Concho County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The county was named for the Concho River. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Concho County Courthouse 152 N. Roberts P. O. Box 98 Paint Rock, TX 76866-0098 Phone: 325-732-4322 County Clerk has birth records from 1800, marriage, probate and land records from 1879, burial records from 1883, death records from 1903, divorce and court records from 1907 County and District Clerk

P.O. Box 98 Paint Rock 76866 Phone: 325-732-4322

Parent County
1858--Concho County was created 1 February 1858 from Bexar County. The county was not organized until 1879.
 * County seat: Paint Rock

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Coleman •  McCulloch  •  Menard  •  Runnels  •  Schleicher  •  Tom Green

African American

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

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

Census

 * 1880 Federal Tax images - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Tax images -  USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1910 Federal Tax images - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1920 Federal Tax Image - USGenWeb Archives Project

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1906 - 1989  — index and images

Local Histories

 * Concho County History: 1858-1958, 2 vols., 1959, by Hazie LeFevre.
 * Concho County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * Concho County Bibliography - TXGenWeb

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 - Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Fort Concho Cemetery Removal -     USGenWeb Archives Project

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 - US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications USGenWeb Archives Project

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Texas Digital Newspaper Program at The Portal to Texas History

Obituaries

 * Concho County Obituaries - TXGenWeb

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903 - 1935 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index) FamilySearch
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802 - 2010 Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837 - 1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Marriage Records 1879-1920, Concho County, 2002, published by the San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society, 74 pages including an index. Available from the San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society
 * 1966 - 2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 FamilySearch record collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890 - 1976 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. Few certificates are available prior to 1903
 * 1903 - 1973 Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index) FamilySearch
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903 - 2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1964 - 1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986  at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * Concho County Divorce Records - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1968-2010  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Concho County Genealogy Society Website

San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society Lists all the counties in Concho Valley, Texas. Website

Websites

 * Concho County, TXGenWeb site
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.