Hale County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The first settlers arrived in March 1883.

Parent County
1876--Hale County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Plainview

Neighboring Counties

 * Castro
 * Crosby
 * Floyd
 * Hockley
 * Lamb
 * Lubbock
 * Swisher

Cemeteries
Hale County Cemetery Records Database by the Hi-Plains Genealogical Society has 37,000+ records. About one-third refer maiden names to associated married names. It can be searched by name or date. Information includes name variations, birth, death, and marriage dates; spouse's and parents’ names; military service; funeral home, the name of the cemetery with location within the cemetery, notes and obituary.

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

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.

Web Sites

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county


 * Family History Library Catalog