Borden County, Texas Genealogy

Guide to Borden 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 Gail Borden, Jr., businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, divorce and court records from 1891, land records from 1880 and probate records from 1894

County Clerk and District Clerk

P.O. Box 124 Gail 79738 Phone: 806-756-4312 Fax: 806-756-4408 Borden County Website

Parent County
1876--Borden County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District.
 * County seat: Gail

The county was named for Gail Borden Jr., newspaper publisher and founder of the Borden Company.

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
Dawson •  Garza  •  Howard  •  Lynn  •  Martin •  Mitchell  •  Scurry

Resources

 * Local Borden County Resources ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Border County Volunteer Look-ups ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb

African American

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

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989  — index and images

Local Histories

 * Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Historical Markers of Borden County ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * History of Borden County ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb

Maps

 * Borden County Map ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 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
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 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

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Confederate Pension Applications- Complete List of Borden County ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 1835-1836 Texas Muster Rolls, 1835-1836 (TXGenWeb Project)

World War I

 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Online Newspapers
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Obituaries of Borden County ~Partial Listing ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 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, Ancestry

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

Taxation

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840 - 1981  at FamilySearch.org — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1929 - 1949 Borden County Birth Records 1929-1949 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 1903 - 1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1997 (index only) - FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802 - 2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837 - 1973 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1977 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1837 - 1977 - Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966 - 1997 Borden County Marriage Records 1966-1997 - Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 1966 - 2005 Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005 Hidden Ancestors
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 (index) - FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964 - 1998 (no images) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964 - 1998 Borden County Death Records 1964-1998 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 1977 - 1986  at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1850 - 1930 USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930
 * 1968 - 1997 Borden County Divorce Records 1968-1997 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 1968 - 2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968 - 2010  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
County Historical Commission''' Box 23 Gail, TX 79738

County Historical Society''' Po Box 71 Gail, Texas 79738-0071

Society Hill Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

FamilySearch Centers

 * Abilene Texas Family History Center
 * Big Spring Texas Family History Center
 * Snyder Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
 * Cyndi's List - List of state and county resources