Floyd County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Floyd 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 Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died on his 32nd birthday, March 6, 1836, defending the Alamo. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Floyd County Courthouse 100 S Main Street PO Box 476 Floydada, TX 79235 Phone: 806.983.4900

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate and court records from 1903 and land records from 1876; District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

100 Main St. Rm. 101 Floydada 79235 Phone: 806-983-4900

District Clerk

105 South Main Street, Room 207 Floydada, TX 79235 Phone: 806-983-4923 Fax: 806-983-4938

Floyd County has had three courthouses. The first, built in 1892 was a 48'x48' frame structure. The second courthouse, a brick building with a bell tower and clock, was built in 1911, and was torn down after the opening of the present courthouse.

History
1884--The first permanent settlers arrived in 1884.

Parent County
1876--Floyd County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. Until 1890, when Floyd County was organized, the county was attached to Donley County for administration purposes.

County seat: Originally, Floyd City. The town's name was changed in 1892 to Floydada

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
Briscoe •  Crosby  •  Dickens  •  Hale  •  Lubbock  •  Motley  •  Swisher

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 (images) - How to Use this Collection

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Census

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project Texas

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

Local Histories

 * 1876-1979 History of Floyd County, 1876-1979, 1979, by Floyd County Historical Museum. Digital Book online from the Portal to Texas History.
 * 1947 Early History of Floyd County, 1947, by Claude V. Hall
 * Floyd County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click 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 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * Floyd County Confederate Pension Application Index from the USGenWeb archives.

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * The Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon 111 E. Missouri Floydada, TX 79325 website
 * 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

 * 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 Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800–1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800–2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

Taxation

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

Births
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1926-1934 Floyd County Births
 * 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

Marriages
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry.com — 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 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2003 Floyd County Marriages
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Deaths
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 with images - How to Use this Collection 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.
 * 1903 - 1973 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1914-1999 Floyd County Deaths from the Floyd County TXGenWeb site
 * 1964-1984 Floyd County Deaths
 * 1964 - 1998 (no images) - How to Use this Collection 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
 * 1968-2003 Floyd County Divorces
 * 1968-2010 — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Floyd County Library 111 S Wall St Floydada, TX 79235 Telephone Number: 806-983-4922 Website

Lockney Branch Library 118 N. Main Lockney, TX 79241 Telephone Number: 806-652-3561‎ Website

Floyd County Historical Museum Mary Lou Bollman Genealogy Center 105 E. Missouri St., Floydada, TX 79241 Telephone Number: 806-983-2415 website

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Amarillo Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Childress Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Clovis New Mexico FamilySearch Center
 * Lubbock Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Amarillo Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Floyd County Old Photos
 * Floydada Chamber of Commerce
 * 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.