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Floyd County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	August 21, 1876
County Seat	Floydada
Courthouse

County Courthouse

Floyd County Courthouse
100 S Main Street
PO Box 476
Floydada, TX 79235
Phone: 806.983.4900

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate and court records from 1903
and land records from 1876; District Clerk has divorce records^[1]

Floyd County has had three courthouses. The first, built in 1892 was a 48'x48' frame structure. The second courthouse, a brick building with a bell tower and clock, was built in 1911, and was torn down after the opening of the present courthouse. ^[2] [3]

History

The first permanent settlers arrived in 1884.

Parent County

1876--Floyd County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. Until 1890, when Floyd County was organized, the county was attached to Donley County for administration purposes. ^[4]

County seat: Originally, Floyd City.  The town's name was changed in 1892 to Floydada ^[5]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Aiken | Dougherty | Floydada | Lockney | South Plains

Neighboring Counties

• Briscoe
• Crosby
• Dickens
• Hale
• Lubbock
• Motley
• Swisher

Resources

Cemeteries

• Floyd County Cemeteries from the Floyd County TXGenWeb site.
• 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
• Cemetery Junction  ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions

Church

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

Court

Land

Local Histories

• History of Floyd County, 1876-1979, 1979, by Floyd County Historical Museum. Digital Book online from the Portal to Texas History.
  
• Early History of Floyd County, 1947, by Claude V. Hall
  
• Floyd County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
• Texas Museums  ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors

Maps

• Historical Maps  ~  From the Republic to the Turn of the Century  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

• Floyd County Confederate Pension Application Index from the USGenWeb archives.
• 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

• The Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon
  111 E. Missouri
  Floydada, TX 79325 website
• 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)

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

• Floyd County Births 1926-1934

Marriages

• Floyd County Marriages 1966-2003
• Floyd County Divorces 1968-2003
• Texas Marriage Records  1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Divorce Records  1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors

Deaths

• Floyd County Deaths 1964-1984
• Floyd County Deaths 1914-1999 from the Floyd 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.

• USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas  1850 - 1930
  

Societies and Libraries

• Floyd County Library
  111 S Wall St
  Floydada, TX 79235
  Phone: (806) 983-4922
  
• Lockney Branch Library
  118 N. Main
  Lockney, TX 79241
  (806) 652-3561‎
• Floyd County Historical Museum
  Mary Lou Bollman Genealogy Center
  105 E. Missouri St.,
  Floydada, TX 79241
  (806) 983-2415    website
  
• Society Hill  ~  Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Floyd County Old Photos
• Floydada Chamber of Commerce
• 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.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Floyd County, Texas. Page 663 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ HistoricTexas.net: Floyd County http://www3.historictexas.net/floyd-county-texas
3. ↑ Texas Escapes: Floyd County Courthouse http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPanhandleTowns/FloydadaTexas/FloydadaTexasFloydCountyCourthouse.htm
4. ↑ Handbook of Texas Online: Floyd County http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcf05
5. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).