Gray County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Gray County

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

County Courthouse
Gray County Courthouse 200 N Russell Street PO Box 1902; Pampa, TX 79066; Phone 806.669.8004

County Clerk has birth records from 1903, marriage, death, probate, death, probate and court records from 1902, burial records from 1930, land records from 1887 and military discharge records from 1919; District Clk has divorce records

Gray County has had two courthouses. The first one, built in 1902, in Lefors, was used as a private residence after Pampa became the county seat in 1928. The current Gray County courthouse, a four-story Texas Renaissance style building, was built in 1928. It was restored in 2003 and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. A courthouse annex was built in 1959. It was destroyed by tornado in 1970 and rebuilt.

Parent County
Gray County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. The county was organized in 1902 with Lefors as the county seat. In 1928, the county seat was moved to Pampa. 

Record Loss
1970--Gray County Courthouse Annex destroyed by tornado.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Alanreed | Lefors | McLean | Pampa

Neighboring Counties
Armstrong • Carson • Collingsworth • Donley • Hemphill • Hutchinson • Roberts • Wheeler

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

Local Histories

 * Gray County Bicentennial Observance, 1776–1976: Souvenir Program
 * For the Reason We Climb Mountains - Gray County, 1902–1982, 1982 by Elleta Nolte.
 * Gray County Heritage, 1985, by Gray County History Book Committee.
 * Gray County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. 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 $

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

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

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 FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * 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 Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Pampa Genealogical and Historical Society 430 North Summer Street Pampa, TX 79065 Pampa Genealogical and Historical Society

Gray County Genealogical Society Harley Madison 2735 Cherokee Pampa, TX 79065 806-669-6294 Harley Madison

Family History Centers

 * Pampa Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

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