Carson County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Carson County

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

County Courthouse
Carson County Courthouse PO Box 487 Panhandle, TX 79068 Phone: 806.537.3873 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1888, divorce records from 1902, probate records from 1907 and land records from 1883

History
First settled by Mexican farmers and ranchers in the early 1800's.

Parent County
1876--Carson County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Panhandle

The county was named for Samuel P. Carson, congressman and Republic of Texas secretary of state. (1798-1838). Samuel Price Carson, planter and lawmaker, son of John and Mary (Moffitt) Carson, was born at Pleasant Gardens, North Carolina, on January 22, 1798.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Towns and Cities: | Groom | Panhandle | Skellytown | White Deer |

Neighboring Counties
Armstrong •  Donley  •  Gray  •  Hutchinson  •  Moore  •  Potter  •  Randall  •  Roberts

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.

Census

 * 1890 U.S. Federal Census -  TXGenWeb
 * 1920 U.S. Federal Census

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Land Abstracts- TXGenWeb

Local Histories

 * The Antler 1944 White Deer HS Yearbook -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The Lair 1938 Panhandle High School - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The Lair 1939 Panhandle High School - USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps
Texas Counties Map.Texas Genweb site

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * Panhandle Herald

P. O. Box 429 Panhandle, TX 79068-0429 Phone: 806-537-3634 Fax: 806-537-3780


 * Amarillo Daily News

Founded: 1909


 * Amarillo Globe-Times

900 S. Harrison Amarillo, TX 79166 Founded: 1924 Phone: 806-376-4488 Fax: 806-376-9217


 * Amarillo Globe-News

Amarillo, TX http://www.amarillonet.com/


 * White Deer News

206 S. Main St. P. O. Box 728 White Deer, TX 79097 Phone: 806-883-4881

Probate

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Carson County Births - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * 1840 - 1981 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Carson County Marriages - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 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, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

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 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) 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
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Divorces -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.