 * Loving
 * Ward

Cemeteries
Winkler County TXGenWeb - List of Cemeteries in Winkler County along with transcriptions

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Google satellite map of Winkler County

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Winkler County TXGenWeb site.
 * USGenWeb Winkler County Archives
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.