Swisher County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  Swisher County

County Courthouse
Swisher County; County Courthouse; Tulia, TX 79088; Ph. 806.995.3294 Details: (Co Clk has b rec from 1904, m, d &amp; bur rec from 1900, div rec from 1905, pro &amp; ct rec form 1890 &amp; land rec from 1888)

Parent County
1876--Swisher County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Tulia

Populated Places
Happy | Kress | Tulia | Vigo Park

Neighboring Counties

 * Armstrong
 * Briscoe
 * Castro
 * Floyd
 * Hale
 * Randall

Cemeteries

 * Center Plains-Bagley Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives
 * Happy Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives
 * Kress Cemetery ~ USGenWeb Archives
 * Price Cemetery~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Providence Community Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives
 * Rose Hill Cemetery ~   USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Vigo Park Cemetery ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Church

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

Court
Court Docket 1890-1891 ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * 1926 Phone Directory ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1934 Phone Directory ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Tulia Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for 1921. Scroll down the page until you get to Tulia. There are several sheets to the map.
 * Swisher County Cadastral Survey Map 1879 Second 1879 map from the Portal to Texas History
 * Swisher County Cadastral Survey Map 1887 from the Portal to Texas History
 * Swisher County 1940 General Highway Map
 * Swisher County 1961 General Highway Map
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Military

 * WWI Veteran Records ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * WWII Veteran Records ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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

 * Tulia Herald Newspaper Archives selected dates 1918-1962 online from the Portal to Texas History.
 * Home Town News -  Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink -  Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times  -   Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * 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)

Taxation

 * 1925 Tulia Taxes ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1926 Tulia Taxes ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1927 Tulia Taxes ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1929 Tulia Taxes ~  USGenWeb Archives Project

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.
 * 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 Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

 * Swisher County Library 127 Sw 2nd St Tulia, TX 79088 Phone: (806) 995-3447
 * Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Swisher County Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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.