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Guide to Swisher County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for James G. Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Swisher County Courthouse Tulia, TX 79088 Phone: 806.995.3294 County Clerk has birth records from 1904, marriage, death and burial records from 1900, divorce records from 1905, probate and court records from 1890 and land records from 1888

 County and District Clerk 119 S. Maxwell Tulia 79088 Phone: 806-995-3294

Populated Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Sources
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries

Census Records

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas1850 - 1930


 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

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

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * Court Docket 1890-1891~USGenWeb Archives Project

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African American
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only

Local Histories

 * 1926 Phone Directory at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1934 Phone Directory at USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * 1879 Swisher County Cadastral Survey Map 1879Second 1879 map from the Portal to Texas History
 * 1887 Swisher County Cadastral Survey Map 1887 from the Portal to Texas History
 * 1921 Tulia Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for 1921. Scroll down the page until you get to Tulia. There are several sheets to the map.
 * 1940 Swisher County 1940 General Highway Map
 * 1961 Swisher County 1961 General Highway Map
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

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

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry — index ($)

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * WWI Veteran Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

 World War II
 * WWII Veteran Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Newspapers

 * Tulia Herald Newspaper Archives selected dates 1918-1962 online from the Portal to Texas History.
 * w3newspapers-Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink-Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times - Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project - Texas
 * Obituary Daily Times - Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function at Ancestry ($).

County Records

 * 1879-2012 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at Ancestry ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images
 * 1925 Tulia Taxes at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1926 Tulia Taxes at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1927 Tulia Taxes at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1929 Tulia Taxes at USGenWeb Archives Project

Birth

 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage — index ($)

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 — index ($)
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1966-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index

FamilySearch Centers

 * Amarillo Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Borger Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Childress Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Clovis New Mexico FamilySearch Center
 * Lubbock Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Pampa Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Amarillo Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Swisher County Library 127 Sw 2nd St Tulia, TX 79088 Phone: 806-995-3447 Website

Websites

 * Swisher TX GenWeb part of TXGenWeb
 * Swisher USGWArchives part of USGWArchives Texas Counties
 * Frontier Times Magazine
 * Historic Texas
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.