Hale County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hale County

County Courthouse
Hale County Courthouse 500 Broadway Plainview, TX 79072-8050 Phone: 806.291.5261 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1888 and probate records from 1889; District Clerk has divorce and court records

History
The first settlers arrived in March 1883.

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

Populated Places
Abernathy Cotton Center Edmonson Hale Center Hale City Petersburg Plainview Seth Ward

Neighboring Counties

 * Castro
 * Crosby
 * Floyd
 * Hockley
 * Lamb
 * Lubbock
 * Swisher

Cemeteries
Hale County Cemetery Records Database by the Hi-Plains Genealogical Society has 37,000+ records. About one-third refer maiden names to associated married names. It can be searched by name or date. Information includes name variations, birth, death, and marriage dates; spouse's and parents’ names; military service; funeral home, the name of the cemetery with location within the cemetery, notes and obituary.


 * 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
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

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

Land
Original Land Owners of Texas Hale County  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * 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
Abernathy Public Library 811 Avenue D Abernathy, TX 79311 Phone: (806) 298-4138 Website

Hale Center Public Library Inc 609 Main St Hale Center, TX 79041 Phone: (806) 839-2055

Petersburg Public Library 1614 Main St Petersburg, TX 79250 Phone: (806) 667-3657

Unger Memorial Library 825 Austin St Plainview, TX 79072 Phone: (806) 296-1148 Website

Family History Centers

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

4211 SW 2nd St Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States Phone: 806-293-1513 Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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

Web Sites

 * Hale County Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hale County~ 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.