Concho County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Concho County

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

County Courthouse
Concho County Courthouse 152 N. Roberts P. O. Box 98 Paint Rock, TX 76866-0098 Phone: 325-732-4322 County Clerk has birth records from 1800, marriage, probate and land records from 1879, burial records from 1883, death records from 1903, divorce and court records from 1907

County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 98 Paint Rock 76866 Phone: 325-732-4322

Parent County
1858--Concho County was created 1 February 1858 from Bexar County. The county was not organized until 1879. County seat: Paint Rock

Populated Places
Concho | Eden | Eola | Lightner | Lowake | Millersview | Paint Rock | Pasche | Vick

Neighboring Counties
Coleman •  McCulloch  •  Menard  •  Runnels  •  Schleicher  •  Tom Green

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Old Eden Cemetery - partial transcription -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Paint Rock Cemetery- partial transcription -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * FindAGrave - Concho County cemeteries

Census

 * 1880 Federal Tax images - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Tax images -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1910 Federal Tax images - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1920 Federal Tax Image - USGenWeb Archives Project

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989  — index and images

Local Histories

 * Concho County History: 1858-1958, 2 vols., 1959, by Hazie LeFevre.
 * Concho County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Concho County Bibliography - TXGenWeb

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 $
 * 1861 - 1865 Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * 1861 - 1865 https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1932425 Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers], 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Fort Concho Cemetery Removal -     USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Pension Applications USGenWeb Archives Project

Obituaries

 * Concho County Obituaries - TXGenWeb

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903 - 1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index) FamilySearch

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
 * Concho County Marriage Records - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas
 * 1837 - 1977Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Marriage Records 1879-1920, Concho County, 2002, published by the San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society, 74 pages including an index. Available from the San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society
 * 1966 - 2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890 - 1976 https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1320964 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. Few certificates are available prior to 1903
 * 1903 - 1973 Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index) FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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

 * Concho County Divorce Records - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1968-2010  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Web Sites

 * Concho County, TXGenWeb site
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Texas, Concho County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Texas, Concho County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)