Roberts County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties R  Roberts County

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

County Courthouse
Roberts County Courthouse PO Box 477 Miami, TX 79059 Phone: 806.868.2341 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, divorce, probate, probate, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1889 and burial records from 1900

County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 477 Miami 79059 Phone: 806-868-2341

History
1876--The first Anglo-American arrived in 1876.

Parent County
1876--Roberts County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District.
 * County seat: Miami

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Carson •  Gray  •  Hansford  •  Hemphill  •  Hutchinson  •  Lipscomb  •  Ochiltree  •  Wheeler

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


 * Roberts County Cemeteries -  Roberts TXGenWeb

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Court

 * Texas Naturalization Records 1906-1989  ~  FamilySearch Record Collection

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Probate
Online Probate Records


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


 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Birth

 * 1840-1981 Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 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

 * 1890-1976 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * 1890-1976 Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1973 Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903-2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000  ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * 1964-1998 Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

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

Societies and Libraries
Roberts County Historical Commission Roberts County Museum Box 306, 120 East Commercial Street Miami, TX 79059 Telephone Number: 806-868-3291 Website

Websites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Roberts County -  TXGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - Roberts County


 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.