Shackelford County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Dr. Jack Shackelford, a Virginia physician who equipped soldiers at his own expense to fight in the Texas Revolution. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Shackelford County Courthouse 225 South Main Street P. O. Box 247 Albany, TX 76430-0247 Phone: 325-762-2232 County Clerk has birth records from 1903, marriage and land records from 1874, death and probate records from 1875, court records from 1899 and divorce records

County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 2109 Albany 76430 Phone: 325-762-2232

History
1858-1867 The first permanent settler arrived in 1858 and Fort Griffin was established in 1867.

Parent County
1858--Shackelford County was created 1 February 1858 from Bosque County.
 * County seat: Albany

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Shackelford County boundary changes.

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
Callahan •  Eastland  •  Haskell  •  Jones  •  Stephens  •  Taylor  •  Throckmorton

African American

 * 1865 - 1870 - FamilySearch (images) - How to Use this Collection

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and pictures.

Census

 * 1850-1930 US GenWeb Census Project Texas

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Texas Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas
 * FamilySearch Places

Local Histories

 * Shackelford County Historical Markers Rootsweb

Maps

 * 1895 Shackelford County Map ~ Rootsweb
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site,
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

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

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has digitized Abilene newspapers that may include residents from Shackelford County.
 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * 1883 The Albany Echo transcriptions ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * w3newspapers - Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink - Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times - Historic Texas News Online
 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

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

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

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

Taxation

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

Birth

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

Marriage

 * 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 — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1966 - 2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 - FamilySearch with images - How to Use this Collection Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 - FamilySearch (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964 - 1998 - FamilySearch (no images) - How to Use this Collection Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry — index $

Societies and Libraries
Shackelford County Library 402 North 2nd Street PO Box 445 Albany, Texas 76430 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Abilene Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Graham Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Granbury Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Mineral Wells Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Snyder Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Stephenville Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Weatherford Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Brownwood Texas Genealogical Library - an affiliate library
 * Cross Plains Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Shackelford County Archives ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * Shackelford County Genealogy Trails
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.