Crosby County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Crosby County

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

County Courthouse
Crosby County Courthouse PO Box 218 Crosbyton, TX 79322 Phone: 806.675.2334 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and court records from 1887 and land records from 1886; District Clerk has divorce records

Crosby County Courthouse History

History
The first permanent settler arrived in 1877.

Parent County
1876--Crosby County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seats: Estacado 1886-1890; Emma 1890-1910; Crosbyton 1910-present.

Three County Seats During History of County

Record Loss
1889--Crosby County Courthouse in Estacado caught fire on October 9, 1889 and destroyed the judges', treasurer's and county clerk's offices. The fire was contained and the courthouse was rebuilt.

Populated Places
Cone | Crosbyton | Kalgary | Lorenzo | Ralls

Neighboring Counties
Dickens •  Floyd •  Garza  •  Hale  •  Kent  •  Lubbock  •  Lynn  •  Motley

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Early Day Burials

 * Lost and Lonely Grave
 * Goat Head Hill Cemetery
 * Indian Burials
 * Military Graves
 * Historic Rock House Cemete

Early Cemeteries

 * Cone Cemetery
 * Emma Cemetery
 * Estacado Cemetery

City Cemeteries

 * Crosbyton Cemetery
 * Crosbyton Mt. Zion Cemetery
 * City of Lorenzo Cemetery
 * Lorenzo West Side Cemetery
 * Ralls Cemetery


 * Crosby County Cemeteries - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Crosby County Cemeteries - USGenWeb Tombstone Project
 * FindAGrave - transcriptions and photographs


 * Crosby County Alphabetical Obituary and Burial Index ]

Local Histories

 * A History of Crosby County 1876-1977, A collection of historical sketches and family histories composed by County Residents; compiled by the staff of the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum under the supervision and with the cooperation of the Crosby County Historical Commission, 1978. Read the book online at The Portal to Texas History.
 * Through the Years: A History of Crosby County, 1952, by Nellie Witt Spikes and Temple Ann Ellis.
 * Crosby County History Written in 1922 at historictexas.net
 * Book References

Maps



 * Crosby County Map
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenweb site

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Crosby County Military Records

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * 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 Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index) -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $


 * Crosby County Obituary and Burial Index can be found at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txcrosby/alpha.htm

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Crosby County Historical Society 101 Main Street Crosbyton 79322 website

Web Sites

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