Swisher County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  Swisher County

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

County Courthouse
Swisher County Courthouse Tulia, TX 79088 Phone: 806.995.3294 County Clerk has birth records from 1904, marriage, death and burial records from 1900, divorce records from 1905, probate and court records from 1890 and land records from 1888

Parent County
1876--Swisher County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Tulia

Populated Places
Happy | Kress | Tulia | Vigo Park

Neighboring Counties

 * Armstrong
 * Briscoe
 * Castro
 * Floyd
 * Hale
 * Randall

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Center Plains-Bagley Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives
 * Happy Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives
 * Kress Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives
 * Price Cemetery~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Providence Community Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives
 * Rose Hill Cemetery ~   USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Vigo Park Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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

Court

 * Court Docket 1890-1891 ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * 1926 Phone Directory ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1934 Phone Directory ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Tulia Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for 1921. Scroll down the page until you get to Tulia. There are several sheets to the map.
 * Swisher County Cadastral Survey Map 1879 Second 1879 map from the Portal to Texas History
 * Swisher County Cadastral Survey Map 1887 from the Portal to Texas History
 * Swisher County 1940 General Highway Map
 * Swisher County 1961 General Highway Map
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * WWI Veteran Records ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * WWII Veteran Records ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * Tulia Herald Newspaper Archives selected dates 1918-1962 online from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 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)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Taxation

 * 1925 Tulia Taxes ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1926 Tulia Taxes ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1927 Tulia Taxes ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1929 Tulia Taxes ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * 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.

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

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 FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors


 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

 * Swisher County Library 127 Sw 2nd St Tulia, TX 79088 Phone: (806) 995-3447
 * Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Swisher 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.