Dallam County, Texas Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Dallam County Courthouse PO Box 1352 Dalhart, TX 79022 Phone. 806.249.4751 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage and court records from 1891, divorce records from 1892, probate records from 1900 and land records from 1876 County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 1352 Dalhart, Texas 79022 Phone: 806-244-4751

Texline was named the county seat when Dallam County was organized in 1891. Ten years later the railroad came, and a new town, Dalhart, sprang up at the railroad crossing. In 1903, Dalhart became the county seat. Dallam County's first courthouse was built in 1891 in Texline. A second courthouse was built in Dalhart in 1903. The county's current courthouse, shown at right, was built in 1923. Dallam County Courthouse County &amp;

District Clerk P.O. Box 1352 Dalhart, Tx. 79022 (806) 244-4751

Dallam County Government Website

Parent County
1876--Dallam County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District, but was not organized until 1891.
 * County seat: Dalhart

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Neighboring Counties
Cimarron County, Oklahoma •  Hartley  •  Moore  •  Sherman  •  Union County, New Mexico

African American

 * 1865-1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records (images) - FamilySearch

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

Church

 * Dalhart Churches - TXGenWeb

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989 — index and images

Local Histories

 * The Book of Years: A History of Dallam and Hartley Counties, 1969, by Lillie Mae Hunter.
 * Hartley County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map.Texas Genweb site

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 - Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Mexican-American War

 * 1845-1848 - US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications - USGenWeb Archives Project

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * Dallam County, Texas World War II Casualties Army and Air Force - Access Genealogy
 * Heroes of WWII - TXGenWeb

Vietnam War

 * 1957 - 1958 - US Army Company A - 31st Battalion Fort Carson, CO, 21 Nov 1957 to 13 Jan 1958-TXGenWeb

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas, Select County Marriage Index,1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2002 Marriages, Dallam County at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1966-2010 Texas Marriages, 1966-2010 - FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890–1976 Texas Death Records, 1890–1976 at FamilySearch - index and images
 * 1903-1973 Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973 at FamilySearch - index
 * 1903-1982 Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903-2000 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 at FamilySearch - index
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 at FamilySearch - index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — index and images

Divorce

 * 1968-2001 Divorces, Dallam County - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1968-2005 Texas Divorce Records 1968-2005 (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Dallam-Hartley Library 420 Denrock Ave. Dalhart, TX 79022 1-806-874-3685

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Dallam County TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb project - May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * TXGenWeb - transcriptions and photographs
 * USGenWeb Archives Project -  transcriptions and photographs
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.