Hartley County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hartley County

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

County Courthouse


Hartley County Courthouse PO Box 147; Channing, TX 79018-0147 Phone: 806.235.3582 County Clerk has birth records from 1898, marriage and probate records from 1891, divorce records from 1903, land records from 1888 and military discharge records from 1919; District Court has divorce records from 1891 and court records from 1892

The town of Hartley was the first county seat of Hartley County, from 1891-1896. In 1896, the county seat was moved to Channing.

Hartley County Courthouse County Clerk - Diane Thompson 900 Main Street P.O. Box Q Channing, Texas 79018 Phone: 806-235-3582 Ext. 101 Fax: 806-235-2316

Hartley County Government website

History
Hartley County is named for Oliver C. Hartley and his brother, Rufus K. Hartley, two early Texas legislators and lawyers.

Parent County
1876--Hartley County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District, but was not organized until 1891. County seat: Channing

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
Channing | Dalhart (partly in Dallam County) | Hartley | Middle Water | Romero

Neighboring Counties

 * Dallam
 * Moore
 * Oldham
 * Potter
 * Quay County, New Mexico
 * Sherman
 * Union County, New Mexico

Local Histories

 * The Book of Years: A History of Dallam and Hartley Counties, 1969, by Lillie Mae Hunter.
 * Hartley County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Web Sites

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