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United States Texas Counties A Archer County

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County Courthouse

Archer County Courthouse
112 E Walnut PO Box 458
Archer City, TX 76351
Phone: 940.574.4615 

County Clerk Clerk has birth records from 1880,
m, d, bur, div, pro, ct & land rec^[1]

History

• History of Archer County

Parent County

1858--Archer County was created 22 January 1858 from Fannin Land District. County seat: Archer City ^[2]

The county was named for Branch Tanner Archer, commissioner of the Republic of Texas.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Towns: Archer City | Anarene | Holliday | Huff | Lakeside City | Megargel | Olney (mostly in Young County) | Scotland | Wichita Falls (mostly in Wichita County) | Windthorst

Neighboring Counties

• Baylor
• Clay
• Jack
• Throckmorton
• Wichita
• Wilbarger
• Young

Resources

Obituaries

• Obituaries of Archer County

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries of Archer County

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

• History of Archer County

Maps

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

Military

• Veterans of Archer County
• Tribute to Our Fallen Heroes
• Salute to Our Veterans

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

• 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.

Societies and Libraries

• TXGenWeb Archer County

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Cyndi's List  -  Resources for state and counties.

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Archer County, Texas. Page 658 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).