Culberson County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Culberson County

County Courthouse
Culberson County has had three courthouses. The county offices were first located in the Clark Hotel, the only permanent structure in Van Horn when the county was created in 1911. This temporary courthouse served the county until 1912, when a grand two-story brick courthouse was erected. The brick courthouse was torn down in the 1960s after the opening of the 1964 courthouse.

Culberson County Courthouse P. O. Box 158 Van Horn, TX 79855 Culberson County Government Website

History
The first settlers arrived in 1882.

Parent County
1911--Culberson County was created 10 March 1911 from El Paso County. County seat: Van Horn

Populated Places
Kent | Pine Springs | Van Horn

Ghost Towns
Grisham Pumping Station | Levinson | Lobo | Old Christian Place | Ort | Pezuna del Caballo

Neighboring Counties

 * Eddy County, New Mexico
 * Hudspeth
 * Jeff Davis
 * Otero County, New Mexico
 * Reeves

Church
Churches in Van Horn, Texas


 * Assembly of God Church 605 La Caverna, P.O. Box 579 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2736
 * Church of Christ Maple Street, P.O. Box 26 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2163
 * First Baptist Church 2nd &amp; Houston, P.O. Box 777 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2010 website
 * First United Methodist Church 206 W. 4th, P.O. Box 67 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2181
 * Freeway Church of Christ 607 Desert, P.O. Box 25 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2925
 * Highway 54 Church of Christ Highway 54 &amp; 6th Street, P.O. Box 733 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-9016
 * Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church P.O. Box 398 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2042
 * Primera Iglesia Bautista W. 2nd &amp; Crockett, P.O. Box 1417 Van Horn, TX 79855, (432) 283-2850
 * Seventh Day Adventist Church West Desert &amp; Elm Van Horn, TX 79855

Local Histories

 * History of Van Horn and Culberson County, 1973, by Rosa Lee Wylie.
 * Culberson County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Historic Photographs of Culberson County from the Clark Hotel Museum and the Portal to Texas History.
 * Culberson County Pioneers from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site

Maps

 * El Paso County, 1881 (shows the portion that later became Culberson County), from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site
 * El Paso County, 1900 (shows the portion that later became Culberson County), from the Culberson County TXGenWeb site

Newspapers
VanHorn Advocate Newspaper

Vital Records

 * 1900 Census for Van Horn for Culberson County TXGenWeb site.
 * 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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Culberson County TXGenWeb site. History, vital records and other information.
 * Lobo, Texas website