Gaines County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Gaines County

Guide to Gaines County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Gaines County Courthouse P. O. Box 847 101 South Main Seminole, Texas 79360-4342 Phone: 915.758.4003 County Clerk has birth, death and court records from 1903, marriage and probate records from 1848 and land records from 1843

County Clerk - Vicki Phillips 101 South Main, Room 107 Seminole, Texas 79360 Phone: (432) 758-4003 FAX: (432) 758-1442

Gaines County Government Website

Details: (Co Clk has b, m, d, bur, pro &amp; ct rec from 1905 &amp; land rec)

Parent County
1876--Gaines County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Seminole

Populated Places
Ashmore | Bessie | Caput | Denver City (mostly in Yoakum County) | Higginbotham | Loop | Seagraves | Seminole | Wasson | White City

Neighboring Counties

 * Andrews
 * Dawson
 * Lea County, New Mexico
 * Martin
 * Terry
 * Yoakum

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Loop Cemetery, Loop, Texas
 * Seagraves Cemetery, Seagraves, Texas
 * Gaines County Memorial Cemetery, Seminole, Texas
 * Seminole Gaines County Cemetery (South), Seminole, Texas
 * Webb Cemetery

Churches

 * Ashmore Baptist Church - Loop
 * Loop Baptist Church - Loop
 * Loop Church of Christ - Loop
 * Apostolic Assembly - Seagraves
 * Church of Christ - Seagraves
 * Church of the Nazarene - Seagraves
 * First Assembly of God - Seagraves
 * First Baptist Church - Seagraves
 * First United Methodist Church - Seagraves
 * Mt. Olive Baptist Church - Seagraves
 * St. Paul's Catholic Church - Seagraves
 * Sendero Pathway Assembly of God - Seagraves
 * Temple Baptist Chruch - Seagraves
 * Templo Bautista Getsemani - Segraves
 * Agape Church - Seminole
 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Seminole
 * Family Harvest Church - Seminole
 * Fifth Street Church of Christ - Seminole
 * First Assembly of God - Seminole
 * First Baptist Church of Seminole - Seminole
 * First Methodist Church - Seminole
 * First Presbyterian Church - Seminole
 * First United Methodist Church - Seminole
 * German Church of God - Seminole
 * Gospel Mennonite Church - Seminole
 * Sommerfeld Mennonite Church - Seminole
 * South Seminole Baptist Church - Seminole
 * St. James Catholic Church - Seminole
 * West Side Church of Christ - Seminole

Funeral Homes

 * Boyer Funeral Home - Seminole
 * Connally Funeral Home - Seagraves
 * Head Family Funeral Home - Seagraves
 * Mark A. Jones Funeral Home - Seagraves
 * Ratliff Funeral Home - Seminole
 * Singleton Funeral Home - Seminole

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

Military
World War I Draft Registrations (A-L) - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site

World War I Draft Registrations (M-Z) - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site

World War II Enlistment Records - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site

Korean War Dead - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site

Newspapers
Seminole Sentinel

These newspapers are not in Gaines County but contain news about its residents:

The Brownfield News

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Vital Records

 * Gaines County Births 1905-1933 - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site
 * Gaines County Deaths 1910-1974 - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site
 * Gaines County Divorces 1968-1978 - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site
 * 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.

Societies and Libraries

 * Permian Basin Genealogical Society
 * Texas State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county