Culberson County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The county was named for David B. Culberson, a lawyer and Confederate soldier in the American Civil War. The County is located in the west area of the state.

County Courthouse
Culberson County Courthouse County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, burial, land, probate military and court records from 1911 County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 158 Van Horn 79855 Phone: 432-283-2058

Culberson County has had three courthouses. The county offices were first located in the Clark Hotel, the only permanent structure in Van Horn when the county was created in 1911. This temporary courthouse served the county until 1912 when a grand two-story brick courthouse was erected. The brick courthouse was torn down in the 1960s after the opening of the 1964 courthouse.

Culberson County Courthouse P. O. Box 158 Van Horn, TX 79855 Culberson County Government Website

History
1882--The first settlers arrived in 1882.

Parent County
1911--Culberson County was created 10 March 1911 from El Paso County.
 * County seat: Van Horn

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Ghost Towns
Grisham Pumping Station | Levinson | Lobo | Old Christian Place | Ort | Pezuna del Caballo

Neighboring Counties
Eddy County, New Mexico •  Hudspeth  •  Jeff Davis  •  Otero County, New Mexico  •  Reeves

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

Church
Churches in Van Horn, Texas

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Assembly of God Church 605 La Caverna, P.O. Box 579 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2736
 * Church of Christ Maple Street, P.O. Box 26 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2163
 * First Baptist Church 2nd &amp; Houston, P.O. Box 777 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2010 website
 * First United Methodist Church 206 W. 4th, P.O. Box 67 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2181
 * Freeway Church of Christ 607 Desert, P.O. Box 25 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2925
 * Highway 54 Church of Christ Highway 54 &amp; 6th Street, P.O. Box 733 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-9016
 * Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church P.O. Box 398 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2042
 * Primera Iglesia Bautista W. 2nd &amp; Crockett, P.O. Box 1417 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2850
 * Seventh Day Adventist Church West Desert &amp; Elm Van Horn, TX 79855
 * FamilySearch Places

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989 — index and images

Local Histories

 * History of Van Horn and Culberson County, 1973, by Rosa Lee Wylie.
 * Culberson County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Historic Photographs of Culberson County from the Clark Hotel Museum and the Portal to Texas History.
 * Culberson County Pioneers from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site

Maps

 * 1881 El Paso County (shows the portion that later became Culberson County), from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site
 * 1900 El Paso County (shows the portion that later became Culberson County), from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry — index and images $

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry — index $

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * VanHorn Advocate Newspaper
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


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

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903 - 1935 (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 (index only) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802 - 2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1837 - 1965 — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1977 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1977  Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1911-1965 Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records at Ancestry.com — index & images ($)
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 with images - How to Use this Collection Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976.  Few certificates are available prior to 1903
 * 1903 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1964 - 1998 (no images) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1977 - 1986 — index - How to Use this Collection

Divorce

 * 1968 - 2010 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index $


 * 1900 1900 Census for Van Horn for Culberson County TXGenWeb site.
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Permian Historical Society Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * El Paso Texas 1st & 3rd FamilySearch Center
 * El Paso Texas Mount Franklin FamilySearch Center
 * Las Cruces New Mexico FamilySearch Center

Websites

 * Culberson County TXGenWeb site. History, vital records and other information.
 * Lobo, Texas website
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.