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 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 325-732-4322  Call Send SMS Call from mobile <div class="skype_c2c_menu_add2skype">Add to Skype <div class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_info"><span class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_callcredit">You'll need Skype Credit <span class="skype_c2c_menu_toll_free">Free via Skype

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

 * 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 $
 * Fort Concho Cemetery Removal - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Pension Applications -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Obituaries

 * Concho County Obituaries - TXGenWeb

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Concho County Marriage Records - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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.
 * 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, 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 $

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 FamilySearch 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 [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

 * 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)