Concho County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Concho County

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

County Courthouse
Concho County Courthouse PO Box 98 Paint Rock, TX 76866-0098 Phone: 915.732.4322 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

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

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

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.

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Military

 * Fort Concho Cemetery Removal - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Pension Applications -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Obituaries
Concho County Obituaries - TXGenWeb

Vital Records

 * 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
 * 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
 * Concho County Marriage Records - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Concho County Divorce Records - USGenWeb Archives Project

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Texas, Concho County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)