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Schleicher County, Texas
Map
Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	April 1, 1887
County Seat	Eldorado
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Schleicher County Courthouse
PO Drawer 580;
Eldorado, TX 76936
Phone: 915.853.2833 

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903,
marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1901
and land records from 1889^[1]

History

Parent County

1887--Schleicher County was created 1 April 1887 from Crockett County. County seat: Eldorado ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Adams | Eldorado | Hulldale

Neighboring Counties

• Concho
• Crockett
• Irion
• Kimble
• Menard
• Sutton
• Tom Green

Resources

African American

• Texas African American Griots Project  -  USGenWeb
• Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy

Cemeteries

• Morales Cemetery  ~  transcription  ~  TXGenWeb
• Eldorado Cemetery  ~  transcription  ~  TXGenWeb
• Black Family Cemetery  ~  transcription  ~  TXGenWeb
• 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.

Census

• 1900 Federal Census Images  ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
• 1910 Federal Census Images  ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project

Churches

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

Court

Land

Local Histories

• Schleicher County Historical Landmarks  ~   TXGenWeb
• 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

• Confederate Pension Applications Index  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• 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)

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.
• Texas Marriage Records  1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
• Texas Divorce Records  1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
• USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas  1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries

Schleicher County Public Library
201 Sw Main St
Eldorado, TX 76936
Phone: (325) 853-3767

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

Web Sites

• Schleicher County Archives  ~  USGenWeb Archives Project
• Schleicher County  ~  TXGenWeb
• 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), Schleicher County, Texas. Page 673 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).