Childress County, Texas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
When Childress County was formed, an election in April 1887 named Childress City the county seat. Three months later in July 1887, a second election moved the county seat to Henry, a railroad town. The town's name was changed to Childress.

Childress County has had four courthouses. The first courthouse was built in 1887; it was a long narrow one story wooden building. In 1890 construction began on a three story brick courthouse with a bell tower. When the building was less than one year old in Oct 1891, it was destroyed by fire. Construction was started in late 1891 on the third courthouse, using the plans from the second courthouse. The current courthouse was built in 1939.

Childress County Courthouse County Clerk - Zona Prince 100 Avenue E NW Courthouse Box 4 Childress, Texas 79201 Childress County Government Website

Parent County
1876--Childress County was created 21 May 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Childress

The county was named for George C. Childress, (1804-1841), lawyer, statesman, and author of the Texas Declaration of Independence, son of John Campbell and Elizabeth (Robertson) Childress, was born on January 8, 1804, at Nashville, Tennessee.

Record Loss
1891--Childress County Courthouse destroyed by fire on October 21, 1891. All records were lost.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: Childress | Carey | Kirkland | Loco | Tell

Towns and Communities from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.

Neighboring Counties

 * Collingsworth
 * Cottle
 * Hall
 * Hardeman
 * Harmon County, Oklahoma

Local Histories

 * The Childress County Story, 1971
 * Childress County History from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
 * Childress County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Childress County Heritage Museum 210 3rd Street, N.W. Childress, TX 79201 817-937-2261 information facebook page
 * Childress Public Library 117 Avenue B, NE Childress, Texas 79201 940-937-8421 website

Web Sites

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.