Gaines County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties G  Gaines County

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

County Courthouse
Gaines County Courthouse P. O. Box 847 101 South Main Seminole, Texas 79360-4342 Phone: 915.758.4003 County Clerk has birth, death and court records from 1903, marriage and probate records from 1848 and land records from 1843

County Clerk 

101 South Main, Room 107 Seminole, Texas 79360 Phone: (432) 758-4003 FAX: (432) 758-1442

District Clerk

101 S. Main, Rm 311 Seminole 79360 Phone: 432-758-4014 Fax: 432-758-4036

Gaines County Government Website

Details: (Co Clk has b, m, d, bur, pro &amp; ct rec from 1905 &amp; land rec)

Parent County
1876--Gaines County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Seminole

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

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Ashmore | Bessie | Caput | Denver City (mostly in Yoakum County) | Higginbotham | Loop | Seagraves | Seminole | Wasson | White City

Neighboring Counties
Andrews •  Dawson  •  Lea County, New Mexico  •  Martin Terry  •  Yoakum

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Loop Cemetery, Loop, Texas
 * Seagraves Cemetery, Seagraves, Texas
 * Gaines County Memorial Cemetery, Seminole, Texas
 * Seminole Gaines County Cemetery (South), Seminole, Texas

Churches

 * Ashmore Baptist Church - Loop
 * Loop Baptist Church - Loop
 * Loop Church of Christ - Loop
 * Apostolic Assembly - Seagraves
 * Church of Christ - Seagraves
 * Church of the Nazarene - Seagraves
 * First Assembly of God - Seagraves
 * First Baptist Church - Seagraves
 * First United Methodist Church - Seagraves
 * Mt. Olive Baptist Church - Seagraves
 * St. Paul's Catholic Church - Seagraves
 * Sendero Pathway Assembly of God - Seagraves
 * Temple Baptist Chruch - Seagraves
 * Templo Bautista Getsemani - Segraves
 * Agape Church - Seminole
 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Seminole
 * Family Harvest Church - Seminole
 * Fifth Street Church of Christ - Seminole
 * First Assembly of God - Seminole
 * First Baptist Church of Seminole - Seminole
 * First Methodist Church - Seminole
 * First Presbyterian Church - Seminole
 * First United Methodist Church - Seminole
 * German Church of God - Seminole
 * Gospel Mennonite Church - Seminole
 * Sommerfeld Mennonite Church - Seminole
 * South Seminole Baptist Church - Seminole
 * St. James Catholic Church - Seminole
 * West Side Church of Christ - Seminole

Funeral Homes

 * Boyer Funeral Home - Seminole
 * Connally Funeral Home - Seagraves
 * Head Family Funeral Home - Seagraves
 * Mark A. Jones Funeral Home - Seagraves
 * Ratliff Funeral Home - Seminole
 * Singleton Funeral Home - Seminole

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845-1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War at Ancestry.com — index $
 * World War I Draft Registrations (A-L) - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site
 * World War I Draft Registrations (M-Z) - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site
 * World War II Enlistment Records - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site
 * Korean War Dead - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site

Newspapers

 * Seminole Sentinel

These newspapers are not in Gaines County but contain news about its residents:


 * The Brownfield News
 * Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Gaines County Births 1905-1933 - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site
 * 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


 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * 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 $

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 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Gaines County Deaths 1910-1974 - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site
 * 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

 * Gaines County Divorces 1968-1978 - Gaines County, TXGenWeb site
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Permian Basin Genealogical Society 311 W. 4th Odessa, Texas Website


 * Texas State Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Seminole Texas Family History Center

Websites

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