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Guide to Baylor County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War. The County is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Baylor County Courthouse 109 N Washington Seymour, TX 76380 Phone: 940-889-3553 Baylor County Courthouse County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1879, divorce records from 1881, probate and court records from 1880.

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:

Round Timber- Established 1874, Population in 2000 was 2. 

Seaborn - A post office operated at Seaborn from January 1907 to September 1910 before changing its name to Westover in 1910.

Census Records

 * See also Using the Census to find other records about ancestors

Church Records

 * Texas Christian Church Directoryat ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African Americans
 * 1865-1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * Texas African American Griots at  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas American Ancestored Genealogy; select Records then a collection

Local Histories

 * History of Baylor County, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online


 * Baylor Banner transcriptions by Dianna Bryan Quinn, 1902-1920 at Hosted by Ancestry.com
 * History of Bayor County, Texas at Texas State Historical Association
 * History of Baylor County from cityofseymour.org
 * Texas Indexes (about 20 counties) at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1916-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * Baylor County Veterans &amp; Memorials at Baylor County, TXGenWeb

 Mexican-American War
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry — index ($)

 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images at partner site
 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * Confederate Pension Applications at Texas State Library and Archives Commission

 World War I
 * 1917-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906-1989 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Newspapers

 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History
 * Bastrop County Newspaper Extractions and Images from the TXGenWeb site

Obituaries

 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project at  Texas
 * Afrigeneas at African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times at Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function, Ancestry

Probate Records

 * 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1800-2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records at  Ancestry.com  ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth

 * 1840-1981 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1814-1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1879-1920 Baylor County Marriages 1879 - 1920 at Complete List Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

Death

 * 1890-1976 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1903-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1964-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images

Divorce

 * 1850-1930 USGenWeb Census Project — Texas  1850 - 1930
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Childress Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Decatur Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Gainesville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Graham Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Vernon Oklahoma FamilySearch Center
 * Wichita Falls Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Southern Prairie Library System - an affiliate library

Libraries

 * Baylor County Free Library 101 S. Washington St Seymour, TX 76380 Phone: 940-889-2007 Website

Societies

 * County Historical Society PO Box 689 Seymour, TX 76380 Website

Websites

 * Baylor TX GenWeb part of TX GenWeb
 * Baylor County USGenWeb Archives
 * Cyndi's List Baylor County
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.