Taylor County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Taylor County

County Courthouse
Taylor County has had two county seats: Buffalo Gap 1878-1883 and Abilene 1883-present.

Taylor County Courthouse Clerk's Office Larry G. Bevill - County Clerk 300 Oak Street, Suite 100 Abilene, TX 79602 Phone: 325-674-1202 Clerk's Office Website

Parent County
1858--Taylor County was created 1 February 1858 from Bexar and Travis Counties. County seat: Abilene

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Taylor County boundary changes.

Populated Places
Abilene | Buffalo Gap | Caps | Potosi | Hamby | Happy Valley | Lawn | Merkel | Ovalo | Potosi | Trent | Tuscola | Tye | View | Wylie

Neighboring Counties

 * Callahan
 * Coleman
 * Fisher
 * Jones
 * Nolan
 * Runnels
 * Shackelford

Cemeteries

 * Abilene City Cemetery (City of Abilene Cemetery, Municipal Cemetery) Cemetery Database. Also includes: I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Masonic Cemetery, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cedar Hill Flats Cemetery. Search by space or occupant.
 * Taylor County Cemeteries ~  TXGenWeb
 * 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.

Church

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

Local Histories

 * A History of Rural Taylor County, 1980, by Juanita Daniel Zachry.
 * Taylor County Timeline ~  TXGenWeb
 * Taylor County, Texas History from the Handbook of Texas Online
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Abilene 1883 Panoramic Map from the Amon Carter Museum.
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Military

 * Taylor County CSA Pensions ~  TXGenWeb
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors ~  TXGenWeb
 * Confederate Indigent Families List ~ TXGenWeb
 * Terrys Texas Rangers, 8th Texas Calvary~ 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

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has Abilene newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Taylor County.
 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Abilene Reporter News
 * The Merkel Mail 912 North 1st Street Merkel, TX 79536 Phone: 325-928-5712
 * The Buffalo Gap RoundUp
 * 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
Abilene Public Library 202 Cedar St Abilene, TX 79601 Phone: (325) 676-6328 Website

Merkel Public Library 100 Kent St Merkel, TX 79536 Phone: (325) 928-5054

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Abilene Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Taylor County ~  TXGenWeb
 * Taylor County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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.