Oldham County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties N,O  Oldham County

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

County Courthouse
Oldham County Courthouse PO Box 469 Vega, TX 79092-0469 Phone: 806.267.2667 County Clerk has birth records from 1917, death records from 1918, marriage, divorce records from 1881, burial and probate records from 1887, court records  from 1911 and land records from 1878

The town of Tascosa was chosen as the county seat when Oldham County was organized in 1880. The county's first courthouse, a two story brick building, was built in 1884. In 1915, the county seat was moved to Vega and a second courthouse built. Although remodelled, the 1915 courthouse is in use today. The 1884 courthouse in Tascosa now serves as the Julian Bivins Museum.

Oldham County Government Website

Parent County
1876--Oldham County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District, but was not organized until 1880. County seat: Vega

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

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

Neighboring Counties

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

African American

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

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Boothill Cemetery from Cemeteries-of-tx.com
 * Cal Farley's Boys Ranch Cemetery ~  findagrave
 * Memorial Park Cemetery ~  findagrave
 * Palo Duro Wildorado ~  findagrave
 * Romero Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives
 * St. Stephens Episcopal Cemetery ~ findagrave
 * Tascosa Cemetery ~  findagrave
 * Wimberly Cemetery ~ findagrave
 * 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.

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

 * Oldham County, 1981, by the Oldham County Historical Commission.
 * Maverick Town: The Story of Old Tascosa, 1946; enlarged ed. 1968, by John L. McCarty.
 * Oldham County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * 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 ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * 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
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

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)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth

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

Marriage

 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas. 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death

 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] -  FamilySearch  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, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Divorce

 * 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 site
 * 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.