Shackelford County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  Shackelford County

County Courthouse
Shackelford County; PO Box 247; Albany, TX 76430-0247; Ph. 915.762.2232 Details: (Co Clk has b rec from 1903, m &amp; land rec from 1874, d &amp; pro rec from 1875, ct rec from 1899 &amp; div rec)

History
The first permanent settler arrived in 1858 and Fort Griffin was established in 1867.

Parent County
1858--Shackelford County was created 1 February 1858 from Bosque County. County seat: Albany

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Shackelford County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Callahan
 * Eastland
 * Haskell
 * Jones
 * Stephens
 * Taylor
 * Throckmorton

Cemeteries

 * Albany Cemetery ~ transcription
 * Dennis Cemetery ~  transcription
 * Johnson Cemetery ~ transcription
 * Lueders Cemetery ~ transcription
 * Lynch Cemetery ~  transcription
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Local Histories

 * Shackelford County Historical Markers ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * 1895 Shackelford County Map ~ 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 TXGenWeb site,

Military

 * Shackelford County Confederate Pensioners ~  TXGenWeb
 * 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

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has digitized Abilene newspapers that may include residents from Shackelford County.
 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * The Albany Echo 1883 transcriptions ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Shackelford County Obituaries ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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 including interactive search function

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)

Vital Records

 * 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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Shackelford County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Shackelford County  ~  TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Hidden Ancestors Information on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.