Oldham County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1876--Oldham County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Vega

Populated Places
Adrian | Boise | Boys Ranch | Tascosa | Vega | Wildorado

Neighboring Counties

 * Deaf Smith
 * Hartley
 * Moore
 * Potter
 * Quay County, New Mexico
 * Randall

African American

 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

 * Boothill Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Cal Farley's Boys Ranch Cemetery ~  TXGenWeb
 * Memorial Park Cemetery ~  TXGenWeb
 * Palo Duro Wildorado ~  TXGenWeb
 * Romero Cemetery ~  TXGenWeb
 * St. Stephens Episcopal Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Tascosa Cemetery ~  TXGenWeb
 * Wimberly Cemetery ~ TXGenWeb
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.
 * Oldham County Texas Cemeteries Oldham County TXGenWeb

Census

 * 1910 Census ~  TXGenWeb
 * 1920 Census ~  TXGenWeb
 * 1930 Census ~  TXGenWeb

Church

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

Land

 * Texas Land Grant Search Texas General Land Office
 * Original Land Owners of Oldham County USGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Texas Historic Sites Atlas Texas Historic Commission
 * Portal To Texas History

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

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Index to Military Roles for the Republic of Texas ~  TSHA
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
 * 1890 Veterans Schedule ~  TXGenWeb
 * Oldham County Military Oldham County TXGenWeb
 * Confederate Military Pension Applications USGenWeb Archives
 * Oldham County WW 1 Draft Applicants USGenWeb Archives
 * 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

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

 * Oldham 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

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

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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Oldham County Public Library 914 Main Vega, TX 79092 Phone: (806) 267-2635 Website

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

Web Sites

 * Oldham County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Oldham County ~  TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * Oldham County TXGenWeb