Winkler County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties W  Winkler County

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

Quick Dates
Winkler County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse
Winkler County Courthouse PO Box 1007 Kermit, TX 79745-4236 Phone: 915.586.3401 County Clerk has birth records from 1919, death and probate records from 1912, mariage and court records from 1911 and land  records from 1887; District Clerk has divorce records

History
The first post office was established at Hay Flat in 1908.

Parent County
1887--Winkler County was created 26 February 1887 from Tom Green County. County seat: Kermit

It was named for Confederate Col. Clinton M. Winkler

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
Kermit (named after Theodore Roosevelt's son)

Wink

Monahans (most in Ward County)

Neighboring Counties

 * Andrews
 * Ector
 * Lea County, New Mexico
 * Loving
 * Ward

African American

 * 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

 * Winkler County TXGenWeb - List of Cemeteries in Winkler County along with transcriptions
 * Kermit Cemetery – Transcription with grave locations. USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Winkler County, Texas Cemeteries

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * Google satellite map of Winkler County

Military

 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Probate

 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966-2005 (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -   Hidden Ancestors

Web Sites

 * Winkler County TXGenWeb site.
 * USGenWeb Winkler County Archives
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.