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County Courthouse

Crosby County Courthouse
PO Box 218
Crosbyton, TX 79322
Phone: 806.675.2334 

County Clert has birth and death records from 1903,
marriage, probate and court records from 1887 and
land records from 1886; District Clerk has divorce records^[1]

History

The first permanent settler arrived in 1877.

Parent County

1876--Crosby County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seats: Estacado 1886-1890; Emma 1890-1910; Crosbyton 1910-present. ^[2][3]

Three County Seats During History of County

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1889--Crosby County Courthouse in Estacado caught fire on October 9, 1889 and destroyed the judges', treasurer's and county clerk's offices.^[4]

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Cone | Crosbyton | Kalgary | Lorenzo | Ralls

Neighboring Counties

• Dickens
• Floyd
• Garza
• Hale
• Kent
• Lubbock
• Lynn
• Motley

Resources

Cemeteries

Early Day Burials

• Lost and Lonely Grave
• Goat Head Hill Cemetery
• Indian Burials
• Military Graves
• Historic Rock House Cemete

Early Cemeteries

• Cone Cemetery
• Emma Cemetery
• Estacado Cemetery

City Cemeteries

• Crosbyton Cemetery
• Crosbyton Mt. Zion Cemetery
• City of Lorenzo Cemetery
• Lorenzo West Side Cemetery
• Ralls Cemetery

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

• A History of Crosby County 1876-1977, A collection of historical sketches and family histories composed by County Residents; compiled by the staff of the Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum under the supervision and with the cooperation of the Crosby County Historical Commission, 1978. Read the book online at The Portal to Texas History.
• Through the Years: A History of Crosby County, 1952, by Nellie Witt Spikes and Temple Ann Ellis.
• Book References

Maps

• Crosby County Map
• Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenweb site

Military

Crosby County Military Records

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.
• 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

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

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Crosby County, Texas. Page 662 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).
3. ↑ Crosby County Courthouse Historical Marker Text, located at the Courthouse. Marker erected 1966.
4. ↑ GenDisasters.com - Estacado, TX Crosby County Courthouse Fire, Oct 1889 http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/17667/estacado-tx-crosby-county-courthouse-fire-oct-1889