Upton County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties UV  Upton County

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

County Courthouse
Upton County Courthouse 205 E 10; PO Box 465 Rankin, TX 79778-0465 Phone: 915.693.2861 County Clerk has birth, marriage, divorce, land probate &amp; military records from 1910; District Clerk has court records

History
The first house in the county was built in 1880.

Parent County
1887--Upton County was created 26 February 1867 from Tom Green County. County seat: Rankin

Neighboring Counties
Crane • Crockett • Ector • Glasscock • Midland • Reagan

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

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb 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 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

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

Societies and Libraries
Upton County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 6 Rankin 79778 Upton County Texas GenealogyINC

Web Sites

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