Hansford County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hansford County

County Courthouse
Hansford County Courthouse PO Box 397 Spearman, TX 79081-3499 Phone: 806.659.4110 County Clerk has land records from 1875, birth, marriage, death, divorce, proabte and court records from 1900

History
The first permanent settlement was established around 1874.

Parent County
1876--Hansford County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Spearman

Neighboring Counties

 * &lt;a href="Hutchinson County, Texas"&gt;Hutchinson&lt;/a&gt;
 * &lt;a href="Moore County, Texas"&gt;Moore&lt;/a&gt;
 * &lt;a href="Ochiltree County, Texas"&gt;Ochiltree&lt;/a&gt;
 * &lt;a href="Roberts County, Texas"&gt;Roberts&lt;/a&gt;
 * &lt;a href="Sherman County, Texas"&gt;Sherman&lt;/a&gt;
 * &lt;a href="Texas County, Oklahoma"&gt;Texas County, Oklahoma&lt;/a&gt;

Maps
&lt;a href="http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/txmap.htm"&gt;Texas Counties Map&lt;/a&gt;. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Vital Records

 * &lt;a href="https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1375599"&gt;Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a _fcknotitle="true" href="Texas Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)"&gt;Texas Death Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)&lt;/a&gt; Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * &lt;a href="https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1320964"&gt;Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images&lt;/a&gt;] 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

 * &lt;a _fcknotitle="true" href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers"&gt;Introduction to LDS Family History Centers&lt;/a&gt;

Web Sites

 * &lt;a href="http://txgenweb.org/"&gt;TXGenWeb project&lt;/a&gt;. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county


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