Hudspeth County, Texas Genealogy

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



Description
The county was named for Claude Benton Hudspeth, a state senator and United States Representative from El Paso. The County is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hudspeth County Courthouse PO Drawer A Sierra Blanca, TX 79851 Phone. 915.369.2301

County Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1917 and land records from 1836

County and District Clerk

P.O. Drawer 58 Sierra Blanca 79851 Phone: 915-369-2301 Fax: 915-369-2361

Parent County
1917--Hudspeth County Court House was organized 16 February 1917 from El Paso County. The county was going to be called Darlington County, then Turney County, before it was finally named for state senator Claude Benton Hudspeth of El Paso.

County seat: Sierra Blanca

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Culberson •  El Paso  •  Jeff Davis  •  Otero County, New Mexico

African American

 * 1865-1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records(images) - FamilySearch
 * African American Griots ~ USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~ African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~ Access Genealogy
 * Texas Freedman's Bureau Records ~ Freedman's Bureau Online

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Sources


 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Census

 * 1850 Mortality Schedule more information at the Family Search Wiki ~ TXGenWeb
 * 1850 Slave Schedule ~ TXGenWeb United States Census Slave Schedules more information at the FamilySearch Wiki.
 * 1850 Census ~ TXGenWeb
 * 1850 United States Census
 * 1860 Census ~ TXGenWeb
 * 1860 United States Census
 * 1870 Census ~ TXGenWeb
 * 1870 United States Census
 * 1880 Census ~ TXGenWeb
 * 1880 United States Census
 * 1890 Census
 * 1900 Census ~ TXGenWeb
 * 1900 United States Census
 * 1910 Census
 * 1910 United States Census
 * 1920 Census
 * 1920 United States Census
 * 1930 Census
 * 1930 United States Census

Church

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

Land

 * Land Survey Abstracts ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Hudspeth County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Hudspeth County Landmarks ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

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

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

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 - US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 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
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ TXGenWeb

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * WWI Draft Registrations ~ TXGenWeb

World War II

 * WWII Veterans and Casualties ~ TXGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Hudspeth County Obituaries ~  TXGenWeb
 * 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
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903-1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Hudspeth County Baptism Records TXGenWeb

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2005 Texas Marriage Records 1966-2005 - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 - FamilySearch record collection.

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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 FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903. Also more information in Texas Death Records, 1890-1976 - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org - index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com - index and images $
 * 1903-2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964-1998 [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 - Hidden Ancestors.
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Railroad Depot Hudspeth County Museum 241 W El Paso St Sierra Blanca, Texas 79851 Telephone Number: 915-986-2407 website this museum also houses offices of the local historical society

Grace Grebing Public/School Library 110 N Main Dell City, TX 79837 Telephone Number: 915-964-2468

Fort Hancock Isd/Public Library 101 School Dr Fort Hancock, TX 79839 Telephone Number: 915-769-1600 Website

Family History Centers

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

Websites

 * Hudspeth County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hudspeth County ~ TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.