Stephens County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties S  Stephens County

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

County Courthouse
Stephens County Courthouse 200 West Walker Breckenridge, Texas 76424 Phone: 254.559.3700

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1876, probate records from 1886 and land records from 1858; District Clerk has divorce and court records

History
The first white settler arrived in 1857.

Parent County
1858--Stephens County was created 22 January 1858 from Bosque County. It was originally called Buchanan County, until the name changed 17 December 1861. County seat: Breckenridge

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Callahan •  Eastland  •  Palo Pinto  •  Shackelford  •  Throckmorton  •  Young

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Cemeteries from the Stephens County TXGenWeb site.

Maps



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

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Civil War
 * Confederate Pensions
 * WWI
 * WWII information from the Stephens County TXGenWeb site.

Newspapers

 * Newspapers from the Stephens County TXGenWeb site.

Obituaries

 * Obits from the Stephens County TXGenWeb site.

Marriages

 * Marriagesfrom the Stephens County TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Deaths

 * Death Certificates from the Stephens County TXGenWeb site.
 * 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.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorces

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 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.