Howard County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Howard County

County Courthouse
Howard County Courthouse 300 main Street PO Box 1468 Big Springs, TX 79721; Phone. 915.264.2213 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1882, probate records from 1884 and land records; District Clerk has divorce and court records from 1883

History
The first settlers arrived in 1870.

Parent County
1876--Howard County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Big Spring

Neighboring Counties

 * Borden
 * Dawson
 * Glasscock
 * Martin
 * Mitchell
 * Scurry
 * Sterling

Cemeteries

 * Mount Olive Cemetery
 * Coahoma Cemetery
 * Salem Cemetery
 * Trinity Memorial Park
 * Vealmoor Cemetery
 * Vincent Cemetery


 * 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
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Census

 * 1880 Howard County Census
 * 1900 Federal Census Index
 * 1920 Federal Census

Church

 * Howard County Churches ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Land
Land Survey Abstracts ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Howard County Family Group Sheets ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * 1914 Map ~  TXGenWeb
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * Howard County Military ~ TXGenWeb
 * 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

 * 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
Howard County Library 500 S Main St Big Spring, TX 79720 Phone: (432) 264-2260 Website

Masonic Lodges ~   TXGenWeb

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Big Spring Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Howard County Archives ~  TXGenWeb
 * Howard 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.