Donley County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties D  Donley County

County Courthouse
Donley County Courthouse 300 S Sally Clarendon, TX 79226 Phone: 806.874.3436

County Clerk has birth records from 1877, marriage and land recordsfrom 1882, death records from 1903, probate records from 1923 and military discharge records from 1919

The current Donley County courthouse, a Romanesque Revival design building, was opened in November 1891. The courthouse was restored in 2003. It is the oldest functioning courthouse in the Texas Panhandle and is a recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

Donley County Courthouse 300 S. Sully Clarendon, TX 79226 County Clerk - Fay Vargas PO Drawer U Courthouse Annex Clarendon, TX 79226 (806) 874-3436 FAX (806) 874-3351 Donley County Government website

History
Originally named Wegefarth County and organized in 1882, the county was renamed Donley.

Parent County
1876--Donley County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District, but was not organized until 1882. County seat: Clarendon

Populated Places
Clarendon | Hedley | Howardwick | Lelia Lake

Neighboring Counties

 * Armstrong
 * Briscoe
 * Carson
 * Collingsworth
 * Gray
 * Hall
 * Wheeler

Local Histories
Donley County: Land O' Promise, 1975, by Virginia Browder.

Donley County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

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.
 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.