Hartley County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Hartley County

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

County Courthouse


Hartley County Courthouse PO Box 147; Channing, TX 79018-0147 Phone: 806.235.3582 County Clerk has birth records from 1898, marriage and probate records from 1891, divorce records from 1903, land records from 1888 and military discharge records from 1919; District Court has divorce records from 1891 and court records from 1892

The town of Hartley was the first county seat of Hartley County, from 1891-1896. In 1896, the county seat was moved to Channing.

Hartley County Courthouse County Clerk - Diane Thompson 900 Main Street P.O. Box Q Channing, Texas 79018 Phone: 806-235-3582 Ext. 101 Fax: 806-235-2316

Hartley County Government website

History
Hartley County is named for Oliver C. Hartley and his brother, Rufus K. Hartley, two early Texas legislators and lawyers.

Parent County
1876--Hartley County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District, but was not organized until 1891. County seat: Channing

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Channing | Dalhart (partly in Dallam County) | Hartley | Middle Water | Romero

Neighboring Counties
Dallam •  Moore  •  Oldham  •  Potter  •  Quay County, New Mexico  •  Sherman  •  Union County, New Mexico

Local Histories

 * The Book of Years: A History of Dallam and Hartley Counties, 1969, by Lillie Mae Hunter.
 * Hartley County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 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

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.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

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