Martin County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Martin County

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

County Courthouse
Martin County Courthouse PO Box 906 Stanton, TX 79782 Phone: 915.756.3412 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1910, marriage, court, divorce and probate records from 1885 and land records

History
The first settlers arrived in 1881.

Parent County
1876--Martin County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Stanton

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Andrews • Borden • Dawson • Gaines • Glasscock • Howard • Midland

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Martin County Cemeteries from the Texas Tombstone Project
 * Martin County Cemeteries from the TXGenWeb site
 * Martin County Cemeteries from Cemeteries-of-Texas
 * Martin County Cemeteries Maps, transcriptions and more

Local Histories

 * Martin County: The First Thirty Years by Pat W. Hull and Fay E. Smithson (Hereford, Texas: Pioneer, 1970)
 * Martin County, Texas by the Martin County Historical Commission (Dallas: Taylor, 1979)
 * Martin County History from the Handbook of Texas Online

Maps



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

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


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

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * 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.
 * Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas,
 * Death Index, 1964-1998 (Family Search Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

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

Web Sites

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