Scurry County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  Scurry County

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

County Courthouse
Scurry County Courthouse 1806 25th Street Ste 300 Snyder, TX 79549 Phone: 325-573-5332 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, land and probate records from 1884, court records from 1909 and military records from 1918; District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

1806 25th St. Ste 300 Snyder 79549 Phone: 325-573-5332 Fax: 325-573-7396

District Clerk

1806 25th St. Ste 402 Snyder 79549 Phone: 325-573-5641 Fax: 325-573-1081

Parent County
1876--Scurry County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Snyder. The county was named for Confederate general William Read Scurry.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places

 * Snyder - County Seat
 * Arah - historical
 * Camp Springs
 * China Grove
 * Dermott
 * Dunn
 * Fluvanna
 * Hermleigh
 * Hudd
 * Inadale
 * Ira
 * Knapp
 * Pyron - historical
 * Union
 * Wheat - historical

Neighboring Counties
Borden •  Fisher  •  Garza  •  Howard  •  Kent  •  Mitchell  •  Nolan

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Scurry County Cemetery listings Scurry County TXGenWeb site.
 * Cemeteries of Texas, Scurry County page
 * Find-a-grave listings for Scurry County

Funeral Homes

 * Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home - 3101 College Ave. Snyder, Texas 79549; (325) 573-5454
 * Wright Colonial Funeral Home - 208 37th St. Snyder, Texas 79549; (325) 573-6200
 * Hillside Memorial Gardens - Colorado City Highway Snyder, Texas 79549; (325) 573-5251

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 $
 * Scurry County military information from TXGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Snyder Daily News
 * Abilene Reporter-News- often carries reports from Scurry County

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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


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

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

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

Societies and Libraries
Scurry County Gen. Society P.O. Box 195 Snyder 79549

Web Sites

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