Mitchell County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Mitchell County

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

County Courthouse
Mitchell County Courthouse PO Box 1166 Colorado City, Texas 79512 Phone: 915.728.3481 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, court and land records

History
The first settlers arrived in 1875.

Parent County
1876--Mitchell County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District.

1881--Mitchell County was organized 10 January 1881.

County seat: Colorado City

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
Buford | Colorado City | Loraine | Westbrook

Neighboring Counties

 * Borden
 * Coke
 * Fisher
 * Howard
 * Nolan
 * Scurry
 * Sterling

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


 * Mitchell County Cemeteries -  Mitchell County TXGenWeb

Church

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

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas -  USGenWeb Archives Project

Local Histories

 * Mitchell County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



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

Military

 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * ~ TXGenWeb
 * Veterans of Mitchell County Texas -  Mitchell County TXGenWeb
 * 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

Obituaries

 * 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)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

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 Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000  ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Index 1968-2010  ~  FamilySearch records

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Mitchell County TXGenWeb
 * USGenWeb Archives Project