Wheeler County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties W  Wheeler County

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

County Courthouse
Wheeler County Courthouse PO Box 465 Wheeler, TX 79096-0465 Phone: 806.826.5544 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1906, marriage, probate, court and land records from 1879; District Clerk has divorce records

History
Wheeler County was the first to be organized in the Panhandle area, and 14 other counties were attached to it for judicial purposes until 1881. Sweetwater was established in 1876 as a trading post.

Parent County
1876--Wheeler County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar. County seat: Wheeler

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Neighboring Counties

 * Beckham County, Oklahoma
 * Collingsworth
 * Donley
 * Gray
 * Hemphill
 * Roberts
 * Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

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




 * Wheeler County Cemeteries -  Wheeler County TXGenWeb
 * Wheeler County Cemeteries -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Church

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

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps

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

Military

 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Military Resources ~ 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

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * 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 Index, 1903-2000  ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Index 1968-2010  ~  FamilySearch records

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Wheeler County - TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Project