Kent County, Texas Genealogy

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 * This article is about a county in the state of Texas. For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation).

County Courthouse
Kent County's first courthouse was built in Clairemont in 1893. It burned in 1955, a year after the county seat was moved to Jayton. The second (and present) courthouse opened in 1957.

Kent County Courthouse County Clerk - Richard Craig Harrison Deputy County Clerk - Stacy Burchett P. O. Box 9 Jayton, TX 79528 Phone: 806-237-3881 Fax: 806-237-2632  fee schedule

Kent County Government Website

Parent County
Kent County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar and Young Land Districts and organized in 1892. County seat: Clairemont (1892-1954); Jayton (1954-present).

Record Loss
1955--The Old Kent County Courthouse in Clairemont, built in 1893, was burned in April 1955. The building was vacant because the county seat moved to Jayton in 1954. No record loss.

Populated Places
Clairemont | Clipper | Girard | Harmony | Jayton | Luzon | Polar

Populated Places from the Kent County TXGenweb site.

Neighboring Counties

 * Crosby
 * Dickens
 * Fisher
 * Garza
 * King
 * Scurry
 * Stonewall

Cemeteries
Kent County Cemeteries from the Kent County TXGenWeb site.

Local Histories

 * Kent County and Its People, 1983, by Jewell G. Pritchett and Erma B. Black.
 * Kent County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Vital Records

 * 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.
 * Births
 * Deaths
 * Marriages

Web Sites

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