Borden County, Texas Genealogy

United States &gt; Texas &gt; Counties B &gt; Borden County

County Courthouse
District &amp; County Clerk Joyce Herridge P.O. Box 124, Gail 79738 (806) 756-4324 FAX: (806) 756-4405

Parent County
1876--Borden County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Gail

The county was named for Gail Borden Jr., newspaper publisher and founder of the Borden Company.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: | Gail | Durham |

Neighboring Counties

 * Dawson
 * Garza
 * Howard
 * Lynn
 * Martin
 * Mitchell
 * Scurry

Resources

 * Local Borden County Resources ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Border County Volunteer Look-ups ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Border County ~ Partial List~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 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

 * |Texas Museums ~  List of all museums in Texas  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Historical Markers of Blanco County ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * History of Blanco County ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb

Maps

 * http://www.txgenweb4.org/txborden/maps.htm Borden County Matp] ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 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

 * Confederate Pension Applications- Complete List of Borden County ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 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

Obituaries

 * Obituaries of Borden County ~Partial Listing ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 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)

Vital Records

 * Borden County Birth Records 1929-1949 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Borden County Death Records 1964-1998 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Borden County Divorce Records 1968-1997 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * Borden County Marriage Records 1966-1997 ~ Borden County, TXGenWeb
 * 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.
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005  ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005   ~  Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Census Project ~ Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
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.
 * Family History Library Catalog