Hutchinson County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hutchinson County

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

County Courthouse
Hutchinson County Courthouse County Clerk, Jan Barnes 500 Main P.O. Box 1186 Stinnett, Texas 79083-0580 Phone.806.878.4002

County Clerk has marriage, probate, court; and land records from 1901, birth records from 1876 and death records; District Clerk has divorce Hutchinson County has had two county seats Plemons, 1901-1926, and Stinnett, 1926-presentvorce records

County Clerk

P.O. 1186 Stinnett 79083 Phone: 806-878-4002

District Clerk

P.O. Box 580 Stinnett 79083 Phone: 806-878-4017

Parent County
1876--Hutchinson County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District.
 * County seat: Stinnett

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Borger | Dial | Fritch (partly in Moore County) | Phillips | Pringle | Sanford | Stinnett

Neighboring Counties
Carson •  Gray  •  Hansford  •  Moore  •  Ochiltree  •  Potter  •  Roberts  •  Sherman

Local Histories

 * 1876-1980 History of Hutchinson County, Texas: 104 years, 1876-1980, by the Hutchinson County Historical Commission, history book featuring local history, photographs, illustrations, and biographies. Read the book on line at The Portal to Texas History.
 * Memory Cups of Panhandle Pioneers,1945, by Millie Jones Porter.
 * The Texas Panhandle Frontier, 1973 by Frederick W. Rathjen.
 * 1876-1887 Cowman's Country: Fifty Frontier Ranches in the Texas Panhandle, 1876–1887, 1981, by Pauline D. and R. L. Robertson.

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

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

Mexican-American War

 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


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

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com - index and images $
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964-1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org - index

Divorce

 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Hutchinson County Genealogical Society Lynn Hopkins, County Museum 618 N Main Borger, Texas 79007 Telephone Number: 806 273-0130 Website

Hutchinson County Genealogical Society 625 Westherly St. Borger 79007 Website

Family History Centers

 * Borger Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.