Baylor County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties B  Baylor County

Guide to Baylor County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1879, divorce records from 1881, probate and court records from 1880

History

 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Early Photos and drawing of Baylor County, Texas ~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * History of Baylor County, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online

Parent County
1858--Baylor County was created 1 February 1858 from Fannin Land District. County seat: Seymour

The county was named for Henry W. Baylor, a doctor serving with the Texas Rangers.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
County Seat: | |

Cities and Towns:

Round Timber- Established 1874, Population in 2000 was 2. 

Seaborn - A post office operated at Seaborn from January 1907 to September 1910 before changing its name to Westover. 

Westover - Created in 1910 when the name of the town of Seaborn was changed to Westover.

Neighboring Counties
Archer • Foard  •  Haskell •  Knox  •  Throckmorton  •  Wichita •  Wilbarger  •  Young

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Woodmen Cemetery ~Complete Transcription of Woodmen Cemetery~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * Martin County Cemeteries maps, transcriptions and information
 * 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

Local Histories

 * Baylor Banner transcriptions by Dianna Bryan Quinn, 1902-1920 ~ Hosted by Ancestry.com
 * Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Early Photos and drawing of Baylor County, Texas ~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * History of Bayor County, Texas ~ Texas State Historical Association
 * History of Baylor County from cityofseymour.org

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

 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * 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
 * Baylor County Veterans &amp; Memorials ~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb

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)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Baylor County Marriages 1879 - 1920 ~ Complete List ~ Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 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 Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index) -  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005     Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies and Libraries

 * Baylor County, TXGenWeb
 * Baylor County Free Library 101 S. Washington St. Seymour, Texas 76380 940-889-2007


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

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.
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas
 * Cyndi's List ~ Texas