Terrell County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Terrell 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 Alexander W. Terrell, a Texas state senator. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Terrell County has had only one courthouse, built-in 1906. The courthouse was remodeled into a modern style building in 1939.

Terrell County Courthouse 105 East Hackberry Sanderson, TX 79848 (432)345-2421 Terrell County Government Website

Terrell County Courthouse PO Drawer 410 Sanderson, Texas 79848-0410 Phone: 915.345.2391 County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records

County and District Clerk

P.O. Drawer 410 Sanderson 79848 Phone: 432-345-2391 Fax: 915-345-2653

Parent County
1905--Terrell County was created 8 April 1905 from Pecos County.
 * County seat: Sanderson

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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:

Neighboring Counties
Brewster •  Crockett  •  Pecos  •  Val Verde

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 - FamilySearch (images) - How to Use this Collection
 * TX African American Griots Project ~ USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~ African Ancestored Genealogy

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and pictures.

Census

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * Terrell County, Texas, 1978 by the Terrell County Heritage Commission.
 * Terrell County History from The Handbook of Texas Online

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb 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

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * w3newspapers -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Terrell County Obituaries ~  USGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~  Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

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 $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

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 - FamilySearch (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 - FamilySearch (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 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 - FamilySearch with images - How to Use this Collection 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.
 * 1903 - 2000 - FamilySearch (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 United States World War II Draft Records Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies and Libraries
Terrell County Historical Commission PO Drawer 7 Sanderson, TX 79848 Website

Terrell County Public Library 108 Hackberry Sanderson, TX 79848 Telephone Number: 432-345-2294 Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Del Rio Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Hondo Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas East FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas FamilySearch Center
 * San Antonio Texas North FamilySearch Center
 * Stone Oak Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Uvalde Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Lakehills Area Library - an affiliate library
 * New Braunfels Public LIbrary - an affiliate library
 * Patrick Heath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society - an affiliate library
 * Westbank Community Library District - Laura Bush Community - an affiliate library
 * Westbank Community Library District - Westbank - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Terrell County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Terrell County TX ~  TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.