Hudspeth County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hudspeth County

County Courthouse
Hudspeth County; PO Drawer A; Sierra Blanca, TX 79851; Ph. 915.369.2301 Details: (Co Clk has b, m, d, div, pro, &amp; ct rec from 1917 &amp; land rec from 1836)

Parent County
1917--Hudspeth County was organized 16 February 1917 from El Paso County. The county was going to be called Darlington County, then Turney County, before it was finally named for state senator Claude Benton Hudspeth of El Paso.

County seat: Sierra Blanca

Populated Places
Allamoore | Dell City | Fort Hancock | Salt Flat | Sierra Blanca

Neighboring Counties

 * Culberson
 * El Paso
 * Jeff Davis
 * Otero County, New Mexico

African American

 * Texas African American Griots ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas ~  African Ancestored Genealogy
 * Texas African American Genealogy ~  Access Genealogy
 * Texas Freedman's Bureau Records ~  Freedman's Bureau Online

Cemeteries

 * Hudspeth County Cemeteries ~  TXGenWeb
 * 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
 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Census

 * 1850 Mortality Schedule more information at the Family Search Wiki ~  TXGenWeb
 * 1850 Slave Schedule ~  TXGenWeb United States Census Slave Schedules more information at the FamilySearch Wiki.
 * 1850 Census ~ TXGenWeb
 * United States Census 1850
 * 1860 Census ~  TXGenWeb
 * United States Census 1860
 * 1870 Census ~  TXGenWeb
 * United States Census 1870
 * 1880 Census ~  TXGenWeb
 * United States Census 1880
 * [1890 Census
 * 1900 Census ~ TXGenWeb
 * United States Census 1900
 * 1910 Census
 * United States Census 1910
 * 1920 Census
 * United States Census 1920
 * 1930 Census
 * United States Census 1930

Church

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

Land
Land Survey Abstracts ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Hudspeth County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Hudspeth County Landmarks ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * 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

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~  TXGenWeb
 * WWI Draft Registrations ~ TXGenWeb
 * WWII Veterans and Casualties ~  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

 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Hudspeth County Obituaries ~  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 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. Also more information in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical 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. Also more information in Texas Death Records, 1890-1976 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors. Also more information in Texas, Marriage Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930
 * Hudspeth County Baptism Records ~  TXGenWeb

Societies and Libraries
Grace Grebing Public/School Library 110 N Main Dell City, TX 79837 Phone: (915) 964-2468

Fort Hancock Isd/Public Library 101 School Dr Fort Hancock, TX 79839 Phone: (915) 769-1600

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Website

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

Web Sites

 * Hudspeth County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Hudspeth 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.