Lubbock County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties L  Lubbock County

County Courthouse
Lubbock County; PO Box 10536; Lubbock, TX 79408; Ph. 806.775.1054 Details: (Attached to Crosby Co at one time) (Co Clk has b &amp; d rec from 1903, m rec from 1891, pro &amp; ct rec from 1904 &amp; land rec)

History
At one time this county was attached to Crosby County for judicial purposes. The first permanent settlers arrived in 1879.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Crosby
 * Floyd
 * Garza
 * Hale
 * Hockley
 * Lamb
 * Lynn
 * Terry

Cemeteries

 * Lubbock Cemetery Index ~  TXGenWeb
 * Englewood 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.

Census
1880 Federal Census Index ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project

1900 Federal Census Index ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Land
Original Land Owners of Texas ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Lubbock County History ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications Index ~  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

Newspapers

 * 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)

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 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 Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Lubbock Public Library 1306 9th St Lubbock, TX 79401 Phone: (806) 775-2824 Website

Idalou Community Library 210 Main St Idalou, TX 79329 Phone: (806) 892-2114

Slaton City Library 200 W Lynn St Slaton, TX 79364 Phone: (806) 828-2008

City Of Wolfforth Library 508 E Hwy 62/82 Wolfforth, TX 79382 Phone: (806) 866-9280 Website

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lubbock Texas Family History Center

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Lubbock County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Lubbock County Texas ~  TXGenWeb
 * 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.