Andrews County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties A  Andrews County

Guide to Andrews County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage and court records from 1910, probate records from 1911 and land records from 1884; District Clerk has divorce record

History
Andrews County History

Parent County
1876--Andrews County was created 21 August 1876 from the Bexar Land District. County seat: Andrews

The county was named for Richard Andrews, who was killed in the Texas Revolution.

Populated Places
County Seat: Andrews

Neighboring Counties

 * Dawson
 * Ector
 * Gaines
 * Lea County, New Mexico
 * Martin
 * Midland
 * Winkler

Family Group Sheets
Family Group Sheets of Andrews County

Obituaries
Andrews County Obituaries

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Andrews County Cemetery (also knows as Andrews Old)
 * Andrews North Cemetery (connected with the Andrews Old Cemetery)
 * Andrews West Cemetery
 * Shafter Lake Cemetery

Church
Andrews County Church Listings- Incomplete list

Funeral Homes
Funeral Homes of Andrews County

Local Histories

 * Andrews County History
 * Andrews County History from the Handbook of Texas Online
 * Andrews County History, 1876–1978, published in 1978, by the Andrews County Heritage Committee

Maps



 * Andrews County 1887
 * Andrews County 1895
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military
Veterans

Fallen Heroes

Military Records of Andrews County residents

Newspapers
Online Newspapers Newspapers from the Andrews County Area

Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Andrews County Birth Records. The birth records are from 1917-1995.Courtesty TX GenWeb.

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Andrews County Marriage Records. The marriage records are from 1910-2010. Courtesty TX GenWeb.

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * Andrews County Death Certificate Project. The death certificates consist of Images and/or Transcriptions from Andrews County and and a few from surrounding counties. Courtesty TX GenWeb.
 * 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 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Andrews County Divorce Records. The divorce records are from 1968-2005. Courtesty TX GenWeb.

Societies and Libraries
Andrews County TXGenWeb

Andews County Library The library has a small genealogical collection in the library. They have Microfilm of several newspapers.

Andrews County Genealogy Society The members assist researches at the Andrews County Library. At present they are not meeting formally


 * Patricia Tousch is the leader and contact person for help: (432) 523-4759

Family History Centers


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas -  Links pertaining to Texas and counties
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas -  Links pertaining to Texas and counties