Yoakum County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties XYZ  Yoakum County

County Courthouse
Yoakum County Courthouse PO Box 309 Plains, TX 79355 Phone: 806.456.2721 County Clerk has birth records from 1878, marriage and death records from 1908, pro rec from 1907, court records from 1930 and land records from 1898; District Clerk has divorec records

Parent County
1876--Yoakum County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Plains

Record Loss
1926--Yoakum County Courthouse destroyed by fire in December 1926. All county records were stored in a vault and were saved.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cochran
 * Gaines
 * Hockley
 * Lea County, New Mexico
 * Terry

Cemeteries

 * Denver City Memorial Park - transcription
 * Pleasant Hill Cemetery - transcription
 * Plains Cemetery -  transcription
 * 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

Local Histories

 * Yoakum County Memories
 * Yoakum County Historical Markers
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

 * Yoakum County 1902 from Historic Map Works
 * Yoakum County General Highway Map 1940
 * Yoakum County General Highway Map 1961
 * Historical Maps ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Military

 * Yoakum County WWII Casualties
 * 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

 * 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)

Vital Records

 * Yoakum County Birth Records 1918 - 1925
 * Yoakum County Death Records 1908-1940
 * Yoakum County Marriage Records 1908 - 1930
 * 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
Yoakum County/Cecil Bickley Library 205 W 4th St Denver City, TX 79323 Phone: (806) 592-2754

Yoakum County Library 910 Ave E Plains, TX 79355 Phone: (806) 456-8725

Society Hill ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * 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.