El Paso County, Texas Genealogy

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History
El Paso County is located in the far south western corner of Texas where the states of New Mexico and Texas, and the country of Mexico meet.

El Paso is presently its largest city. Across the Rio Grande is Chihuahua's largest city, Ciudad Juarez. Today it is a major international port of entry, and from its earliest days has been a significant customs and immigrations checkpoint between the United States and Mexico.

Parent County
1850--El Paso County was created 3 January 1850 from Bexar Land District.

County seats San Elizario, 1850-1866, Ysleta, 1866-1868, San Elizario, 1868-1873, Ysleta, 1873-1883, El Paso, 1883-present  

Boundary Changes
1912 - Culberson County created from eastern portion of El Paso County.

1917 - Hudspeth County created from eastern portion of El Paso County.

Populated Places
Anthony | Clint | El Paso | Fabens | Horizon City | Socorro | Vinton

Neighboring Counties

 * Dona Ana County, New Mexico
 * Hudspeth
 * Otero County, New Mexico

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * El Paso
 * El Paso Dist
 * Emery

Local Histories

 * The City and county of El Paso, Texas : containing useful and reliable information concerning the future great metropolis of the Southwest ... 1886, El Paso Bureau of Information. Digital book online from archive.org.
 * The Land Where We Live: El Paso del Norte, 1973, by Conrey Bryson.
 * Pass of the North: Four Centuries on the Rio Grande, 2 vols., 1968, 1980, by Charles Leland Sonnichsen.
 * El Paso: A Borderlands History, 1990, by W. H. Timmons.
 * Souvenir of the city of El Paso, Texas. Photo-gravures. Digital book online at archive.org.
 * San Elizario, 1973, by Eugene O. Porter.
 * The El Paso Salt War, 1877, published in 1957 by Charles Leland Sonnichsen. Digital book on line at archive.org.
 * Forty years at El Paso, 1858-1898; recollections of war, politics, adventure, events, narratives, sketches, etc., 1901by W. W. Mills Digital book online at The Portal to Texas History.
 * El Paso County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * El Paso County 1881 from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site
 * El Paso 1886 Panorama Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * El Paso County 1900 from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site
 * El Paso Quadrangle 1908 Shows contour lines, elevations, rivers, creeks, towns, cities, roads, buildings, schools, and railroads. Covers part of El Paso County.
 * El Paso 1920 Automobile Blue Book Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * El Paso - Fort Bliss Main Post Historic District, 1891-1939 from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * El Paso County General Highway Map 1940
 * El Paso General Highway Map 1940 shows detail of the City of El Paso and vicinity.
 * El Paso County General Highway Map 1961
 * Texas, West Portion Asher and Adams Map from the David Rumsey Map Collection.
 * Best Route for the Movements of Troops from San Antonio to El Paso, Texas 1865 from the A.R. Roessler Collection, Texas State Archives.
 * Texas and Part of New Mexico 1856 from the David Rumsey Map Collection.

Newspapers

 * El Paso Herald, selected issues on line 1910-1914 from the Portal to Texas History.

Vital Records

 * 1860 Census - El Paso County: Census images online at archive.org, 1860 Census transcription from the El Paso County TXGenWeb site.
 * 1870 Census - El Paso County: Census images online at archive.org. Census images online at the TXGenWeb site.
 * 1880 Census - El Paso County: Census images online at the TXGenWeb site.


 * El Paso County Death Records Search from EPCounty.com, the official county government website.
 * El Paso County Birth Records Search from EPCounty.com, the official county government website.
 * El Paso County Marriage Records Search from EPCounty.com, the official county government website
 * 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

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.